Emmitsburg
Municipal Government
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EMMITSBURG,
Md. – Just as the clock struck
6 p.m. on Dec. 3 and snowflakes
gently began falling to the earth,
a large group of people gathered
together in front of the Emmitsburg
Community Center to witness the
annual tree-lighting ceremony and
kick off the evenings festivities.
It was the town’s official
kick off of the holiday season and
the 19th annual “Evening of
Christmas Spirit” event.
Kurstin Metz, a sixth grader from
Emmitsburg, was one of those who
braved the frigid temperatures to
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Wormald Development
agreement
reached for 569 new homes
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP, Pa. – By 2023, Liberty Township could
be more than 150 percent its current size if a settlement
agreement reached between the Liberty Township Supervisors
and Wormald Companies is approved by an Adams County judge.
The
Liberty Township Supervisors released the details of the
agreement during their Dec. 4 meeting. Three years in negotiations,
the supervisors, Wormald Companies and 80 percent of the
property owners most affected by the development have signed
off on the agreement.
“Originally,
there were 1181 house properties in the original plan,”
said Supervisor Chairman Peter Foscato. “That has
now dropped to 499.”
In
addition, the Liberty Estates section of the 701-acre development
has decreased from 106 houses to 70. All of the houses in
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Still no sign ordinance after two years
EMMITSBURG, Md. – Over two years ago, the Emmitsburg
sign ordinance went under scrutiny following allegations that
the ordinance violated political sign regulations and a challenge
by the American Civil Liberties Union to the same effect.
After undergoing lengthy review, discussion and revision by
the Emmitsburg Planning and Zoning Commission, the final revised
ordinance was handed to the Emmitsburg mayor and town commissioners
on Nov. 19 for review and approval, but to the dismay of some
it was not met with immediate approval.
“I
feel that we presented something that was directly responding
to the community,” said Tim O’Donnell, vice
chair of the planning and zoning commission, at the commission’s
Nov. 26 meeting. “I feel that it missed the mark when
it went in front of commissioners and I really regret that.”
For
13 months the planning and zoning commission worked through
the sign ordinance, addressing several concerns raised by
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