Emmitsburg Current Events Articles 

2023

• Council to address simplifying monthly Treasure’s reports
• Council tables new smart parking meters
• Failure of wastewater pump leads to sewage spill
• Whiskey Distillery sets sights on town
• Christ’s Community Church plans move to new building
• Second cable provider seeks to enter Emmitsburg market
• ARPA money flows into water fund
• Council reorganizes to reflect election results
• November edition of From the Desk of Emmitsburg Mayor Frank Davis
• Another annexation on the horizon
• Council struggles with selecting replacement Commissioner
• Davis sworn in a Mayor, Turnquist as Commissioner
• Town contemplates mandatory water restrictions
• Frank Davis elected Mayor in landslide!
• Town revises snow emergency parking rules
• Catoctin Lighting awarded contract to replace street lights
• Council tables proposed Legacy Grant process SOP - Again!
• Contract for new street lights tabled
• Council tables proposed Legacy Grant process SOP
• Work on Comprehensive Plan continues
• Council approves flex zoning
• Floating Zone draft approved
• Davis lays out ambitious Mayoral agenda
• Town Council explores water funding options
• Seton Center Executive Director retires
• August News-Briefs
• Emmitsburg begins updating comprehensive plan
• Town Government to see major changes
• Emmitsburg looks back at Community Heritage Days
• FY-24 town budget proposed
• Mount St. Mary’s bids farewell to Class of 2023
• Planning Commission considers ‘Flex Zoning’
• Town looks to expand veteran banners
• Emmitsburg celebrates Earth Day
• Farmers’ market to be bigger & better then last year
• Council approves annual increase of 36% in water rates
• Fence height ordinance amendment approved
• Silo Hill hostel off the table - for now
• Council considers 36% annual water rate increase
• Mount President Trainor to step down next summer
• VHC to welcomes new ambulance
• Commission & Board Appointments
• Mayor retracts request for grant for his home's roof replacement
• Fence ordinance amended
• Rutters denied permission to remove trees
• Developer pulls plug on Frailey Farm
• Second rounds of ARPA funds applied to water project
• Town sells ‘orphan’ lot
• Water rates increase back to drawing board

2022

• Council fills vacancies on boards & committees
• Town to revise fencing ordnance
• December Area News-Briefs
• Council turns down in-town shooting ranges
• Frailey Farm annexation discussions begin
• Water and sewer rate increases under consideration
• Davis, Pollitt win Council seats
• Emmitsburg dodges a bullet - application for shooting range withdrawn
• Rutter’s on track for Fall grand opening
• Mowing ordinance modified to allow town to cut overgrown lawns
• Brookfield residents complain about speeding
• Storm-water management fee imposed
• Council election officially a ‘horse race’
• Ribbon cut for north county health facility
• Council presented MS4 updates
• Emmitsburg holds National Night Out
• Congressman Trone tours Emmitsburg
• Vincentians withdraw from Saint Joseph’s Parish
• Two Commissioners seats open in upcoming town election
• Five Year Town Parking Plan Unveiled
• Historical wayside exhibit grows
• Emmitsburg celebrates Community Day
• August News-Briefs
• Streetlights to be replaced
• July News-Briefs
• Police cruiser joyride ends in crash
• Proposed Silo Hill hotel requests hostel designation
• Council mulls parking cost increases
• Town budget approved
• St. Euphemia historic sign approved
• Brookfield re-zoning approved
• Property taxes to increase 3.7%
• May News-Briefs
• April News-Briefs
• Stormwater runoff fee considered
• March News-Briefs
• Budget transfer approved
• Separate metering for lawn watering considered
• February News-Briefs
• Mount Announces New Initiatives
• Matt Boyd receives 2nd Member of the Year Award

2021

• Christ’s Community Church to build new church
• Emmitsburg couple arrested for entering capital during January 6 riot
• Council approves water/sewer rate fee study
• Town acquires grant for Speeding car's license plate readers
• Financial audit finds only minor discrepancies
• Vigilant Hose Company pays off million-dollar debt
• Council questions storm water requirements
• Wookie Walkers leads food drive quest
• December Emmitsburg Area News-Briefs
• Ground broken for Frederick Health facility at the Mount
• Mount addresses off-campus student conduct
• Funding found for water & sewer system upgrades
• Voters return incumbents to Town Council
• Ground broken for Rutter’s store
• Speed traps for in town under consideration
• Revised Town charter adopted
• Four vie for two commissioners seats in upcoming council election
• Updated animal ordinance allows chickens and rosters within town
• St. Catherine's shutting doors to the public
• Town charter to be updated
• Town election to be held
• Public access to town meetings resumes
• July Emmitsburg Area News Briefs
• Comic book store opens
• June Emmitsburg Area News Briefs
• Economic development updates
• Ordinances advance to planners
• May Emmitsburg Area News Briefs
• Industrial Park II project progresses
• Potential annexations on the horizon
• April Emmitsburg Area News Briefs
• Myers Park improvements proposed
• Water/sewer related projects updated
• Plans for 152 acre northern county regional park unveiled
• Town receives $1 million grant for waterlines
• March Emmitsburg Area News Briefs
• ‘Green Street’ approval postponed
• Awkward’ Rutter’s, SHA parcels adjusted
• Four new wayside markers approved
• January Emmitsburg Area News-Briefs

2020

• $700,000 in ADA upgrades planned
• Irishtown Road 90-day closure approved
• Four Points Bridge closed indefinitely
• December Emmitsburg news-briefs
• Town Square traffic revisited
• $126 thousand in phased raises approved
• Board/staff address water/sewer issues
• November Emmitsburg News-Briefs
• Mayor Brigg & Commissioner Ritz sworn-in
• Pollution incident unresolved
• October Emmitsburg News-Briefs
• Public hearing on proposed annexation planned
• Community Park dedicated to former mayor
• Elementary school capacity questioned
• From the Desk of Mayoral Candidate Jim Hoover
• September Emmitsburg News-Briefs
• Town announces virus related election protocols
• 'Greening' of North Seton Ave. planned
• Mandatory water restrictions averted
• Drought and heat begin to take their toll
• From the Desk of Town Commissioner Joe Ritz
• From the Desk of Mayor Don Briggs
• Festivals & fairs continue to fall to pandemic
• Daughters' campus opens cautiously
• August Emmitsburg News-Briefs
• Three file to run in town election
• Bridge dedicated to fallen firefighter
• Voluntary water restrictions imposed
• Local Little League Play to Resume in July
• Bridge to be dedicated to local fallen firefighter
• 2020 Emmitsburg & Thurmont Community Show cancelled
• Town attempts to addresses vandals, trespassers, & speeders
• June Emmitsburg news-briefs
• Town mulls opening of pool
• Community Park to be renamed
• Pandemic will impact town revenues
• Mount to re-open in fall
• June Emmitsburg News-Briefs
• New 'square' traffic study sought
• Flat Run Bridge work completed
• Ten Emmitsburg area virus cases reported
• Local governments try to aid businesses
• Local food bank lists needs
• April Edition of From then Desk of Don Briggs
• April Emmitsburg news-briefs
• Virus shuts down the Mount, Students advised to leave
• March Town Council news-briefs
• Ramp upgrades to cost $700 thousand
• Pool house 'seascape' mural approved
• Mayor addresses coronavirus concerns
• February Emmitsburg news-briefs
• Emmitsburg may annex Daughters of Charity land
• Business projects advance; hotel goes 'dark'
• Brown water repair costs could now top $3 million
• Brown water fix could cost $1.75 million
• Historical issues stall approvals of next round of waysigns
• Residents vent ‘brown water’ concerns
• Officials discuss costs to town of second hotel
• Flat Run Bridge completion delayed - again
• 4 more wayside exhibits coming to town
• Commissioners work to bring baseball back to town

2019

• 'Perfect Storm' Blamed for Brown Water
• Emmitsburg discusses future growth and developments
• December Emmitsburg News-Briefs
• Disc golf course coming to Community Park
• Council welcomes two new Commissioners
• Mandated backflow preventers raise ire
• Fire/Rescue Museum’s new installation complete
• Town petitions for another bridge replacement
• October Emmitsburg News-Briefs
• Sign ordinance squeaks by
• Candidates for Emmitsburg Town Council
• September Emmitsburg News-Briefs
• All-inclusive playground coming this fall
• Emmitsburg to have first contested town council election in years
• Planning Commission approves sign ordinance
• Emmitsburg gears up for National Night Out
• Rutters Submits plans for gas station east of Route 15
• Emmitsburg to host 2019 National Night Out
• Mount St. Mary’s graduates Class of 2019
• Town's FY2020 budget approved
• VHC dedicates new "Engine 61"
• VHC welcomes new fire engine
• May Emmitsburg news-briefs
• Town places sign ordinance on hold
• April Emmitsburg news-briefs
• Proposed ‘onerous’ sign ordnance draws ire of businesses
• March Emmitsburg news-briefs
• Council approves 2018 budget transfers
• NFHC is here to stay (for now)
• Local businesses suffer through shutdown
• MSMU to welcome two new on-campus facilities
• February Emmitsburg News-Briefs
• Future of National Fire Heritage Center in question
• Square in the home stretch of completion

2018

2017

• Local fallen firefighters memorial unveiled
• Flat Run Bridge work to stretch into 2019
• Update on lagoon waste storage
• Town votes against warranty partnership
• Emmitsburg celebrates an evening of Christmas spirit
• Emmitsburg news-briefs
• Emmitsburg community projects update
• Mount celebrates Inauguration of President Trainor
• Vigilant Hose Company announces annual fund drive
• Town split on warranty partnership
• Zoning Code changed for places of worship
• Emmitsburg Area Fire and Life Safety "Open House"
• VHC merger continues to move forward
• Emmitsburg Commissioner Joe Ritz
• Local elections fast approaching
• Town invites public opinion on warranty partnership
• Seton Center breaks ground at new location
• Emmitsburg election approaches, still no candidates filed
• Emmitsburg considers partnership with Utility Service Partners
• Emmitsburg Ambulance Company and VHC to merge
• Firefighters exercise pre-incident planning at Mount
• Mount appointed Trainor as permanent president
• Emmitsburg passes FY2018 budget
• YMCA Camp West Mar fun for the kids
• Main Street square revitalization in progress
• New columbarium added to Emmitsburg Memorial Cemetery
• Town addresses appalling odo
• Emmitsburg news-briefs
• Residents put up stink over odor from poultry waste storage
• Monocacy River Bridge Dedicated
• 7th annual His Place car show ready to roll
• Mount receives $1 million donation
• Timeline announced for trail expansion
• Solar farms to cost town upwards to $1 million in losses
• Main Street square revitalization begins
• Emmitsburg news-briefs
• MSMU to start permanent presidential search early
• Community pool closed this summer
• Emmitsburg approves algae control technology
• Town loses two potential tourist attractions
• VHC acknowledges excellence
• Emmitsburg Firefighters support Presidential Inauguration
• Emmitsburg considers algae control technology
• The Monocacy River Plan

2016

• Emmitsburg officially going to the dogs!
• Emmitsburg news-briefs - December
• Voluntary water restriction in effect
• Emmitsburg Citizens Advisory Committee Nov. Report
• Emmitsburg’s Evening of Christmas Spirit
• Community Pool Renovation in the works
• EOT to lease lagoon at wastewater treatment plant
• Emmitsburg elects town Commissioners
• New online bill pay system
• Flat Run Bridge undergoing replacement
• 2017 Bach Calendar Proceeds to Benefit Habitat for Humanity
• Zoning board denies Engedi wedding venue appeal
• Vigilant Hose Co. Open House
• Town Deputies see salary increase
• Emmitsburg Town Comissioner Candidate Dr. Wayne Slaughter
• Emmitsburg Town Commissioner Candidate Elizabeth Buckman
• Emmitsburg Town Commissioner Candidate Glenn Blanchard
• Emmitsburg Cares
• On-line bill payment update
• Dog park "Site C" under consideration
• No applicant for open Emmitsburg Commissioner’s seat
• $123,810 grant awarded to the Vigilant Hose Company
• Emmitsburg news-briefs
• Dog park denied until further notice
• A balancing act for the future
• Town accepts additional Trail Conservancy funds
• Town election nears, two seats available
• Emmitsburg 2017 Budget accepted
• Carnival season has arrived!
• Area Home Fire Safety Visits Continue
• Emmitsburg 2017 Budget in the works
• Emmitsburg News Briefs
• Dog park in the works
• It's Carnival Time
• Mount St. Mary’s set to graduate 508
• Emmitsburg Area News Briefs
• Emmitsburg "co-sponsor’ grant to expand trails
• Sidewalk repairs begins
• $1000 Scholarships Offered
• 7th His Place car show ready to roll
• The Doughboy Comes Home!
• Mother Seton Schools science fair
• Emmitsburg improvements get under way in earnest in 2016
• Town readies for Doughboy’s return
• Frequency of Town Council meetings reduced to monthly
• Noise and nuisance ordinance rejected
• Elyssa Cool: VHC member of the year

2015

• Back-to-back fires rattle Emmitsburg
• Town Council approved Doughboy repairs, keeps original plaque
• Second woman dies from injuries in second fire
• Fire destroys apartments above Paul's Pit Stop, displacing residents
• Emmitsburg's Comprehensive Plan approved
• Recommendations from the Citizens Advisory Committee
• Emmitsburg reelects town commissioners
• Residents reject changes to Doughboy plaque
• Emmitsburg considers adopting noise and nuisance ordinance
• Square revitalization takes a hit
• Wastewater treatment plant, now on-line
• VHC to hold open house
• Town receives report of Doughboy damage with suggested repairs
• Emmitsburg prepares for election
• 10th Annual Scotty’s Ride ready to roll
• Veterans reject changes to Doughboy statue
• Planners green-light funding for Emmitsburg, Mount path
• Trail system to open!
• Farmers Market Returning in June
• Proposed Town budget averts tax increase
• Carnival fun has begun!
• South Seton sidewalk renovations to begin
• Town Comprehensive Plan update
• Emmitsburg Ambulance reinstated - Again
• An open letter to the Community of Emmitsburg on EMS services
• Changes coming to RT 76 and US 15 intersection
• James Edward Houck Jr., former Emmitsburg mayor, dies
• Fire of Sixes Road, Emmitsburg - 3/12
• Bill Boyd named VHC Member of the Year
• State considers sign removals on Route 15
• Citizen's Advisory Committee Meets
• Town construction updates
• Clock to Adorn Town Square

2014

• Substance abuse recovery center to open
• Solar ‘phase II’ to be completed by June
• Mount Announces Selection of New President
• Dr. Portier recognized for tireless service
• December Edition of From the Desk of Mayor Don Briggs
• Emmitsburg Early Learning Center closes
• Report recommends Emmitsburg employees receive 15% pay raises
• Scotty's Ride 2014
• East End Garage comes down
• Emmitsburg readies for annual Evening of Christmas Spirit
• Code of conduct could come to Emmitsburg
• State to replace Flat Run bridge
• Emmitsburg ambulance back in operation
• Don Briggs re-elected mayor, Joe Ritz elected town commissioner
• October Edition of From the Desk of Emmitsburg Mayor Don Briggs
• Dollar General, Town Square projects proceed forward
• Disorderly properties back on town radar
• Town to help combat ‘gateway’ drug use
• Scotty’s Ride readies to roll
• Plans for ‘Community Show’ unveiled
• County still monitoring Engedi wedding venue site
• Neighbors raise concerns over continued Engedi wedding venue operations
• Emmitsburg's to vote for mayor, commissioner
• Emmitsburg's five-year voting record ‘lackluster’
• Emmitsburg ambulance suspension continued
• Waste water treatment plant benefited from timing
• Main Street properties upgrading facades
• Park and Recreation Committee minutes ‘improperly’ filed
• Solar ‘Phase II’ about to begin
• Proposed budget averts tax increase
• County suspend Emmitsburg ambulance company
• Town to look into improving how gym use is scheduled
• County suspend Emmitsburg ambulance company
• Association seeks to defund Ambulance Co. amid management complaints
• ‘Maryland Storm’ baseball league to contract ball field
• Dollar General subdivision conditionally approved
• Plans for proposed Dollar General store released
• Town staff duties reorganized
• Town increases fees for late payment of utility bills
• Town Square plan update presented
• Board gets heads-up on ordinance updates
• Planner reviews grant money status
• Dollar General seeking Emmitsburg site
• Sewer plant exceeds permit 12 times in December
• Mayor seeks Flat Run flooding resolution

2013

• Town solar farm lease agreement signed
• Emmitsburg to celebrate ‘Christmas Spirit’
• State agrees to buy ‘park-and-ride’ site
• State ‘finds’ $55,000 for Town Square
• Planner says construction of new sewer plant ‘on schedule’
• "Light the Park" community event slated for November 1
• Sign ordinance back on table
• Solar Contract dispute ‘fixed’ by altering minutes
• Blanchard & Mellor elected to board of commissioners
• Blanchard, Mellor take commissioner seats
• Town solar project moves forward
• Four file to run for two Town Council seats
• 501C Town Square nonprofit proposed
• Solar farm could save town $1 million
• Town’s wastewater plant to open in 2015
• Town election nears with no official candidates
• Lighting strike starts fire in Mount chapel steeple
• Council Passes Chicken Coop Ordinance
• Cal Ripken Tournament Comes to Emmitsburg
• Emmitsburg Board Passes Budget, Pursues Energy Efficiency Grant
• June edition of From the desk of Town Commissioner Chris Staiger
• Budget and tax rate to remain stable in 2014
• Mason Dixon Center Opens Tourism Season
• Mayor presents $1.6M budget; taxes stay level
• May edition of From the Desk of Town Commissioner Patrick Joy
• Budget Cuts, Tax Change for Fire & Rescue
• Town Council Clears Path for Budget Talks
• April edition of From the desk of Town Commissioner Chris Staiger
• Council Weighs Allowing Backyard Chicken Coops
• Commissioners Grapple with Vacancy Procedures
• March edition of From the desk of Town Commissioner Chris Staiger
• Burglaries Lead Uptick in January Crime
• Town Square Revitalization Moves Forward
• Former Mayor Jim Hoover Appointed to Town Council
• Town Council President Glenn Blanchard resigns
• February edition of From the Desk of Town Commissioner Chris Staiger
• February Edition of From the Desk of Mayor Don Briggs
• Private ‘cooling’ wells to be allowed
• Board divided on tabling sign rules
• January edition of From the Desk of Town Commissioner Chris Staiger
• January Edition of From the Desk of Mayor Don Briggs
• Eateries, pubs benefit from ski season

• LED street lights acquisition questioned
• Study revealing town resident statistics
• December edition of From the Desk of Town Commissioner Chris Staiger
• Town Square plans draw praise
• Town Square design contract awarded
• Town takes on speeding in Brookfield
• From the Desk of Mayor Don Briggs
• Sandy: Gone but likely never forgotten
• Emergency agencies brace for ‘Stormzilla’
• ‘Scotty’s Ride’ fundraiser nets $11,000
• Planning for Downtown Emmitsburg
• State to re-consider local park-and-ride
• Lions Club barbeque a sell-out
• Ridge Fest a delicious success
• Silo Hill Parkway plan goes nowhere
• Lions Club barbeque a sell-out
• Mayoral ‘shake-up’ of town council questioned
• Leadership shake-up on Emmitsburg Board of Commissioners
• Town heritage agreement approved
• Drinking water problems reported
• Town seeks facade improvement funds
• Parking issues come before commission
• Water table dropping seriously
• Rocky Ridge to hold carnival, parade
• Town revitalization moves forward
• Youths help Mother Seton Center
• Sewer plant contracts approved
• Emmitsburg man charged in armed robbery
• Lions Club hosts 30th Community Day
• Two area bridges to be replaced
• $3 million budget package approved
• June edition of From the Desk of Town Commissioner Chris Staiger
• Emmitsburg approves tax break
• Town to apply for grant money for senior housing
• Sun shines on His Place's car show to help raises funding for charities
• 2013 town budget unveiled
• May edition of From the Desk of Town Council President Chris Staiger
• Emmitsburg water hookups double
• Drought 2012: Water supplies begin to drop
• Local veterinarians recognized for their efforts to produce solar energy
• Expansion not likely for elementary school
• Board reverses position on tax rate hike
• Welcome Center to reopen
• Town may avoid 2013 tax increase
• Work continues on Old Emmitsburg Hotel
• No tax or fee increase for pool
• Emmitsburg sets sewer rate increase
• March Edition of From the desk of Town Commissioner Chris Staiger
• Rising gas prices impacting lifestyles
• Food drive aims to top $20,000
• Emmitsburg loses friend, hard worker, veteran
• Emmitsburg commissioners field new sewer plant questions
• Mason Dixon welcome center set to reopen this summer
• Feb Edition of From the desk of Town Commissioner Chris Staiger
• After School’ could be free to residents
• Town considers Sustainable Communities’ options
• Vigilant holds 128th Awards Banquet
• Town mulls After School Program
• January 4th Emmitsburg Town Council News Briefs
• JD’s opens on Main Street

2010

• December Edition of The News-Journal's Around Town
• Dec edition of From the Desk of Town Council President Chris Staiger
• Judge imposes eight years for building fire
• November Edition of The News-Journal's Around Town
• Emmitsburg unlikely to reduce deputies
• Nov edition of From the Desk of Town Commissioner Chris Staiger
• Mayor proposes changes to town’s election law
• October Edition of The News-Journal's Around Town
• September Edition of The News-Journal's Around Town
• Daughters of Charity requested the zoning change For senior housing
• Delauter running for County Commissioner
• Two pedestrians killed, one injured after being struck by vehicle
• Churchgoers mourn friends struck, killed by SUV before Mass
• Emmitsburg could join transit route
• July Edition of The News-Journals' Around Town
• July edition of From the Desk of Town Commissioner Chris Staiger
• Town may create rectangular sports field
• June Edition of The News-Journals' Around Town
• From the Desk of Town Commissioner Chris Staiger
• Emmitsburg budget gets smaller, tax rate the same
• Red’s Tavern offers country cooking
• Traffic problems, road closures hurting local businesses
• May issue of From the Desk of Town Commissioner Chris Staiger
• Resident indicted in Western Maryland Hotel Fire
• Fire damages old Western Maryland Hotel
• Hagen Announces Bid for Re-Election
• Emmitsburg baseball kicks off April 11
• Daughters of Charity consolidation will cause some changes in Emmitsburg
• From the desk of County Commissioner Gardner
• March issue of Around the Town
• March issue of From the Desk of Town Commissioner Chris Staiger
• Mount St. Mary's will be site for $60 million solar power farm
• From the desk of County Commissioner Jenkins - January

2009

• Budget cuts claim $5.3M tourism center
• City blocks to country roads
• Four New Businesses in Emmitsburg
• Emmitsburg may drop small committees to form community advisory board
• Emmitsburg's crime spree ends with arrests
• Scotty's Ride the largest yet
• Rocky Ridge Barn burning destroys a bit of agricultural heritage
• Emmitsburg to hold town council election Sept. 29
• 53rd Annual Community Show coming soon
• New Emmitsburg principal described as exceptional
• Local Ash trees face pest infestation & destruction
• From the Deck of Commissioner Staiger
• Fire damages Harrington storehouse
• 200 Year Celebration at National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton
• Lions Club Community Day a success
• Buchheister wins 2 awards at Adams County Art Council's annual exhibit
• Police reverse initial findings of investigation
• Rebecca Pearl and her art return to Emmitsburg
• Driver charged in crash that killed Mount student
• EBPA elects new leaders
• Emmitsburg’s $1.6M budget goes to council
• Town proposes grease trap ordinance for wastewater lines
• Town faces another cut in income
• Mount student dies after being hit by pickup 
• Emmitsburg Town Council to consider ‘hold zoning’
• Town Council concerned about tax burdens on the elderly
• Town Council suggests planners attend town meetings
• Emmitsburg residents to pay for their external water use
• Beer to be permitted at parks in Emmitsburg
• Emmitsburg Economy Takes Hard Knocks during Recession
• Emmitsburg favors hiking, biking trail network
• Conservation Pays Town
• Police still investigating bullet found in Mount dorm window
• Emmitsburg talks Freedom Trail to honor King Day
• Emmitsburg has ‘minor’ sewage spill
• Emmitsburg council cans trash fee increase
• County picks up sponsorship of Up County Family Center
• Mayor projects no tax increase in next budget
• Wanted: April Showers

2008

• Emmitsburg planners may have worked themselves out of a job
• Emmitsburg water supplies deemed adequate
• Emmitsburg begins comp plan review
• The Kelly Miller Circus will be back in town this summer
• Emmitsburg OKs park alcohol use
• Emmitsburg may get another newspaper
• New recycling containers to descend on Emmitsburg
• Emmitsburg may not invite circus to return
• Town reduces surcharge, impact fees
• Town Council to consider water, sewer fee ordinances
• Emmitsburg Dispatch prints last edition
• Rebecca Pearl showcases new painting on Emmitsburg
• Town council lowers fees to help developers mull over changing water rates
• Lower builder fees could raise water, sewer rates for Emmitsburg residents
• Residents petition for surcharge relief
• OLOE silenced Archdiocese of Baltimore issues pastoral advisory
• Emmitsburg looking for new pool contractor
• Forrence violated county ethics ordinance
• Planning and Zoning Commission halts comprehensive plan submission
• Emmitsburg mayor and commissioner re-elected
  • Emmitsburg mayor, commissioner re-elected
• WWII re-enactment attracts hundreds
  • Home of the free, town of the brave
• Emmitsburg rejects waiver on>water and sewer surcharges for new homes
• Smooth start to the new school year
• Emmitsburg crime on the rise, Thurmont’s falling
• Emmitsburg town manager celebrates 10 years
• Emmitsburg, prepare to be liberated!
• Comprehensive plan nearly ready to go to commissioners
• WWII re-enactment set for Sept. 20
• Historic portrait returns to Emmitsburg
• An Emmit returns to Emmitsburg
• Emmitsburg may go a little greener
• Foreclosure rates in Emmitsburg, Thurmont lower than surrounding towns
• FEMA reverts to closed gates
• UpCounty wins 2nd Annual Mayors Barbeque
• Emmitsburg Teen arrested in assault on elderly man
• New Forest Society votes dissolution
• Mayor retains appointment powers despite raised concerns
• BBQ competition heats up
• Celebrating Emmitsburg - Community Day 2008
• Emmitsburg trains its jr. deputies
• Hoover and Staiger to run again
• Comprehensive plan draft done, hearing planned
• Barber poles added to sign ordinance as acceptable signage
• Maryland State blunder saves Emmitsburg thousands
• Mural memorializes Emmitsburg’s history
• Commissioners vote down salary increase for second time
• Sign ordinance may force removal of business shutters
• Despite increase, town budget shows reductions in major categories
• Carriage House Inn damaged in fire
• Rob Seidel’s Wounded Soldier Fund to benefit from DVD music video
• Barnstormers Tour Showcases the Barns of Catoctin
• Emmitsburg Glass Company: 20 years of growth and community commitment
• Emmitsburg will hold 2009 tax rate steady
• Emmitsburg wants countywide fire tax
• Emmitsburg baseball is just around the corner
• Town, the Mount and sheriff’s office begin party crack downs
• Bells ring in the 2008 museum season
• DNA confirms remains are Benitez
• County moves to downzone properties around Emmitsburg
• Emmitsburg to consider sister cities
• Exact ID of human remains unknown, investigators awaiting DNA results
• Human remains found in Emmitsburg
• Smoking ban affecting local businesses
• County commissioners cut proposed interchanges and bypass
• No bypass in Emmitsburg's near future
• An Emmit returns to Emmitsburg
• Moving to return a fountain to Emmitsburg
• Mayor’s scholarship fund established with Community Foundation
• Wivell sent to Afghanistan
• Gettysburg Town web site modeled after Emmitsburg’s
• Town’s finances are healthy
• WWII veteran proud of his time served
• Cipperly is new town planner
• Town paying nearly $1 million to back fund employee pensions
• No water. No growth.
• Town Council mandates staff accountability
• Emmitsburg puts town manager on the pay scale
• Commission president concerned about top-heavy staffing
• What’s in store for Emmitsburg in 2008
• Emmitsburg to have a town planner…again
• Despite security, fire academy easily accessible

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  2004

• Annexations, Developments, Growth
  • Council voices opposition to Silver Fancy private sewer plant
  • Town defers acceptance of private roads in Pembrook
  • Mayor vetoes effort to challenge appeals board
  • Town tires to address traffic in the square
  • Town Ponders Sewer Plan
    • Town to reject bid for sewer replacement because of cost
  • Development of Silver Fancy back on the table
  • Residents voted against annexing Bollinger
    • Date remains uncertain for Emmitsburg annexation vote
    • 3-year building moratorium placed on Bollinger Annexation
    • Growth, infrastructure incite debate between town, citizens
    • COPE circulates petition for annexation vote
  • Bypass on the town's proposed comprehensive plan
  • Town halts efforts to craft anti-growth plan
    • Growth Plan Tabled Until Sewer Fixed
    • Growth Plan Decision Draws Near
  • Town Council OK Bollinger Annexation
  • Commissioners review Bollinger annexation request & growth moratorium
    • Town Considers Moratorium on New Homes
• Ethics Investigation
  • Emmitsburg ethics inquiry focuses on two commissioners
  • Town's ethics investigation proceeds
  • Emmitsburg Ethics Commission acknowledges investigation underway
• Miscellaneous
  • Residents hope to recreate historic fountain
  • Development talk of town - O'Neal's parking tickets raised again
  • Business leaders begin to question COPE's tactics
    • Business owner claims harassment by COPE
    • Community group, town argue about spot at local farmers' market
  • County to hold public hearing to discuss proposed fire tax
    • Emergency Ambulance staff could leave $300K hole in budget
    • County takes over Emmitsburg ambulance company
    • Town recommends tax increase to cover ambulance service
  • Emmitsburg residents facing a sizeable tax increase
  • Emmitsburg Web site issues debated again
  • Town, businesses revive after-school program
  • Farmer's Market Blooms In Emmitsburg
    • Farmer's market set to open this Friday
• Regulation & Code Changes
  • Town considering creating election laws to be added to the town code
    • Town officials talk about election rule changes
  • Sewer allocation plan approved
  • Commissioner Walbrecker gages interest in retrofitting sprinklers
  • Town Council approves "riparian buffer" without meeting code
  • Parking at metered spaces in town will soon go up to 25 cents per hour
  • Town raises water, sewer hookup fees
  • Town amends ordinance to require homeowners to maintain sidewalks
• 2004 Town Council Elections
  • Walbrecker and O'Neil sworn in as new commissioners
  • Stanley Mazaleski had requested in writing a recount of election results
  • O'Neil & Walbrecker elected to 3-year terms on the town commission
  • Five candidates seeking commissioner positions speak out
  • Candidates for town commissioners speak out
  • Commissioner takes aim at competitors
  • Incumbent, four others campaign for two town commissioner seats
  • Four candidates compete for two Commissioner positions

  2003

• Annexations & Developments
  • Bollinger Farm
    • Town OKs Senior Housing, Not Single Homes
    • Developer wants 20 acres included in Town Limits
    • Bollinger Annexation Bid Placed on Hold
    • P&Z Recommends Senior Housing, Turns Down Townhouses
  • Pleasant Level
    • Town Considers Adding 292 Acres
  • Silver Fancy
    • Residents Speak Out Against proposed Boyle Development
    • Mayor signs resolution for annexation.
    • Group Organizing Petition Drive to Stop Silver Fancy Annexation
    • Resident Group Petitioning for Referendum on Annexation
    • Town Approves Annexation Petition
    • An Open Letter to the Residents from the Developer
    • Jack Deatherage Jr.'s: Voting in Favor of Annexation
    • Enhancing the Quantity & Quality of Water
    • Tax Revenue & The Silver Fancy Development
    • The Positives that Would Come From Annexation
    • The Silver Fancy Development and its Impact of Traffic in Town
  • Southgate
    • Southgate Developer Hopes Time is On His side for Permits
  • Emmitsburg bracing for big rush of traffic
  • Emmitsburg Halts Building Permits
    • Growth Controversy Rages in Town
    • Town Growth Plan Fuels Debate
    • Town Poised to Restrict Residential Growth
    • Town Council set to settle two rezoning cases
• Budget and Financial Issues
  • Budget for 2001
  • Community Center Estimate Increased
  • Town Approves 20% Tax Increase & Annexation Petition
  • Town to Borrow $220,000 to Renovate Town Offices
  • Town to Cut Off Services to Those Who Don't Pay
• Regulation & Code Changes
  • Town debates cost vs. safety on proposed home sprinkler regulation
  • Council to Consider Town Growth Plan
  • Council Adopts Ordinance for Controlled Burning
  • Council Bans Tower Installation for Nine Months
  • Mayor Suggests Changing Elections to October Instead of April
    • Election Date Not to Change
  • Town Amends Sign Ordinance
  • Town Passes Senior Housing Complex Ordnance
  • Town Considers Eliminate Parking Spaces to Improve Traffic Flow
  • Town votes to allow residents to park in front of their homes
• Setting the Record Straight on the Town's True Founding Date
  • Council Votes to Change Date on Official Seal & Flag to 1825
  • Setting the record straight, the real history of Emmitsburg's founding
  • Documentation supporting 1785 as the founding date of Emmitsburg
  • In Defense of Historical Accuracy: Freeing Emmitsburg's Glorious History from the Shackles of Willful Lies & Folklore
• Septic System
  • Town Sewer Plant Suffers Major Raw Sewage Spill
• Town Officials
  • Commissioner Christopher Stahley Resigns
  • Ted Brennan Files for Second Term on Town Council
  • Town hires its first full time planner
  • Jim Hover Announces Bid for Mayor
• Traffic
  • Emmitsburg bracing for big rush of traffic
• Water System
  • Problems Delay Emmitsburg Water Plant Opening
  • Town Directs Future Users to Connect to Both Water & Sewer Systems
  • Town Imposes Water Ban
    • Town Eases Water Use Restrictions
  • Town Offered Loan for Mt. View Rd. Water Line Replacement
    • Residents Vote To Support Water line Replacement
  • Unusable Fire Hydrants Plague Town
• Miscellaneous Town Services
  • Governor Erhlich to Speak at Area Warning System Dedication
  • New time limits set for public comments at Town Meetings
  • Skateboard Park Closed Indefinitely

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  Town Meeting Minutes from the Dispatch prior to 2002