List of Current Events Articles 

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
• All American Hot Dog & Ice Cream opening
• 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 (August)
• 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

  2007

• Fairfield woman experiences liberation real and staged
• Holiday season kicks off in Emmitsburg
• Planning Commission wants town to create institutional zone
• Still no sign ordinance after two years
• Bypass president resigns & switches position
• Mayor’s show a no go on Channel 99
• Enjoy an evening of the Christmas Spirit
• Emmitsburg Community Chorus prepares Christmas concert
• Long and bitter feud in Emmitsburg ends
• Boyle did not violate ethics ordinance
• Public comments on Thurmont Region Plan
• Mayor asked or permission to broadcast monthly television show
• Let’s all take charge
• Jubilee celebrates Emmitsburg’s history
• President honors fallen firefighters
• Town has water for the future but not enough
• Getting around town will be costly
• Town wants to know if planning commissioner violated ethics ordinance
• Water may limit Emmitsburg's growth
• Emmitsburg elects 2 to board of commissioners in uncontested race
• Etris and Blanchard filed to run for town commissioners
• Emmitsburg children lasso up some safety tips at bike rodeo
• County will help fire museum get started
• Judge dismisses 4 of 5 counts in Elder lawsuit
• Emmitsburg looks to Pa. for help with bypass
• Emmitsburg has three crime “hot spots”
• Town won't bypass worries - Officials say proposed route is far in the future
• Recent rains help but don’t end drought
• P&Z Commission studies bypass alignments
• Emmitsburg seeks a new MDE consent order
• Mayor holds Community Bar-b-que contest
• State lifts sewer restrictions; town wants them to stay
• Draught Causes Threatened Farmers to Seek Help
• Emmitsburg had 53 percent jump in crime last year
• Grease doesn't make sewage flow easier
• Town considers water restrictions to head off drought conditions
• Town decides against following planning consultant’s recommendations
• Town eases parking
• Planners and commissioners want to take control of the town's future
• Expect an increase in electric bills this month
• Northern Frederick County sees minimal growth last year
• Emmitsburg approves fiscal 2008 operating budget
• Jones is town's newest community deputy
• Town Finalizes Budget
• Mayor proposes $1.7-million budget
• Ideas for a town bypass changing
• Silo Hill Car Wash uses almost no new water
• Debes to head Emmitsburg Province of DOC
• South Seton work completed
• Veterans groups remember their comrades
• Town using less water, losing less
• More than $6,000 in art competition
• Residents support Emmitsburg Elementary at county hearing
• Planning and zoning finishes sign ordinance
• Town debates best way to plow streets
• O’Neil cleared of ethics charge
• Town’s audit looks good
• Planning & Zoning shaping town’s future
• P & Z begins comp plan discussion
• Streets Committee presents requests to town
• Commissioners don’t addition to school delayed
• Commissioner O'Neals motion to dismiss Runkle suit denied
• Former town planner files ethics complaint against commissioner O'Neal
• New development could add 1,200 houses
• O’Neil’s motion to dismiss lawsuit is denied
• First look at the town comp plan draft
• Tension growing between towns and county
• Town survey results
• Historical maps find safe resting place
• County may close part of Eylers Valley Road
• Emmitsburg planning chair resigns seat
• Emergency alert system repaired
• Town, planner formalize update process
• Commissioners OK temporary sidewalk repairs
• Pat Larson named "Hotelier of the Year"
• Communications may be impeding town planning process
• Town may trim costs from tree replacement
• Historical map to be returned to the town
• Mayor Hoover sets his goals for 2007
• Emmitsburg has new community deputy

 2006

• Sidewalk repairs should begin soon
• Work on comprehensive plan continues
• Trails task force report expected in 2007
• 'Beard' House - Third brick house in Emmitsburg comes down
• Emmitsburg Library's celebration focuses on community, continuity
• Business community puts brakes on sign review
• Emmitsburg commissioner wants policy on growth control
• Sister Joan Maeilner Serves parishes to her last days
• Comp plan may not be finished until 2007
• Second planning nominee rejected Mayor wants more diversity on board
• Scarce state butterfly habitat found at Rainbow Lake
• Mayor will soon communicate with town residents by radio
• Bikers ride to help family in need
• Truck route rattles locals
• Industrial annexation granted conditional approval
• Runkle files multi-million-dollar print shop-related lawsuit
• Emmitsburg volunteers deliver "welcome in a bag"
• Old-time fun stays alive at community show
• Emmitsburg Community Show celebrates 50 years
• Council passes resolution in support of bypass
• Town land wildlife plan would not end hunting
• Rocky Ridge kicks off carnival with food & fun
• Historical group ready to move on after date change
• Wildlife preserve could be in town's future
• Emmitsburg comprehensive plan update moves forward
• Stoplight coming to Route 140 and Silo Hill Road
• U.S. 15 becomes memorial highway
• Town vote not to organize any celebration of the town’s founding date
• County approves new deputy for Emmitsburg
• Board divided over Silo Hill answer
• Silo Hill could get stoplight in 2007
• Decades of sewer spills may be over
• Eisenhower’s 1919 crossing of Tom’s Creek celebrated
• How many candles? Residents disagree on Emmitsburg’s birth date
• Vandals damage Emmitsburg Community Pool
• Town passes budget
• Groundbreaking held for $1.9 million ambulance headquarters
• Resident Rainbow Lake beavers to be killed
• Hometown hero is laid to rest on Memorial Day
• Town sets tax rate, increases staff pay
• Towns get state grants to fund parks
• 'Eisenhower convoy' reenactment set for June 28
• County will cover Emmitsburg Ambulance fees
• Federal court rejects Elder's due process claims
• Judge dismisses 3 of 4 counts of former Commissions Elder's lawsuit
• Emmitsburg welcome center celebrates grand opening
• Town officials to ask for state meeting on problem intersection
• Comp plan could be done by end of year
• Residents say blinking light at Silo Hill Road and Route 140 not enough
• Rosensteel, Sweeney get top votes in poorly attended election
• Motion for tax rate fails
• Town election set for Tuesday
• Emmitsburg Election 2006 Voters Guide
• Town officials express confidence over comp plan
• Town to market its Civil War ties
• Elder announces he will not seek re-election
• Town, Southgate developer reach agreement
• Emmitsburg to provide yard waste dropoff
• Towns have various ways of dealing with disaster
• Emmitsburg to elect fifth commissioner next month
• Town Council rescinds Mayors ability to vote
• Silver Fancy annexation progressing cautiously
• Annexation needs to include by-pass plan
• Town to fund staff pensions
• Deputy suggests Neighborhood Watch program for town
• Emmitsubrg Lions Club offers scholarships
• Two candidates announce election plans
• County expands recycling
• Town considers new road for Northgate development entrance
• Town to mull ethics ordinance
• Mayor not allowed to veto fifth commissioner
• Mayor will veto charter change to add fifth commissioner
• Northgate seeks drier entrance
• Town Council votes to add fifth commissioner to board
• Proposed Emmitsburg charter change adds fifth commissioner
• Board may strip mayor of vote, add one member
• Time for public to speak at meetings is cut in half

 2005

• Officials, lawyer mum on lawsuit
• Mayor, Town Sued by Commissioner Elder
• Emmitsburg prohibits commercial facilities in residential areas
• Town considers zoning changes
• Town residents, university students come into conflict
• Summary of Town Council meeting on Sept, 19th
• Town proposes bike trails near Rainbow Lake
• Southgate residents take town to task on permit system
• Town Council delay vote on waiving church’s sewer fees
  • St. Joseph's asks for free sewer connection
• Council decides against overriding Mayor's veto to pay legal fees
• Southgate developer threatens to sue town over building permits
• Town to hold special meeting to discuss veto of payment of ethics fees
• Town Council votes to reimburse Commissioner ethics legal fees
• Developer may try again for annexation of Silver Fancy farm
• Town improves pool, plans parties
• Town passes fiscal 2006 budget
• Town raises water, sewer rates
• Employee pension plan fails
• Proposed town budget trimmed
• Town considers employee pensions
• Frailey Road residents await road reconstruction
• Commissioner Elder requests reimbursement for ethics investigation legal fees
• Town board votes to take no further action on ethics complaint
• Residents talk about why they voted
• Voters re-elect mayor, Election called 'mandate for sanity and civility'
• Hoover re-elected in Emmitsburg
• An Open letter to the Citizens of Emmitsburg for the Ethics Commission
• Commissioners O'Neil & Elder to be issued Cease and Desist orders
• Commissioners O'Neil & Elder found guilty of ethics violations
• Ethics Reports on actions of Commissioners O'Neil & Elder
• Candidates speak out on COPE and the town's future
• Mayor Hoover to Seek Second Term
• Another ethics charge to be filed in Emmitsburg
• Three vie for mayor position
• Six candidates run for two commission seats
• Walbreaker resignation as Commissioner stuns Emmitsburg
• Commissioner Walbrecker Resigns
• Question & Ballot Question Review Committee Seeks Members
• Town seeks grant for water, sewer
• Town leaders dispute Fire Academy budget cuts
• Attorney, resident attack ethics board
• Town official skeptical of time spent on complaints
• Mayor appointed to Deputy Director of MARC Train service by Governor
• Commissioner frustrated with Ethics Committee
• Town will consider sprinkler mandate
• Commissioners O'Neil & Arthur Elder formally notified of ethics complaints

• 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

• 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
    • Dan Reaver's: 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 (8/03)
    • Election Date Not to Change (8/03)
  • Town Amends Sign Ordinance
  • Town Passes Senior Housing Complex Ordnance
  • Town Considers Eliminate Parking Spaces to Improve Traffic Flow (7/03)
  • 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 (3/03)
  • 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