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