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are new truck-height warning
From the Mayor devices installed at both ends of the From the Mayor support of the live-burn demo.
Thurmont bridge to warn drivers of the height Emmitsburg Please note that even though the
limitations. There is also a new truck
Mayor John Kinnaird turnaround being placed on the Mayor Don Briggs pool will be closed this summer for
South side of the bridge for those a major makeover, the town will still
The months of April and May drivers not deterred by the warning Warm weather, blooming be hosting the Mayor’s pool parties.
are budget-crunching time here in signs at the intersection of Apples flowers…and then eight-plus inches The venue will be the Community
Thurmont. Our department heads Church and Eyler Road. The County of “Robin’s snow.” No alarm, Park pavilion. Please join Lib and me
have submitted their department is also installing new signage, instead it was a quiet respite, a for free hot dogs and lemonade, a
budgets and capital project intended to direct truck traffic back beautiful settled gesture to coax a DJ, and more! The dates for the pool
requests, and our CFO has been onto Rt. 15 to help keep trucks from slowdown to enjoy. parties are as follows: Friday, June
busy organizing the requests and getting to the covered bridge. The 16, 6:30-8:30 p.m.; Friday, July 21,
reviewing the recurring funding improvements to Roddy Road Park On the way to the town office last 6:30-8:30 p.m.; and Friday, August
needs for the operation for the town. will bring a new appreciation to the week, there, at the far edge of the 18, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Beginning in April, the Board of bridge and Owens Creek. There is parking lot, was a man and woman
Commissioners will be discussing a new parking lot with playground, with two goats on lead lines and a All this will be going on while
our Draft FY2018 Budget, with the picnic facilities, and even a new group of children. The man, as it the $3.5 million State-Highway-
input of our staff and department restroom! Roddy Road has been turns out, was a dear friend, Sam Administration-funded downtown
heads. Budget workshops will be moved away from Owens Creek, Castleman of Thorpewood, and streetscape–square revitalization and
held on April 4, 11, and 18. The so visitors can walk along the creek the lady was his associate, giving sidewalk project should be underway.
final budget will be introduced on and enjoy the view of the covered Head Start program children the At the March town meeting, the
May 2, with a public hearing on bridge without worrying about opportunity to learn, hands-on, State Highway Administration (SHA)
the tax rate and proposed budget dodging traffic. I look forward to the and to lead the goats on the grassy staff made a presentation and took
on May 16. The tax rate and dedication ceremony and to visiting school grounds behind the town questions from a resident-packed
budget will be adopted on May 30. the bridge and park for many years office. Several years ago, Sam and room. The project is scheduled to
Residents are welcome to attend any to come. I were two of the three founders start the first week of April, with
or all of the budget workshops or of the Catoctin Land Trust (CLT), work beginning at the entrance to the
hearings. Public comment will be The nice weather will mean that a conservation group, formed Brookfield subdivision.
welcome during the May 16 public our children will be spending more to preserve land in the Catoctin
hearing. time outdoors in the coming weeks. Mountain area. Through CLT efforts, Renewable energy is provided
Be sure to watch out for children, a green belt of over 1,300 acres using the natural sources the sun,
I am happy to announce that and remember that they may not surrounding Emmitsburg has been wind, or hydrology. The town is
Frederick County is planning a be watching out for you. I am sure preserved. committed to the renewal source of
dedication ceremony for the newly everyone remembers what it was like solar energy, now and in the future.
rebuilt Roddy Road Covered Bridge, when we were kids and the weather Spring weather or not, on Through this commitment, the town
and the vastly improved Roddy improved enough that we could Saturday, April 8, at noon at is doing its part not to compete
Road Park. The ceremony will be get out on our bikes, play ball, ride the Doughboy, the American with town residents for energy and
held at 3:00 p.m. on April 17 at skateboards and scooters, and walk Legion, Veterans of Foreign driving up their energy bills. The
the Roddy Road Park. I want to to our friend’s houses! We were not Wars, and town, will conduct a town has twenty electric accounts.
thank Frederick County for stepping always aware of our surroundings service to commemorate the 100 Currently, our solar production is
up and repairing our covered and would occasionally cross the year anniversary of the United outperforming our professional-
bridge to its original appearance. street without looking both ways. States declaring war on Germany supported expectations. By
There are three covered bridges in Please be aware of our speed limits and entering World War I. (The agreement, the excess is repurchased
Frederick County, all of which are and watch out for pedestrians in the actual date is April 6, but the by our provider at wholesale
maintained by the Frederick County many crosswalks in Thurmont. commemoration will be held on costs, so there is a gap from our
Department of Public Works. The Saturday, April 8.) Please join us. retail purchase. The gap is in the
County has demonstrated time and As always, I welcome your phone neighborhood of $1,300 a month.
time again that they are interested calls, emails, and text messages! I Also, on Saturday, April 8, at We have new accounts to bring on
in maintaining these historic can be reached at 301-606-9458 or 11:00 a.m., the sprinkler system at that should level this out, but we
structures so future generations can jkinnaird@thurmont.com, and on the Frederick County Fire/Rescue are currently not permitted to do so
enjoy the living history embodied my Facebook page. Enjoy the nice Museum National Fire Heritage until after December of this year. Our
in these cherished bridges. There weather before it gets too hot! Center on South Seton Avenue will goal is to provide the energy needed
be dedicated. This is a celebration for the excess capacity of the state-
a d s @ t h e c a t o c t i n b a n n e r. c o m of the two-year private and public mandated new wastewater treatment
collaborative effort. An effort of plant. Alas, growing pains.
donated sprinkler industry materials
and equipment and local installers Lent, in the past, seemed to
labor working with town, county, always be attached to some form of
state, and national elected officials mortification in giving something
and administrators. The National up. Today not so much; more so,
Fire Sprinkler Association intends to it is the time to do things for those
conduct a live-burn demo, using one in need. In some ways, it seems to
of their “Side-by-Side Burn Trailers.” becoming the season of giving. The
The unit then will go on directly residents, the town, Lions, EBPA,
to New Jersey for statewide public churches, Knights, and Masons, are
education use there. An identical all contributing to the richness of
unit will shortly be donated to the the Lent and Easter season. Happy
Maryland State Firemen’s Association Easter.
for use across Maryland. That time
is of the essence is never truer then Advertise
when there is a home or building fire. in The Catoctin Banner
Sprinkler systems can provide that
time that saves lives. Vigilant Hose • Full Color •
Company Chief Chad Umbel has Affordable • Effective
approved fire company apparatus
and personnel being on-hand in • ads@thecatoctinbanner.com •
The Community’s Good News Paper
are new truck-height warning
From the Mayor devices installed at both ends of the From the Mayor support of the live-burn demo.
Thurmont bridge to warn drivers of the height Emmitsburg Please note that even though the
limitations. There is also a new truck
Mayor John Kinnaird turnaround being placed on the Mayor Don Briggs pool will be closed this summer for
South side of the bridge for those a major makeover, the town will still
The months of April and May drivers not deterred by the warning Warm weather, blooming be hosting the Mayor’s pool parties.
are budget-crunching time here in signs at the intersection of Apples flowers…and then eight-plus inches The venue will be the Community
Thurmont. Our department heads Church and Eyler Road. The County of “Robin’s snow.” No alarm, Park pavilion. Please join Lib and me
have submitted their department is also installing new signage, instead it was a quiet respite, a for free hot dogs and lemonade, a
budgets and capital project intended to direct truck traffic back beautiful settled gesture to coax a DJ, and more! The dates for the pool
requests, and our CFO has been onto Rt. 15 to help keep trucks from slowdown to enjoy. parties are as follows: Friday, June
busy organizing the requests and getting to the covered bridge. The 16, 6:30-8:30 p.m.; Friday, July 21,
reviewing the recurring funding improvements to Roddy Road Park On the way to the town office last 6:30-8:30 p.m.; and Friday, August
needs for the operation for the town. will bring a new appreciation to the week, there, at the far edge of the 18, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Beginning in April, the Board of bridge and Owens Creek. There is parking lot, was a man and woman
Commissioners will be discussing a new parking lot with playground, with two goats on lead lines and a All this will be going on while
our Draft FY2018 Budget, with the picnic facilities, and even a new group of children. The man, as it the $3.5 million State-Highway-
input of our staff and department restroom! Roddy Road has been turns out, was a dear friend, Sam Administration-funded downtown
heads. Budget workshops will be moved away from Owens Creek, Castleman of Thorpewood, and streetscape–square revitalization and
held on April 4, 11, and 18. The so visitors can walk along the creek the lady was his associate, giving sidewalk project should be underway.
final budget will be introduced on and enjoy the view of the covered Head Start program children the At the March town meeting, the
May 2, with a public hearing on bridge without worrying about opportunity to learn, hands-on, State Highway Administration (SHA)
the tax rate and proposed budget dodging traffic. I look forward to the and to lead the goats on the grassy staff made a presentation and took
on May 16. The tax rate and dedication ceremony and to visiting school grounds behind the town questions from a resident-packed
budget will be adopted on May 30. the bridge and park for many years office. Several years ago, Sam and room. The project is scheduled to
Residents are welcome to attend any to come. I were two of the three founders start the first week of April, with
or all of the budget workshops or of the Catoctin Land Trust (CLT), work beginning at the entrance to the
hearings. Public comment will be The nice weather will mean that a conservation group, formed Brookfield subdivision.
welcome during the May 16 public our children will be spending more to preserve land in the Catoctin
hearing. time outdoors in the coming weeks. Mountain area. Through CLT efforts, Renewable energy is provided
Be sure to watch out for children, a green belt of over 1,300 acres using the natural sources the sun,
I am happy to announce that and remember that they may not surrounding Emmitsburg has been wind, or hydrology. The town is
Frederick County is planning a be watching out for you. I am sure preserved. committed to the renewal source of
dedication ceremony for the newly everyone remembers what it was like solar energy, now and in the future.
rebuilt Roddy Road Covered Bridge, when we were kids and the weather Spring weather or not, on Through this commitment, the town
and the vastly improved Roddy improved enough that we could Saturday, April 8, at noon at is doing its part not to compete
Road Park. The ceremony will be get out on our bikes, play ball, ride the Doughboy, the American with town residents for energy and
held at 3:00 p.m. on April 17 at skateboards and scooters, and walk Legion, Veterans of Foreign driving up their energy bills. The
the Roddy Road Park. I want to to our friend’s houses! We were not Wars, and town, will conduct a town has twenty electric accounts.
thank Frederick County for stepping always aware of our surroundings service to commemorate the 100 Currently, our solar production is
up and repairing our covered and would occasionally cross the year anniversary of the United outperforming our professional-
bridge to its original appearance. street without looking both ways. States declaring war on Germany supported expectations. By
There are three covered bridges in Please be aware of our speed limits and entering World War I. (The agreement, the excess is repurchased
Frederick County, all of which are and watch out for pedestrians in the actual date is April 6, but the by our provider at wholesale
maintained by the Frederick County many crosswalks in Thurmont. commemoration will be held on costs, so there is a gap from our
Department of Public Works. The Saturday, April 8.) Please join us. retail purchase. The gap is in the
County has demonstrated time and As always, I welcome your phone neighborhood of $1,300 a month.
time again that they are interested calls, emails, and text messages! I Also, on Saturday, April 8, at We have new accounts to bring on
in maintaining these historic can be reached at 301-606-9458 or 11:00 a.m., the sprinkler system at that should level this out, but we
structures so future generations can jkinnaird@thurmont.com, and on the Frederick County Fire/Rescue are currently not permitted to do so
enjoy the living history embodied my Facebook page. Enjoy the nice Museum National Fire Heritage until after December of this year. Our
in these cherished bridges. There weather before it gets too hot! Center on South Seton Avenue will goal is to provide the energy needed
be dedicated. This is a celebration for the excess capacity of the state-
a d s @ t h e c a t o c t i n b a n n e r. c o m of the two-year private and public mandated new wastewater treatment
collaborative effort. An effort of plant. Alas, growing pains.
donated sprinkler industry materials
and equipment and local installers Lent, in the past, seemed to
labor working with town, county, always be attached to some form of
state, and national elected officials mortification in giving something
and administrators. The National up. Today not so much; more so,
Fire Sprinkler Association intends to it is the time to do things for those
conduct a live-burn demo, using one in need. In some ways, it seems to
of their “Side-by-Side Burn Trailers.” becoming the season of giving. The
The unit then will go on directly residents, the town, Lions, EBPA,
to New Jersey for statewide public churches, Knights, and Masons, are
education use there. An identical all contributing to the richness of
unit will shortly be donated to the the Lent and Easter season. Happy
Maryland State Firemen’s Association Easter.
for use across Maryland. That time
is of the essence is never truer then Advertise
when there is a home or building fire. in The Catoctin Banner
Sprinkler systems can provide that
time that saves lives. Vigilant Hose • Full Color •
Company Chief Chad Umbel has Affordable • Effective
approved fire company apparatus
and personnel being on-hand in • ads@thecatoctinbanner.com •
The Community’s Good News Paper
