Speed bumps again spark Burkittsville town meeting issue
At Burkittsville town hall Mayor Joyce Brown announces February meeting will revisit speed bumps and related specifications. She notes potential fixes for street surfaces curbs and old oil tanks. The town received 900 from Local Government Insurance Trust for safety zones and seeks Open Space funds for benches and playground items. Renovations at the Raritan Club basement will create town office space for a Frederick County Deputy if assigned.
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Burkittsville
Joyce Brown
Rooster Pete Makes Home Behind Dr Clark Building
A rooster named Pete lives with pigeons in a cardboard dwelling behind the Dr Clark Building in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. Building employees have cared for him since fall and feed him regularly.
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Pete
Pittsburgh
Four candidates file to seek Walkersville burgess seat
Walkersville set March 8 election for burgess to replace John L. Thompson Jr. Four candidates Jeannie Maire James E. Reid Grace Birdwell and Joe Maglaise filed by February 2 deadline. Voters must register by February 26. Commissioners delay waste disposal agreement over curbside recycling concerns and plan a revised draft to protect recycling programs. A resolution honored late Commissioner Lawrence Roller for 11 years of service.
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Walkersville
John L. Thompson Jr
Jeannie Maire
James E. Reid
Walkersville Board of Appeals
Grace Birdwell
Joe Maglaise
Board of Elections
Lawrence Roller
New Market Declares Heritage Area Status
New Market officials unanimously designates the town as a recognized Heritage Area citing National Register sites and historic wagoner routes along the National Turnpike. They also approve a municipal waste agreement with Frederick County shifting landfill dumping fees to the town and endorse continuing the Christmas in New Market committee for 1999.
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New Market
Frederick County
Rita Mueller
Paula Eubanks
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