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