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Thurmont and Emmitsburg by James Rada, Jr. Narcan. He was awarded a lifesaving “We’re going to use what we can
Town Hall Reports commendation. that’s already out there,” said Ginger
Officer Torres was awarded
February 2016 a lifesaving commendation for Malone with the Civitan Club.
The projected cost of the
saving the life of the same woman playground is around $250,000, and
Emmitsburg its annual audit of town finances, on a different date. She had again will be completed in three stages.
conducted by Draper and McGinley
Seeking Farmer’s Market Vendors of Frederick. Last year, the town overdosed on an unknown substance Preliminary Costs from the Blizzard
and was saved with a dose of
The Town of Emmitsburg is had assets of $42,112,883, up 11.6 Narcan. Chief Administrative Officer
currently looking for vendors who percent from 2014. Water and sewer Officer Brian Donovan saved the James Humerick gave the Thurmont
want to offer their food items at the assets made up 86 percent of this life of a person who was in cardiac mayor and commissioners the initial
town’s Farmer’s Market this year. For amount. The town’s liabilities were arrest and showing no vital signs. costs to the town of the January
more information, call 301-600-6303 $8,978,003, up 10 percent from The patient was safely transported blizzard that dumped around thirty
or e-mail anaill@emmitsburgmd.gov. 2014, and 91 percent were from to Frederick Memorial Hospital, but inches of snow in the region.
the water and sewer accounts. The he later died after suffering another The storm began at 2:00 p.m.
South Seton Sidewalk Replacement town’s net position increased 12 cardiac arrest. Officer Donovan also on Friday, January 22, and staff
The replacement of the sidewalks on percent over 2014, showing that the received a lifesaving commendation. was in to prepare for it at 7:00 a.m.
South Seton Avenue is expected to begin town’s financial stability increased. that morning. Staff overtime ended
in March or April. Emmitsburg town The audit is required of all Help the Thurmont Green Team at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, January
staff also expects to be able to construct municipalities to be conducted The Thurmont Green Team is 24. Fifteen public works employees
sidewalk from South Seton Avenue to annually to make sure that they are looking for community input about worked 508 hours of overtime, and
Creamery Road, which will make it following the best financial practices sustainability in Thurmont. Please salaried staff worked an additional
safer for students walking to Mother and, if they are not, to alert them to help by taking a short survey for 128 hours of overtime. Fifteen pieces
Seton School. The necessary rights of changes that need to be made. the team at www.surveygizmo.com/ of equipment (twelve trucks, two
way have been obtained, and town For more information on the Town of s3/2491994/Thurmont-Green-Team- backhoes, and a skid loader) were
staff is waiting for a memorandum Emmitsburg, visit www.emmitsburgmd. Community-Survey. used in the snow removal. Overtime
of understanding with the State of gov or call 301-600-6300. costs for the event are estimated at
Maryland, which could bring with it Work Begins Toward Handicapped- $15,423.
a total of $45,000 to go towards the Accessible Playground
project. A start date is not yet known. Thurmont The Thurmont mayor and Chief Financial Officer Appointed
commissioners voted to support a The Thurmont mayor and
Citizens Advisory Committee Cpl. Dave Armstrong Promoted proposal by the Thurmont Civitan commissioners unanimously appointed
Appointment Dave Armstrong of the Thurmont Club to build a handicapped- Linda Joyce as the Thurmont Chief
The Emmitsburg Mayor and Police Department was promoted to accessible playground in Thurmont. Financial Officer on February 9.
Commissioners unanimously the rank of corporal on January 15. The playground will replace the She has twenty years of accounting
appointed Wendy Walsh to be a His promotion was recognized at a existing playground behind the experience, including fifteen years in
member of the Citizens Advisory ceremony during the Thurmont town Thurmont Senior Center. municipal government accounting with
Committee on February 1. meeting on January 19. The new playground will Sykesville and Taneytown.
Thurmont Police Chief Greg have a rubberized surface so that
Commissioners Get Overview of Eyler also recognized Officer Kyle wheelchairs can roll around the View the Town of Thurmont’s website
Town Audit Minnick for saving the life of a playground. It will have pieces of at www.thurmont.com or call the
The Town of Emmitsburg received woman who had overdosed on an equipment that will be able to be town office at 301-271-7313 for more
an unmodified opinion (good) in unknown substance by administering used by any child. information.
From the Mayor is full. Based on 2013 figures, the The State Highway this project. A special thank you
Emmitsburg county generated 271,000 tons of Administration (SHA) – Town Square goes out to former Secretary of
revitalization project has formally
Transportation, James Lighthizer, for
material, of which 134,000 tons
by Mayor Briggs was diverted from landfill (49.5 expanded to incorporate replacement visiting the square in 2013 and giving
percent) through recycling and of the sidewalks along Main Street, his support to the project.
According to the National composting. Of the balance, 90 MD 140 (Main Street), from East Under another SHA program,
Weather Service, the massive percent of the material was trucked North Avenue to Timbermill Run. work on replacing sidewalks along
snowstorm in January was the worst to neighboring states. Foreseeing The project was initiated by the South Seton Avenue will start this
three-day snowstorm in the history many “ifs and buts” concerning the town to enhance pedestrian safety spring. The East Main Street bridge
of Frederick County. Thank you to cost and availability of out-of-state (pedestrian, cyclists, and vehicular) replacement project is scheduled to
our town staff and subcontractors for options, County Executive Gardner at the square and along main start this fall.
their tireless efforts. The cooperation selected community members to serve thoroughfares. The improvements Libby and I attended the 2016
between all levels of government on a County Solid Waste Steering will be made under the State Urban Mount St. Mary’s University
was over-the-top to the benefit of the Committee last spring. Reconstruction Program (URP). Athletic Hall of Fame luncheon.
town. Fortunately, we experienced Libby and I, along with Though it may seem like a long Congratulations to all the new
limited drifting and no power Councilman Glenn Blanchard and period of time from the inception inductees.
outages. Cost of the snow removal: his wife, Maggie, attended the 27 th and start of design in 2013, to the The Community Center gym is
$49,133. Annual Emmitsburg Ambulance first meeting with the State Highway once again abuzz with activity; the
Town Zoning Administrator Jerry Company Banquet and Awards Administration (SHA) in October gym is a wonderful complement to
Muir and I attended the County- Ceremony dinner. What a wonderful 2014, it has taken less than three what is provided for our community
sponsored solid waste management dinner. Congratulations to all the years. Final review of plans is activities.
public forum on February 9 at the award winners. scheduled for June 2016, advertising Happy 80 birthday to Father
th
Thurmont Town Office. As the Things are moving ahead on (out for bid) in December 2016, Charlie Kreig.
last of several countywide public having a “dog park” in Community and notice to proceed in late spring Update: Stavros has completed
forums, it was well attended. The Park by late spring. The facility will 2017. The estimated cost is $2.6 its hiring and is scheduled to open
Frederick County landfill has have separate enclosed areas for large million. Thank you to town staff in early March. More commercial
eighteen years remaining before it dogs and small dogs. and the community for supporting activity is in the works.
Thurmont and Emmitsburg by James Rada, Jr. Narcan. He was awarded a lifesaving “We’re going to use what we can
Town Hall Reports commendation. that’s already out there,” said Ginger
Officer Torres was awarded
February 2016 a lifesaving commendation for Malone with the Civitan Club.
The projected cost of the
saving the life of the same woman playground is around $250,000, and
Emmitsburg its annual audit of town finances, on a different date. She had again will be completed in three stages.
conducted by Draper and McGinley
Seeking Farmer’s Market Vendors of Frederick. Last year, the town overdosed on an unknown substance Preliminary Costs from the Blizzard
and was saved with a dose of
The Town of Emmitsburg is had assets of $42,112,883, up 11.6 Narcan. Chief Administrative Officer
currently looking for vendors who percent from 2014. Water and sewer Officer Brian Donovan saved the James Humerick gave the Thurmont
want to offer their food items at the assets made up 86 percent of this life of a person who was in cardiac mayor and commissioners the initial
town’s Farmer’s Market this year. For amount. The town’s liabilities were arrest and showing no vital signs. costs to the town of the January
more information, call 301-600-6303 $8,978,003, up 10 percent from The patient was safely transported blizzard that dumped around thirty
or e-mail anaill@emmitsburgmd.gov. 2014, and 91 percent were from to Frederick Memorial Hospital, but inches of snow in the region.
the water and sewer accounts. The he later died after suffering another The storm began at 2:00 p.m.
South Seton Sidewalk Replacement town’s net position increased 12 cardiac arrest. Officer Donovan also on Friday, January 22, and staff
The replacement of the sidewalks on percent over 2014, showing that the received a lifesaving commendation. was in to prepare for it at 7:00 a.m.
South Seton Avenue is expected to begin town’s financial stability increased. that morning. Staff overtime ended
in March or April. Emmitsburg town The audit is required of all Help the Thurmont Green Team at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, January
staff also expects to be able to construct municipalities to be conducted The Thurmont Green Team is 24. Fifteen public works employees
sidewalk from South Seton Avenue to annually to make sure that they are looking for community input about worked 508 hours of overtime, and
Creamery Road, which will make it following the best financial practices sustainability in Thurmont. Please salaried staff worked an additional
safer for students walking to Mother and, if they are not, to alert them to help by taking a short survey for 128 hours of overtime. Fifteen pieces
Seton School. The necessary rights of changes that need to be made. the team at www.surveygizmo.com/ of equipment (twelve trucks, two
way have been obtained, and town For more information on the Town of s3/2491994/Thurmont-Green-Team- backhoes, and a skid loader) were
staff is waiting for a memorandum Emmitsburg, visit www.emmitsburgmd. Community-Survey. used in the snow removal. Overtime
of understanding with the State of gov or call 301-600-6300. costs for the event are estimated at
Maryland, which could bring with it Work Begins Toward Handicapped- $15,423.
a total of $45,000 to go towards the Accessible Playground
project. A start date is not yet known. Thurmont The Thurmont mayor and Chief Financial Officer Appointed
commissioners voted to support a The Thurmont mayor and
Citizens Advisory Committee Cpl. Dave Armstrong Promoted proposal by the Thurmont Civitan commissioners unanimously appointed
Appointment Dave Armstrong of the Thurmont Club to build a handicapped- Linda Joyce as the Thurmont Chief
The Emmitsburg Mayor and Police Department was promoted to accessible playground in Thurmont. Financial Officer on February 9.
Commissioners unanimously the rank of corporal on January 15. The playground will replace the She has twenty years of accounting
appointed Wendy Walsh to be a His promotion was recognized at a existing playground behind the experience, including fifteen years in
member of the Citizens Advisory ceremony during the Thurmont town Thurmont Senior Center. municipal government accounting with
Committee on February 1. meeting on January 19. The new playground will Sykesville and Taneytown.
Thurmont Police Chief Greg have a rubberized surface so that
Commissioners Get Overview of Eyler also recognized Officer Kyle wheelchairs can roll around the View the Town of Thurmont’s website
Town Audit Minnick for saving the life of a playground. It will have pieces of at www.thurmont.com or call the
The Town of Emmitsburg received woman who had overdosed on an equipment that will be able to be town office at 301-271-7313 for more
an unmodified opinion (good) in unknown substance by administering used by any child. information.
From the Mayor is full. Based on 2013 figures, the The State Highway this project. A special thank you
Emmitsburg county generated 271,000 tons of Administration (SHA) – Town Square goes out to former Secretary of
revitalization project has formally
Transportation, James Lighthizer, for
material, of which 134,000 tons
by Mayor Briggs was diverted from landfill (49.5 expanded to incorporate replacement visiting the square in 2013 and giving
percent) through recycling and of the sidewalks along Main Street, his support to the project.
According to the National composting. Of the balance, 90 MD 140 (Main Street), from East Under another SHA program,
Weather Service, the massive percent of the material was trucked North Avenue to Timbermill Run. work on replacing sidewalks along
snowstorm in January was the worst to neighboring states. Foreseeing The project was initiated by the South Seton Avenue will start this
three-day snowstorm in the history many “ifs and buts” concerning the town to enhance pedestrian safety spring. The East Main Street bridge
of Frederick County. Thank you to cost and availability of out-of-state (pedestrian, cyclists, and vehicular) replacement project is scheduled to
our town staff and subcontractors for options, County Executive Gardner at the square and along main start this fall.
their tireless efforts. The cooperation selected community members to serve thoroughfares. The improvements Libby and I attended the 2016
between all levels of government on a County Solid Waste Steering will be made under the State Urban Mount St. Mary’s University
was over-the-top to the benefit of the Committee last spring. Reconstruction Program (URP). Athletic Hall of Fame luncheon.
town. Fortunately, we experienced Libby and I, along with Though it may seem like a long Congratulations to all the new
limited drifting and no power Councilman Glenn Blanchard and period of time from the inception inductees.
outages. Cost of the snow removal: his wife, Maggie, attended the 27 th and start of design in 2013, to the The Community Center gym is
$49,133. Annual Emmitsburg Ambulance first meeting with the State Highway once again abuzz with activity; the
Town Zoning Administrator Jerry Company Banquet and Awards Administration (SHA) in October gym is a wonderful complement to
Muir and I attended the County- Ceremony dinner. What a wonderful 2014, it has taken less than three what is provided for our community
sponsored solid waste management dinner. Congratulations to all the years. Final review of plans is activities.
public forum on February 9 at the award winners. scheduled for June 2016, advertising Happy 80 birthday to Father
th
Thurmont Town Office. As the Things are moving ahead on (out for bid) in December 2016, Charlie Kreig.
last of several countywide public having a “dog park” in Community and notice to proceed in late spring Update: Stavros has completed
forums, it was well attended. The Park by late spring. The facility will 2017. The estimated cost is $2.6 its hiring and is scheduled to open
Frederick County landfill has have separate enclosed areas for large million. Thank you to town staff in early March. More commercial
eighteen years remaining before it dogs and small dogs. and the community for supporting activity is in the works.
