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Teens
can influence town policy
EMMITSBURG,
Md. – There’s nothing for kids to do in Emmitsburg.
It’s a complaint that the mayor and town commissioners
have heard from parents and teen.
Emmitsburg
Mayor James Hoover doesn’t feel that’s the case,
but he would probably be the first to admit he’s not
a teenager with long summer days to fill. Because of this,
Hoover wants to start a youth advisory committee.
“I
get told there’s not enough for kids to do,”
Hoover said. “Well, here’s their opportunity
to tell the town what it is they want to do.”
Hoover’s
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Expect increase in electric bills this month
 Phased-in
rate increase starts
EMMITSBURG, Md. – Though Allegheny Power’s electric
rates are locked in until the end of 2008, residents who get
their electricity from Allegheny Power will still see their
electric bills increase about 15 percent beginning this year.
“Allegheny
Power has already raised them on the residential customer
base,” said Emmitsburg Mayor James Hoover.
Because of the expected dramatic increases in the electric
rates that Allegheny Power expects when the price caps end
at the end of 2008, the Maryland Public Service Commission
approved rate stabilization plan that allows Allegheny Power
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Northern Frederick County sees minimal growth last year
EMMITSBURG,
Md. – Growth in Emmitsburg and Thurmont last year was
six. Not six percent. Six people. This is according to new
estimates on municipal populations that the U.S. Census Bureau
released on June 28.
According to the numbers, Thurmont’s population last
year was 6027, up 5 people from 2005. The average growth since
the 2000 census has been 1.3 percent a year.
“I
think that’s a little slow personally,” said Thurmont
Planning and Zoning Chairman John Kinnaird. He said the commission
hasn’t officially taken a position on »
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