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by James Rada, Jr.
Emmitsburg
Creamery Road to be Closed for
VHC Spring Fling
Anticipating that the Vigilant
Hose Company and Emmitsburg
Ambulance Company will be
combined by the end of this year,
next year’s Spring Fling for Vigilant
Hose Company will be held at the
ambulance company building on
Creamery Road. In the past, this
event has taken place at Mount St.
Mary’s University and has drawn
crowds up to 2,000 people.
Vigilant Hose Company President
Frank Davis asked the commissioners
to close Creamery Road from
Quality Tire to Creamery Way from
10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on the day
of the event next spring. It is felt the
closure is needed to deal with the
amount of traffic that will be in the
area for the Spring Fling.
Maryland State Highway
Administration has already given
their approval since the closure is far
enough away not to impact traffic on
the state roads.
The Catoctin Banner Newspaper
The Emmitsburg Commissioners
approved the temporary closure.
Employee Handbook Changes
The Emmitsburg Commissioners
approved recommended changes
to the town employee handbook.
Because it has been some years
since it was last updated, the
handbook needed to be brought into
compliance with current state and
federal laws. It also incorporated
some best practices and was made
easier to read and understand.
New Water and Sewer Truck
Approved
The Emmitsburg Commissioners
voted in September to replace a
GMC Sonoma used by the water and
sewer department. The Sonoma was
fourteen years old and had 110,000
miles on it. The new truck will be
a Chevy Silverado with a snow
plow attached. The winning bid of
$46,996 came from Wantz Chevrolet
in Taneytown.
Work Continues On Dog Park
The grading for the new
Emmitsburg dog park has been
completed. The town has also
received all bids to install the fencing
for the park, but has not yet accepted
a contractor to do the work.
For more information on the Town of
Emmitsburg, visit www.emmitsburgmd.
gov or call 301-600-6300.
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Thurmont
Vote in the 2017 Town Election
October 3 is the last day to
register to vote for mayor and two
commissioners in the upcoming town
election. Absentee ballot applications
will be available on October 6, and
the election will be held on October
31 at the Guardian Hose Activities
Building, located at 123 East Main
Street. Polls will be open from 7:00
a.m.-8:00 p.m. Anyone in line at the
time of closing will be permitted to
vote.
Colorfest Parking Restrictions
and Road Closures
Colorfest will be held on October
13-15. With it, comes a lot of traffic
that the town must accommodate.
No parking will be allowed on the
east side of Apples Church Road,
from Carroll Street to Eyler Road,
during the weekend. Thurmont
Police have been directed to strictly
enforce these restrictions. No parking
will be allowed on East Moser Road,
North Church Street, North Carroll
Street, and all ramps leading onto
and exiting Route 15. The “No
Parking” areas will be marked with
signs.
The following streets will be
closed from 8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
on Saturday and Sunday: Frederick
Road (from Moser Road to Water
Street); Water Street (from Summit
Avenue to Main Street); S. Center
Street; Park Lane; Municipal Alley;
Polley’s Alley.
Commissioners Look to Spur
Growth in Thurmont
The Thurmont Mayor and
Commissioners have begun speaking
about ways to provide developers
with “a little incentive for them to
come to Thurmont and do some
development.” The town hasn’t seen
Anyone interested in serving should
Currently, home builders have
to pay $12,660 in fees when they
make their application to the town
to build. Mayor John Kinnaird
suggested that some of the fees could
be delayed. Some of these deferred
fees could be the impact fee, the
wastewater impact fee, the roads
fee, and the parks fee. These could
be deferred until settlement since
that is when the new home starts to
have an effect on these items.
The connection fees would still
need to be collected up front because
the town spends money to have its
crews make the connections to the
town’s water and sewer systems.
Commissioner Bill Buehrer
said that the town’s Economic
Development Committee has also
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been considering similar things to
promote development, and will be
making some recommendations to
the town.
Colorfest Services Approved
Each year, the Town of
Thurmont incurs costs related
to Colorfest. These services are
security, trash, port-a-potties,
and buses. They are paid for with
the permit fees that the Colorfest
vendors pay.
This year, only one company
submitted a bid for each service,
and they are businesses that have
worked with the town in the past.
“They’ve always provided an
excellent service for us, and they
are very dependable; they know
Colorfest in and out,” said Chief
Administrative Officer James
Humerick.
May Security of Frederick will
provide twenty-nine security guards
and a supervisor for both days of
Colorfest at a cost of $13,224. This
represents no increase over 2016.
Key Sanitation of Dickerson
will provide the toilets at a cost of
$9,936, and trash service at a cost
of $2,264. This also represents no
change over 2016.
Rills Bus Service of Westminster
will provide eight standard buses
and one wheelchair accessible bus
on Saturday and six standard buses
and one wheelchair accessible bus
on Sunday at a cost of $12,464.
This is an increase of $576 over
2016.
The commissioners unanimously
approved the bids.
Board of Appeals Vacancies
Thurmont has openings for a
regular member and an alternate
member on its board of appeals.
contact the Thurmont Town Office at
301-271-7313.
Volunteers Needed for Halloween
in the Park
The Town of Thurmont is seeking
volunteers to help with the annual
Halloween in the Park event. This
year’s event will be held on October
28. If you would like to help, please
contact the town office at 301-271-
7313.
For more information on the Town of
Thurmont, visit www.thurmont.com or
call the town office at 301-271-7313.
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