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by James Rada, Jr. Thurmont ARPA Funds Reallocated With the North Church Street water and sewer project substantially complete, Thurmont Chief Operating Officer Jim Humerick recommended that the remaining $272,111 for the project be reallocated to deal with one of the town’s infiltration and inflow problems. The 2,610-foot sewer line from the sewer plant to…
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by James Rada, Jr. Thurmont Commission Openings The Town of Thurmont is seeking volunteers to serve on the town’s planning and zoning commission, police commission, and ethics commission. Anyone interested in serving on one of the commissions should submit their interest in writing to [email protected] or to the town office by July 2 6. National…
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by James Rada, Jr. Thurmont Town Moves to Twice-a-Month Meetings at Least Temporarily The Thurmont town meetings will switch from weekly to twice a month for the next three months. At that point, the mayor and commissioners will evaluate the impact of the change and decide if it should continue. For January, the meetings will…
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Thurmont Town Issues Water Notice The Town of Thurmont sent a health-advisory notice to residents on town water that the Maryland Department had detected elevated levels of PFOS/PFOA in water samples MDE tested. Although residents did not need to take corrective action, the notice did advise that people with “a severely compromised immune system, have…
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by James Rada, Jr. Thurmont For more information on the Town of Thurmont, visit www.thurmont.com or call 301-271-7313. Residents Overwhelmingly Vote Down Annexation During January’s special election, Thurmont residents voted 834-157 to not annex 16.7 acres of agricultural land into the town for high-density development. Although part of the property is already in town, and…
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by James Rada, Jr. Thurmont Bond Sale Approved The Thurmont Mayor and Commissioners recently approved the sale of $513,207 in bonds to finance the replacement of the Old Pryor Road water line. It is a 20-year loan from the Maryland Department of the Environment. The project will replace the old water main, install new house…
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by James Rada, Jr. Thurmont Recycling Costs are Skyrocketing for the Town The Town of Thurmont is seeking help from the county to deal with the skyrocketing cost of maintaining a recycling center on Moser Road. Frederick County Government contributes $10,000 annually to the town’s recycling center costs, and the program is very popular among…
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James Rada, Jr. Thurmont Town Votes to Annex Simmers Property The Thurmont Mayor and Commissioners voted recently to annex nearly 17 acres of the Simmers property into the town. Part of the property was already in the town and the rest of the property had been included in the town’s master plan for annexation and…
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by James Rada, Jr. Thurmont Town Increases Tax Rate The Thurmont Board of Commissioners voted to increase the town’s property tax rate from $0.2992 to $0.3206 per $100 of assessment. Because of growing assessment of real property in town, this will generate an additional $129,291 in tax revenue that will help offset the rising inflation…
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by James Rada, Jr. Thurmont Town Reinstates Commissioner Liaisons to Public Works Although Thurmont used to have commissioner liaisons to the town’s public works departments, the assignments have stopped being made at some point in the past. At Mayor John Kinnaird’s suggestion and with the approval of the commissioners, this has been reinstated. The following…
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by James Rada, Jr. Thurmont Commissioner Liaison Appointments Made For 2022, Mayor John Kinnaird appointed the following town commissioners to serve on the various Thurmont commissions and committees: • Wayne Hooper — Mayor Pro Tem, Addictions Committee, and Special Activities Committee. • Bill Buehrer — Board of Appeals and Economic Development Committee. • Wes Hamrick…
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by James Rada, Jr. Thurmont Commissioners List ARA Projects The Thurmont Mayor and Commissioners listed the projects they will fund with the $6.7 million the federal government is providing the town from the American Recovery Act. Many of the projects that the town had hoped to fund weren’t eligible under the new law, such as…
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by James Rada, Jr. T h u rmont A “Y Without Walls” The Town of Thurmont is still working toward bringing YMCA programs to town in a “Y without walls.” It was announced during a recent town meeting that the Y will run some art programs locally on Saturday mornings. These are expected to be…
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Thurmont For more information on the Town of Thurmont, visit www.thurmont.com or call 301-271-7313. Thurmont is a Tree City USA Town for the Fourth Year Thurmont has been recognized as a Tree City USA town for the fourth year in a row. The Tree City USA designation is part of an Arbor Day Foundation program.…
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by James Rada, Jr. Emmitsburg Emmitsburg Seeks to Become a Main Street Affiliate The Emmitsburg Board of Commissioners approved the application for Emmitsburg to become a Maryland Main Street Affiliate. This is not a Maryland Main Street Community, but it does bring some advantages to the town while not having the associated costs. Although the…
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Emmitsburg Voluntary Water Restrictions Continue Despite recent rains, Rainbow Lake and town wells are still not back to optimum levels. However, it has allowed the restrictions not to be tightened by the Emmitsburg mayor and commissioners. The current phase 1 water restrictions will continue. Sanitary Changes for Election Working with the Frederick County Board of…
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by James Rada, Jr. Emmitsburg Voluntary Water Restrictions Enacted Due to a lack of rain, the Town of Emmitsburg has enacted its phase 1 water restrictions. At this phase, everyone is asked to voluntarily restrict their water usage. In mid-July, Rainbow Lake was three to four inches below where it should have been, and town…
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by James Rada, Jr. Emmitsburg $1.87 Million Budget Presented The Emmitsburg Commissioners will consider approving a $1,870,067 general fund budget for Fiscal Year 2021 during their June meeting. This is 3.1 percent or about $60,000 less than the FY 2019 budget, which is the last one that the town has audited figures for. The audited…
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by James Rada, Jr. OCTOBER 2019 Meeting Emmitsburg Board of Commissioners Reorganized With the election of new town commissioners, the Emmitsburg Town Commissioners assigned new duties to the members. Cliff Sweeney remains the president, with Tim O’Donnell acting as the vice president and treasurer. Joseph Ritz, III, will be the liaison to the Planning Commission.…
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by James Rada, Jr. October 2019 Meeting Thurmont Welcomes Two New Police Officers Thurmont Mayor John Kinnaird swore in two new Thurmont police officers in October. Mike Mentzer had more than 20 years on the job with the police in Washington D.C. before he retired. He said he looked for something outside of law enforcement…
