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                      Emmitsburg                    borings, etc., is a normal part                 Thurmont                 water and sewer line repairs

                        Mayor Don Briggs            of their due diligence prior to               Mayor John Kinnaird        and street work. As always, we
                                                    purchase. With the build-out, the
                                                                                                                             appreciate everyone’s patience and
                                                    builder will be responsible for                                          understanding as we work to bring
               The Emmitsburg Christmastide         modifications to Irishtown Road       Here we are at the end of another   these improvements to our residents.
            started with the traditional            to improve sight distance issues    amazing year in Thurmont. Looking       In the next few weeks, we will be
            town Christmas tree lighting on         that then would allow two-way       back on 2017, it seems that there    welcoming two new businesses to
            Monday, December 4, in front of         traffic in and out of the two       was something going on every day     Thurmont. Nu-Way Cleaners will
            the Community Center. DJ lead-in        subdivisions on Brookfield Drive.   of the week, and as we enter the new   be opening at 12 East Main Street
            Christmas music, caroling by the        • Thank you County Executive        year, I am sure it will be as busy, if   in January, offering home pick-up
            Mother Seton School and Christ          Jan Gardner and her staff.          not more so.                         and delivery, as well as an on-site
            Community Church choruses. Santa        Emmitsburg now has midday bus         We made several improvements       seamstress. Images Of U Hair Studio
            Claus arrived in a vintage Vigilant     service to and from Frederick.      this past year, including new        will be opening at Thurmont Plaza;
            Hose truck to light the tree. Then, it   The service started on Tuesday,    sidewalks on Moser Road, the         appointments and walk-ins will be
            was on to following Santa on foot,      December 5, and will continue       inclusive playground at East End     welcome at this full-service hair
            north two blocks, to the Carriage       every Tuesday (only on Tuesdays)    Park, a new playing field at the Eyler   salon for the entire family.
            House Inn for the 29th annual “An       as a complement to morning          Road Park, improvements to the          There is much to look forward
            Evening of Christmas Spirit.” The       and evening return trips from       Moser Road intersection, paving the   to in 2018, and Karen and I hope
            weather was kind, and the crowd,        Frederick. Estimated arrival of     Trolley Trail, improvements to our   that the New Year brings you good
            like the one downtown for the           bus service at DePaul Street is     electric distribution system, paving   health and happiness.
            Halloween parade, was the largest       1:03 p.m. and at Jubilee is 1:07    Eyler Road Park driveways, and          Question, concerns, or
            in memory. Thank you to town            p.m., arriving at the Frederick     many other projects.                 comments? Contact me at
            staff for decorating, planning, and     Transit Center at 1:42 p.m. This      The coming year will bring         [email protected] or call me
            managing the tree lighting and also     is a six-month to twelve-month      several new projects, including      at 301-606-9458.
            to the Carriage House Inn staff.        pilot program. Thurmont Mayor
               In our community Christmas           John Kinnaird and I worked
            stocking:                               very closely for this additional
               • Thank you to all the volunteers    service. Finally, you will not have              Take Us Along!
               who have made Emmitsburg such        to wait all day. Please call the     Take our newspaper along with you on your travels! Have someone
               a wonderful place to live over       town office if you need additional
               the last year. This would include    information.                         take a photo of you holding  The Catoctin Banner, and your photo
               individual volunteers, groups,       • I attended the Frederick County    could be included in a future issue. Email your photo, along with the
               and local churches.                  Association of Realtors (FCAR)       details of where you traveled, name(s) of person(s) pictured, and
              • Thank you to Alenjandro             legislative breakfast, at which      any details you would like to add, to: [email protected].
               Canadas for accepting the            I had the opportunity to speak
               invitation to be a Trustee of        on the merits of our town and
               the Community Foundation             also to hear what our state
               of Frederick County. The             representatives are intending
               Community Foundation is a pillar     to propose as bills when in
               of the greater Frederick County      session next spring 2018. There
               community. The Foundation            was a lot of across-the-aisle
               manages at least five scholarship    agreement, led by our District
               funds for Emmitsburg area            Councilman Kirby Delauter and
               organizations and individuals.       State Senator Ron Young, on tax
               Canadas, PhD, an associate           credits for senior citizens, to keep
               professor of economics at the        them in Maryland. Presently,
               Mount, and his bride, Cynthia        Pennsylvania and other states
               (also a PhD), live with their        offer tax credits to make it more
               family in Emmitsburg.                attractive for seniors to retire
               • Thank you to our town staff,       there. We want seniors to stay
               State Highway Administration         here because this is where they
               staff, and the contractors. The      want to live, and their strong
               square revitalization sidewalk       commitment to volunteering in
               project connected the west           the community.
               end Pembrook and Brookfield          Emmitsburg is a great place
               subdivisions for the first time.   to live. Hoping you all have a
               Coming into town from the          wonderful New Year.
               west, the viewscape has certainly
               changed. Lots of compliments.       Advertise
               • Thank you to the uptick in        in The Catoctin Banner
               home building in Frederick
               County. It has been heard that
               Ryan Homes intends to build               Get Results!
               900 homes in Frederick County                Full Color
               in 2018. In Emmitsburg, the                  Affordable
               remaining 47 residential lots in             Effective
               Brookfield subdivision are now
               under contract of purchase by             • 301-447-2804 •
               Richmond America. The recent         • [email protected] •
               sightings of the men doing test         The Catoctin Banner, serving Northern
                                                       Frederick County, Maryland, since 1995
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