Political Notes: District 2 allegation; county officials’ roles at MACo conference

A former member of the Frederick County Council appeared at a meeting on Tuesday to weigh in on a water and sewer reclassification request related to Calumet, a 923-unit planned development in New Market. Tony Chmelik, a Republican, represented council District 2 from 2014 until 2018, when he was unseated by Councilman Steve McKay, also a Republican.