Thurmont
Municipal Government
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"I'll
be home for Christmas..."
Construction
Supervisor Bill Wivell gives Lisa Wease the keys
to her new two-bedroom house in Thurmont. The
25th house built in Frederick County by Habitat
for Humanity will be the home to Wease and her
daughter Ryleigh Scheetz. See "Habitat
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Beazer plans 250 homes for Lawyer Farm
THURMONT, Md. – Beazer Homes presented its annexation
petition to the Town of Thurmont in a recent joint meeting
between the town commissioners and members of the planning
and zoning commission.
George Rathlev, executive vice president with Beazer Homes
in Columbia, Md., said his company would like Thurmont to
annex about 131 acres east of town, commonly known as the
Lawyer Farm, into town.
“It is a property surrounded on three sides by existing
development,” Rathlev said.
He is also seeking R-2 zoning on the property so that around
250 single-family houses can be built on lots that are 8,000
and 12,000 square feet in size. The »
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New
Year will bring higher parking fines
THURMONT, Md. – The Thurmont Town Commissioners voted
to raise parking fines in May 2004. In January 2007, the new
fines will finally go into effect.
In the
nearly three years between the two dates, the fines have remained
unchanged because while the commissioners believed the fines
had been increased, an ordinance was needed to fully enact
the change.
“[Former
Police Chief] Terry Frushour didn’t do anything because
he said an ordinance was needed,” said Mayor Martin
Burns. “He was
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Gaming
board votes 'No Casino' for Gettysburg
GETTYSBURG, Pa. – Gettysburg won’t be seeing a
$350 million slots parlor. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control
Board chose locations in the Pocono area and Lehigh Valley
area for the two at-large gaming licenses on Wednesday, Dec.
20.
“This
is a day I think we’ve all been waiting for for some
time,” said Chairman Tad Decker as he opened the meeting.
Hundreds
of people attended the meeting at the Forum across the »
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