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GREENCASTLE, Pa. - The final land development plan for Antrim Township's proposed municipal complex was withdrawn Tuesday by the board of supervisors. Antrim Township Supervisor Curtis Myers said that the plans are now "in limbo. " "The government complex that they already had blueprints for - we were opposed to that building for the size and cost," said Supervisor Sam Miller. The supervisors had to act on the land development plan because in August they voted 2-2 to grant a 180-day extension request for the municipal complex.

A slate of candidates for the Hagerstown-Washington County Convention and Visitors Bureau board of directors includes three members of a transition board for the agency. President Ron Stansbury said he and two other board members were included on the slate to provide continuity between the two boards. The other two board members on the slate are Jim Kell, general manager of the Ramada Inn, and Dick Trump, owner of Valley Revue. The new board will have 15 members. The existing seven-member board took over in March and will leave office immediately following the July 31 election.

CLEAR SPRING - The owner of the Silver Belle tavern has won approval from the three-member Clear Spring Board of Zoning Appeals to expand into a house next door. The three new members of that board on Tuesday reversed an earlier denial of the expansion that had been sought by owner Carolyn Staley, according to Town Mayor Paul Hose Jr. The current board is made up of Kurt Kayser, Mike Johnson and Gary Gruber, Hose said. The Silver Belle tavern is at 236 Cumberland St. With the approval, Staley will be able to place four tables with seating for 16 people, a handicapped restroom, a cooler and storage in 238 Cumberland St. In a letter to Staley in February, the former zoning board said the current tavern location was already a nonconforming use that was permitted only by a special exception.

Hagerstown's National Little League, which has endured a tumultuous year, will hold a meeting this Sunday to reorganize. District 1 Administrator Debbie Everts, who assumed control of the youth baseball organization when the president and its board members resigned earlier this month, said parents and other members will form and ratify its membership list. The meeting will be held at 1 p.m. at South Hagerstown Fire Co. at 409 W. 1st St. Members also will nominate candidates for the league's 15-member board.

The board of directors for the City Hospital Foundation and Jefferson Health Care Foundations recently elected officers for 2012. Susan Snowden of Martin & Seibert was elected chairman, David DeJarnett of Bowles Rice McDavid Graff & Love was elected vice chairman, Liz Oates was elected secretary, and John Beatty of BB&T was elected treasurer. Three new board members also were appointed to serve three-year terms. Amy Panzarella of American Public University, Brian Romine of Cox Hollida Price and Manny Arvon of Berkeley County Schools have all joined the board of directors, which governs both WVUH-East foundations.

The number of candidates running for Washington County Commissioner in September's primary isn't unusual, but the makeup of the next board might be. The race includes four incumbent commissioners, a former commissioner, the president of the Washington County Board of Education, current and former Hagerstown city councilmen, members of the business community and retirees. Twenty-four people - 12 Republicans and 12 Democrats - are running for a seat on the five-member board.

WASHINGTON COUNTY - The Washington County Commissioners' ideas of what they would like in the next county administrator vary. But there is one common thread. They would to like to see someone who will keep a strong watch over the county's finances take charge of the county's operations. "Somebody who won't hesitate to tell the commissioners that we shouldn't be spending for this or for that and who wants to try to get the debt paid off," Commissioner John C. Munson said.

chambersburg@herald-mail.com CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - The Chambersburg Area School District now has someplace to put a new high school after it approved the $3 million purchase of three parcels totaling 78.12 acres near the intersection of U.S. 11 and Pa. 997 in Greene Township on Wednesday night. In an area known as Greenvillage, two of the parcels are part of what was known as the Friese Farm, which had been owned by the late George W. and Stella Friese, Business Manager Rick Vensel said.

martinsburg@herald-mail.com CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. - The women won out Tuesday night. Lori Stilley and Delores Milstead were re-elected as the Jefferson County Board of Education president and vice president, respectively, despite challenges from a new board member. New member Jud Romine, a former Jefferson County Schools superintendent, nominated Alan Sturm to serve as president. Stilley also was nominated and was elected to another term by a 3-2 vote. The women on the board - Stilley, Milstead and Cheryl Huff - voted for Stilley, while the men - Romine and Sturm - voted for Sturm.