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Thurmont and Emmitsburg
Tow n Ha l l R ep or ts
From the Mayor January 2016
by James Rada, Jr.
Emmitsburg
Emmitsburg
by Mayor Briggs
Emmitsburg Commissioners Will
The town received several late Hold Fewer Meetings
Christmas presents. On December 26,
2015, five Troop 727 Boy Scouts were The Emmitsburg town
awarded the Eagle Scout designation. commissioners voted in January to
Keegan X. Wright, Andrew meet only once a month rather than
Neibecker, Brendan P. Isaacson, twice a month, which they have done
Paul B. Slotwinski, and Stephen M. for the past few years. If additional
Lowe were awarded the prestigious meetings are needed during the
achievement award at the Eagle Scout month for some reason, they will be
Court of Honor program held at St. scheduled on an as-needed basis.
Joseph Parish Hall. It was an honor
to be present at the award ceremony The commissioners are required
and to see these young men tracking by town charter to meet only once
toward leadership in the future. a month. According to Mayor Don
Thank you to Scoutmaster Mary Briggs, having town staff at each
Neibecker and assistants, Christopher meeting costs $300 to $400. Cutting
Anadale and Matthias Buchheister, for the meetings in half could save the
a job well done. town as much as $4,800 a year.
On January 1, 2016, Emmitsburg The commissioners have been
received more recognition, this time as meeting twice a month since 2002.
one of ten “Most Beautiful, Charming
Small Towns in Maryland” by For more information on the Town of
onlyinyourstate.com. It sure is. Emmitsburg, visit www.emmitsburgmd.
gov or call 301-600-6300.
In mid-December, Emmitsburg was
awarded its fourth State of Maryland Thurmont
Community Legacy Program (CLP)
grant. CLP is a matching grant Applications Available for Thurmont
program to encourage property Senior Tax Credit
owners who live within the town
Sustainable Community designated If you are at sixty-five years old
area to make exterior improvements as of January 1, 2016, live within
to their properties. To date, over the corporate limits of Thurmont,
$150,000 in grant funds have been and have a total gross household
matched by that of owners equal to income of $70,000 or less, you
or in excess of for a total invested may be eligible for a tax credit on
in the town historic district of over your property. The application for
$325,000. Our goal is $400,000 by the Thurmont Senior Tax Credit
2017. Application is available at the town
office or online at Thurmont.com.
In January, Lib and I, along with
Councilman Glenn Blanchard and his In addition to the application, you
wife, Maggie, attended the Vigilant will need proof of age and a copy of
Hose Company’s annual banquet and your latest tax return so that your gross
awards dinner. This is always a special household income can be verified.
event that we are honored to attend,
this year even more so after the two Thurmont Community Park Closed
fires in town in December. to Vehicles
With the mild fall, our solar field Thurmont Community Park will
production exceeded expectations. be closed to vehicles until the spring.
As is the case, production dips in Vehicles can still use the first parking
winter and early spring, with shorter lot next to Frederick Road. The park
days and typically cloudy days. The itself is still accessible to walkers,
town is reliant on solar renewable bicyclists, hikers, and tennis players.
energy to reduce the energy cost of
residents by not competing with them View the Town of Thurmont’s website
for it, reduce costs, and enhance at www.thurmont.com or call the
the environment. It is a twenty-year town office at 301-271-7313 for more
program. information.
n e w s @ t h e c a t o c t i n b a n n e r. c o m
Thurmont and Emmitsburg
Tow n Ha l l R ep or ts
From the Mayor January 2016
by James Rada, Jr.
Emmitsburg
Emmitsburg
by Mayor Briggs
Emmitsburg Commissioners Will
The town received several late Hold Fewer Meetings
Christmas presents. On December 26,
2015, five Troop 727 Boy Scouts were The Emmitsburg town
awarded the Eagle Scout designation. commissioners voted in January to
Keegan X. Wright, Andrew meet only once a month rather than
Neibecker, Brendan P. Isaacson, twice a month, which they have done
Paul B. Slotwinski, and Stephen M. for the past few years. If additional
Lowe were awarded the prestigious meetings are needed during the
achievement award at the Eagle Scout month for some reason, they will be
Court of Honor program held at St. scheduled on an as-needed basis.
Joseph Parish Hall. It was an honor
to be present at the award ceremony The commissioners are required
and to see these young men tracking by town charter to meet only once
toward leadership in the future. a month. According to Mayor Don
Thank you to Scoutmaster Mary Briggs, having town staff at each
Neibecker and assistants, Christopher meeting costs $300 to $400. Cutting
Anadale and Matthias Buchheister, for the meetings in half could save the
a job well done. town as much as $4,800 a year.
On January 1, 2016, Emmitsburg The commissioners have been
received more recognition, this time as meeting twice a month since 2002.
one of ten “Most Beautiful, Charming
Small Towns in Maryland” by For more information on the Town of
onlyinyourstate.com. It sure is. Emmitsburg, visit www.emmitsburgmd.
gov or call 301-600-6300.
In mid-December, Emmitsburg was
awarded its fourth State of Maryland Thurmont
Community Legacy Program (CLP)
grant. CLP is a matching grant Applications Available for Thurmont
program to encourage property Senior Tax Credit
owners who live within the town
Sustainable Community designated If you are at sixty-five years old
area to make exterior improvements as of January 1, 2016, live within
to their properties. To date, over the corporate limits of Thurmont,
$150,000 in grant funds have been and have a total gross household
matched by that of owners equal to income of $70,000 or less, you
or in excess of for a total invested may be eligible for a tax credit on
in the town historic district of over your property. The application for
$325,000. Our goal is $400,000 by the Thurmont Senior Tax Credit
2017. Application is available at the town
office or online at Thurmont.com.
In January, Lib and I, along with
Councilman Glenn Blanchard and his In addition to the application, you
wife, Maggie, attended the Vigilant will need proof of age and a copy of
Hose Company’s annual banquet and your latest tax return so that your gross
awards dinner. This is always a special household income can be verified.
event that we are honored to attend,
this year even more so after the two Thurmont Community Park Closed
fires in town in December. to Vehicles
With the mild fall, our solar field Thurmont Community Park will
production exceeded expectations. be closed to vehicles until the spring.
As is the case, production dips in Vehicles can still use the first parking
winter and early spring, with shorter lot next to Frederick Road. The park
days and typically cloudy days. The itself is still accessible to walkers,
town is reliant on solar renewable bicyclists, hikers, and tennis players.
energy to reduce the energy cost of
residents by not competing with them View the Town of Thurmont’s website
for it, reduce costs, and enhance at www.thurmont.com or call the
the environment. It is a twenty-year town office at 301-271-7313 for more
program. information.
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