EMMITSBURG,
Md. – Emmitsburg has lifted its water restrictions as
of Feb. 5.
Emmitsburg
Town Manager Dave Haller told the town commissioners during
the Feb. 4 meeting that water consumption in the town was
in line with the historical usage for this time of year.
“The
best news of all is our wells have fully recovered and our
reservoir is within one foot of the spillway,” Haller
said.
The
town has been under water restrictions since August 2007
and under an outdoor water ban since October 2007. At times
this fall, the wells were down as much as 18 feet and the
reservoir at Rainbow Lake was down 5 feet.
With
the town’s water resources recovered, Haller told
the commissioners, “I can’t think of any reason
to keep a restriction in place.”
The
commissioners agreed and removed the restrictions that had
banned all outdoor water use in the town.
Revitalizing
Main Streets in small towns
THURMONT, Md. – Many people will tell you Mayberry doesn’t
exist. Quaint towns with thriving Main Streets are a thing
of the past that only exist in old movies and TV shows …
or in Maryland Main Street Communities like Thurmont, Frederick
and Taneytown.
“Being
a Main Street Community has brought us new stores and shops,”
said Nancy McCormick, Taneytown economic development director.
Maryland
Main Street is a revitalization program created in 1998
by the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development.
The program helps improve the economy, image and appearance
of Maryland’s traditional downtown business districts.
“Main
Street is an avenue to increase grants and visibility for
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