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Page 4             April 2018                                         The Catoctin Banner Newspaper                         www.TheCatoctinBanner.com                       Published by www.EPlusPromotes.com

                        T o wn  H all  R epor ts                                        Thurmont

                           F e b ru a r y  2018                                        For more information on the Town of Thurmont, visit www.thurmont.com
                                                                                       or call the town office at 301-271-7313.
                      by James Rada, Jr.
                                                                                       Thurmont Senior Tax Credit            wanted to change the commissions that
            Emmitsburg                                                                 Applications                          the town commissioners were acting
            For more information on the Town of Emmitsburg, visit www.emmitsburgmd.       Thurmont residents who are at      as a liaison to, so the commissioners
            gov or call 301-600-6300.                                                  least sixty-five years old and have a   could get a broader picture of what
                                                                                       combined household income of no       is happening in the town. He said,
            Water Line Relocation Agreements     announced an outdoor burning ban      more than $70,000 can apply for       “I think the more experience we
                                                                                                                             have with different commissions and
                                                                                       the Thurmont Senior Tax Credit,
              The Emmitsburg Commissioners       until further notice.                 if their municipal taxes are paid     different ideas that are going on in
            signed two agreements with Milani                                          and current. The credit is only       our town is good for all of us.” The
            Construction and the Maryland        Town Planner Retiring                 applicable to the primary residence.   new liaisons, who began serving in
            State Highway Construction,             Town Planner Sue Cipperly will     Applications can be obtained at       March, are: Police Commission –
            concerning the relocation of the     be retiring at the end of July, ending   the town office. The deadline to   John Kinnaird; Seniors Commission
            water line necessitated by the Flat   her ten years with Emmitsburg. The   submit an application is September    – Wayne Hooper; Planning and
            Run Bridge project.                  town will begin advertising for her   1, 2018.                              Zoning Commission – Bill Buehrer;
              The combined result of the two     replacement this month, with the                                            Main Street/Economic Development
            agreements is that the Town of       goal of having someone in place by    Thurmont Green Fest                   Commission – Wes Hamrick;
            Emmitsburg will not have to pay      the end of the fiscal year in June.      The Town of Thurmont,              Thurmont Addiction Commission
            to relocate the water line. This is                                        Thurmont Regional Library,            – Marty Burns; Board of Appeals –
            because the town did not agree to    Town Receives Clean Audit             and Thurmont Green Team are           John Kinnaird; Parks and Recreation
            have the water line moved as part       The Town of Emmitsburg received    sponsoring the Thurmont Green         Commission – Marty Burns.
            of the project.                      a clean audit report from Auditor     Fest on Saturday, April 21, from
              Although SHA will bill the         Michele Mills. This means that no     10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. The event        Youth Program Discussion
            town for its share of the water line   material weaknesses in internal     will promote green living, with          Thurmont Chief Administrative
            relocation (estimated to be around   financial controls were found, and    games, nature crafts, information     Officer Jim Humerick explained a
            $19,000), Milani placed $28,500      there were no non-compliance issues.  on how to save money with solar       proposal that he had for summer
            in escrow that the town will use to                                        and geothermal energy, lessons        youth programs in a town park
            pay for the costs.                   Pool Management Team Approved         on organic gardening, and more.       to the Thurmont Mayor and
              “On the bright side, we’re            As the opening of the new          Events will be held at the Thurmont   Commissioners.
            getting a brand new water line in    town swimming pool nears, the         Regional Library.                        “Our first thought for the first
            an old section of town,” Town        Emmitsburg Commissioners                                                    year is to do something as simplistic
            Manager Cathy Willets told mayor     approved RSV Pools to manage          Remembering Donald Lewis              as we can to see if the community
            and commissioners.                   operations this year. The company        The Thurmont Mayor and             likes it or not, but we really don’t
                                                 submitted the low bid of $54,489
            Burn Ban                             to manage the new pool. The new       Commissioners remembered former       know what that is,” Humerick
                                                                                       Thurmont Mayor Donald Lewis,
                                                                                                                             said. He may attempt to survey the
              Emmitsburg Town Manager            swimming pool is expected to open     who passed away in February.          community to see what kinds of
            Cathy Willets told the Emmitsburg    on May 26, during Memorial Day        The commissioners, Mayor John         programs they would like and what
            Mayor and Commissioners during       weekend. It will be open from noon    Kinnaird, and audience members        fees they would be willing to pay.
            their March meeting that the         to 7:00 p.m., daily. It will close for   recalled their favorite memories of   Someone would need to be hired
            Frederick County Fire Marshall had   the season on September 3.            Lewis. “Donald was a great guy, a     for the summer to run whatever

                                                                                       terrific mayor, a true gentleman, and   programs are decided upon. The
                     Turn to page 9 to play the Where Am I? and Hidden Object          can’t say enough about someone        early thought is to have a two-week
                     games! You could be the next winner of a gift certificate to      like Donald,” Kinnaird said. “Every   program in Community Park, with
                                 one of our wonderful advertisers!                     town has at least one of Donald       some day trips to the Catoctin Zoo
                                                                                       Lewis, and he makes it worthwhile     or Cunningham Falls.  “I think this
                                                                                       living in the community, and he was   would be a really nice program for
                                                                                       great for our community.”             the community,” Humerick said. “I
                                                                                                                             think that people will be interested
                                                                                       Commissioner Liaison                  in it.” The commissioners told him
                                                                                       Appointments                          to move forward with his survey and
                                                                                          Mayor Kinnaird decided that he     see what he discovers.


                                                                                           Key 2018 General Election Dates



                                                                                          June 5 – Close of voter registration and party affiliation.
                                                                                          June 14 – Early voting begins for the primary election.

                                                                                          June 21 – Early voting ends for the primary election.
                                                                                          June 26 – Primary election.

                                                                                          October 16 – Close of voter registration for general election.
                                                                                          October 25 – Early voting begins for the general election.

                                                                                          November 1 – Early voting ends for the general election.
                                                                                          November 6 – General election.
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