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T o wn H all R epor ts Thurmont

M a y 2018 For more information on the Town of Thurmont, visit www.thurmont.com
by James Rada, Jr. or call the town office at 301-271-7313.

Emmitsburg FY 2019 Budget Introduced about Thurmont. We’re going to
In May, the Thurmont Mayor and
learn about parks, and we’re going to
For more information on the Town of Emmitsburg, visit www.emmitsburgmd. Commissioners received the proposed have fun in parks.”
gov or call 301-600-6300. budget for the town for fiscal year You can register for individual
2019. days or entire weeks. Registration
Dog Park Open pointed out that staff did not receive It is proposed to increase the can be done at the town office or
The Emmitsburg dog park any COLA this year. town’s property tax rate by 3 cents by calling 301-271-7313 to have a
officially opened on Saturday, May 5, The final budget needs to be to 31.41 cents per $100 of assessed form sent to you. Each pre-registered
with thirty-plus dogs in attendance. approved by the end of June. value. The tax rate increase will participant receives a t-shirt and a
The park—near the town tennis generate $161,152 more in revenue reusable water bottle.
courts—has separate areas for Commissioners Begin Review of to fund the budget. Commissioners Approve ADA Curbs
large and small dogs. The park also Ethics Code Under the proposed budget, the
includes water stations for the dogs Emmitsburg Town Manager general fund revenues are expected to The Town of Thurmont has
and benches for the dog owners to Cathy Willets presented the mayor be $3,876,040, with $3,643,679 in started to improve the curbs at many
rest on while their pets romp and play. and commissioners an overview of expenditures and $89,612 in capital locations in town so that they are
“It looked like everybody had the town’s ethics code and appeal expenses. compliant with the Americans with
a good time, including dogs and procedures. The code helps “assure The water fund is expected to Disabilities Act. The town received
people,” said Commissioner Joseph the people of the impartiality and have $973,965 in revenues, with a Community Development Block
Ritz, III. independent judgment of officials $847,093 in expenditures and Grant for $63,000. This will not be
and employees,” Willets said. This $61,600 in capital expenses. enough to add forty-eight ramps at
Community Deputy Contract is a routine review with no major The wastewater fund is expected eighteen locations throughout the
Approved changes expected. Town staff will be to have $1,623,326 in revenues, town, but it should get the majority of
The Emmitsburg Board of making some recommendations for with $1,457,570 in expenditures and them done. Town staff has prioritized
Commissioners approved a contract changes for simplifying the code and $135,436 in capital expenses. each curb based on the amount of
with the Frederick County Sheriff’s process. The electric fund is expected to pedestrian traffic it receives.
Office to continue the use of have $6,445,357 in revenues, with “I think we can certainly
community deputies in Emmitsburg. Clock Erected on Town Square $6,210,464 in expenditures and accomplish our goals by meeting
The $276,403 contract increased A new four-sided clock has been $165,700 in capital expenditures. the higher-pedestrian-traffic areas,”
by 3.15 percent or $8,712 over the erected on the town square as part Copies of the budget can be Chief Administrative Officer James
current contract. The increase is due of the square revitalization project. viewed at the town office or online at Humerick said.
to anticipated salary increases for The clock is on the northeast corner the town’s website. The mayor and commissioners
sheriff’s deputies and increasing fuel of East Main Street and North Seton Town Plans Summer Day Camp for approved RFP, Inc. in Middletown
costs. Avenue intersection. to do the work. If more CDBG
Youths funds become available, they will go
Commissioners Receive Budget Thurmont Chief Administrative towards improving additional curbs.
At the beginning of May, the Officer told the Thurmont Mayor
Emmitsburg Commissioners got and Commissioners the result of Police Car Bomber Pleads Guilty
their first look at the fiscal year 2019 the town survey about interest in a The man who bombed a
budget, and continued to review it summer day camp program in the Thurmont police vehicle in 2016
during a second meeting in May. The Community Park. The results of the recently pleaded guilty to malicious
property tax rate to fund this budget survey were used to put together use of explosive material in a
is expected to remain the same at 36 a plan for what to offer residents, Baltimore federal court. Kyle
cents per $100 of assessed value. the ages participants can be in Rutger Mueller placed a pipe bomb
The proposed budget includes the program, and the cost of the on Thurmont Police Officer Tim
a 5 percent increase to the general program. Duhan’s SUV. The resulting explosion
fund, which represents an increase The summer program “A Day in damaged the vehicle, but no one was
of $88,080. The water and sewer the Park” runs from July 23-26 and injured.
fund is projected to increase by 2.63 July 30-August 2 (Monday through Both federal and local officers
percent due to expected residential Thursday), from 8:30 a.m.-noon each investigated and arrested Rutger
and commercial development. Staff day. The program is for youths, ages on August 5, 2016. In his plea
will also receive a 2 percent cost- five to fifteen, and costs $10.00 per agreement, Rutger admitted to
of-living raise. Mayor Don Briggs day or $35.00 per week. buying parts to build a bomb and
“We have a lot of parents who being in the area of the explosion.
ask about this, and they’ve asked Although facing four bomb-
for several years,” said Mayor John related charges, Rutger only pleaded
Key 2018 General Election Dates Kinnaird. guilty to the one charge under
the plea agreement. Rutger could
The activities include meeting fire
and EMS personnel, hiking, history serve up to twenty years in federal
June 5 – Close of voter registration and party affiliation. talks, games, crafts, and sports. prison and face a $250,000 fine and
June 14 – Early voting begins for the primary election. Summer Park Coordinator supervised probation, but the U.S.
June 21 – Early voting ends for the primary election. Deb Spalding told the mayor and Attorney’s Office will recommend a
ten-year sentence. Sentencing will be
commissioners that the program
June 26 – Primary election. is “one where we’re going to learn on July 30, 2018.
October 16 – Close of voter registration for general election.
October 25 – Early voting begins for the general election.
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