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                                                                   by James Rada, Jr.  East End Park Inclusive Playground
                                                                                       is Finished
                               Emmitsbur g                                                Thurmont’s one-of-a-kind,                       Photo by Deb Abraham Spalding
                                                                                       inclusive playground at East
                                                                                       End Park is completed and
            Possible Urgent Care Center in        the game and well prepared for any   open. The town held a ribbon-
            Emmitsburg’s Future                   monitoring that the state set up.    cutting ceremony when the first
               The Emmitsburg Mayor and                                                phase of the playground was
            Commissioners welcomed Mount          Davis Appointed to Planning          complete. A second celebration
            President Timothy Trainor to the      Commission                           was held on November 17 at
            town meeting, and congratulated him     The Emmitsburg Commissioners       the playground to celebrate
            on his permanent appointment as       unanimously appointed Frank Davis    its entire completion. The
            university president.                 to the planning commission. His term   playground is behind the
               During his remarks, Trainor        will run from January 2, 2018, to    Thurmont Senior Center,
            said that the growth of the Mount’s   July 2, 2022.                        across the street from
            sports programming had placed                                              Thurmont Elementary             Pictured from left, Violet Markwell, Michael Markwell,
            a strain on the college’s ability to   Free Parking in Emmitsburg          School. The Catoctin Civitan    and their Nana, Mary Swager, try out the new inclusive
            provide healthcare for its athletes.    The Emmitsburg Commissioners       Club started the project and    playground apparatus at East End Inclusive Playground.
            As a consequence, the university was   voted to not require the town       conducted the fundraising for it.
            sending out an RFP to healthcare      parking meters to be fed from        Playground Specialists, Inc. installed   presence this year. The Las Vegas
            partners to remedy this issue.        December 15, 2017, to January 2,     the equipment, which will allow all   massacre left Thurmont Police
               “As we do that, these partners     2018. The commissioners do this      children, no matter their disabilities,   worried that the Colorfest crowds
            are interested in potentially putting   every year to encourage shoppers   to have fun playing.                  might make a similar target.
            an urgent care type of facility in    to visit downtown. Since this gift is                                         “We could be hit here with a
            a surrounding community that          not advertised, any money that is fed   Volunteers for the Thurmont Snow   vehicle driving through the crowd
            would support not just the Mount,     into the meters will be donated to   Team Needed                           if it wanted to,” Thurmont Chief
            but could support the surrounding     the Emmitsburg Heritage Day event       The Town of Thurmont is seeking    Administrative Officer James
            community,” Trainor said.             to help offset the costs of putting it   students and adults to serve on the   Humerick told the Thurmont
               While it is a future project, it is   together.                         Thurmont Snow Team. This group        Commissioners before Colorfest in
            something that is on Trainor’s radar                                       of volunteers will remove snow from   October.
            to pursue.                            Joint Council Between Town and       the sidewalks of seniors and residents   To try and head off the possibility
                                                  Mount a Possibility                  with disabilities. Students can use   of this happening, some changes were
            Town Prepared for State Monitoring      Another idea that Mount            any time they spend working with      made this year.
            of Toxins                             President Timothy Trainor suggested   the team as volunteer hours towards     “We’re putting barricades at
               Emmitsburg Town Manager            to the Emmitsburg Commissioners      graduation. You can pick up the       Frederick Road north of Howard
            Cathy Willets told the commissioners   was that sometime in the future a   application forms by December 15      Street and at Frederick Road and
            that the State of Maryland was        joint council between the town and   at the Thurmont Town Office or        Moser Road,” Humerick said.
            looking into monitoring reservoirs    college be formed. It would meet     Thurmont Police Department. You       “Those barricades are going to be
            for toxins. However, because the      occasionally to discuss issues of    can also call Kristi Wood at 301-271-  there to stop vehicles from coming
            town’s new sonic algae-control        mutual interest.                     0905 x105 to have the forms mailed    through.”
            system has been effective in          For more information on the Town of   to you.                                 Other precautions were also taken
            controlling blue-green algae—which                                                                               that weren’t released to the public.
            is responsible for the release of toxins   Emmitsburg, visit www.emmitsburgmd.  Extra Precautions Taken at
            in water—Emmitsburg was ahead of      gov or call 301-600-6300.            Colorfest After Las Vegas Attack      For more information on the Town of
                                                                                          You may not have noticed it,       Thurmont, visit www.thurmont.com or
                                                                                       but Colorfest had an extra police     call the town office at 301-271-7313.



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