Thurmont
Municipal Government
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THURMONT,
Md. – Conor Tremaine and Daniel McAfee were
friends who enjoyed hunting together. They both
attended Catoctin High School and graduated in
2006. Then they went their separate ways; Tremaine
into the U.S. Marines where he became a lance
corporal and McAfee into the U.S. Army where he
is a private first class.
Now they share a similar purpose because they
have both been shipped to Iraq to serve their
country. Tremaine left in August and McAfee
followed two months later.
Their absence at holiday gatherings is felt
deeply this holiday season, perhaps moreso,
because they are»
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Some
commissioners having trouble attending meetings
THURMONT,
Md. – At the Dec. 18 Thurmont town meeting, the town commissioners
made the unanimous decision to move their weekly meetings to
Monday nights for different reasons, one of which was to curb
commissioner absences.
A recent review by The Dispatch of the attendance of the
Thurmont town commissioners at town meetings for the past
three fiscal years has revealed that the average attendance
of the board of commissioners has been 88 percent.
Obtained through reviewing three years of commissioner meeting
minutes at the Thurmont town office, the information gathered
looked at the attendance of Mayor Martin Burns, former Commissioner
Bill Blakeslee, Commissioner Wayne Hooper, Commissioner Glenn
Muth and Commissioner Ronald Terpko.
Blakeslee had a three-year average attendance rate of 96
percent, followed by Burns and Hooper, who both had a »
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Town
condemns three sewage-damaged houses
THURMONT, Md. – The Town of Thurmont has condemned three
of nine houses involved in two multi-million-dollar lawsuits
against the town.
“These
are two of the properties that were subject to sewage backups
in 2003 that resulted in significant monetary judgments against
the town,” Thurmont Mayor Martin Burns said as he read
from a prepared statement during the Dec. 11 town meeting.
The
condemned properties are 310 Westview Drive owned by Harold
and Paula Furr and 12 Ironmaster Court owned by Wayne and
Tina Brown. The commissioners also condemned 11 Ironmaster
Court owned by Ron and Kathy Bishop on Dec. 18.
“The
town is pursuing acquisition of these properties to protect
both the residents who reside at the properties from future
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This
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THURMONT
Timber harvest could net
town $500,000
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Commissioners
seek more
open communication
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RELIGION
Christmas service listings
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FEATURE
Looking back on 2007
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