New Playground Coming Ground and Pushed by an Adult Justin Kiska to Run for Council Rock Creek Canschool Be Built
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VOLUME 2, NO. 9 • www.woodsborotimes.com • sePtember 2014 VOLUME 6, NO. 1 • WWW.WOODSBOROTIMES.COM • JANUARY 2018 tear on the rubber surface. A child swing suspended off the New playground coming ground and pushed by an adult Justin Kiska to run for Council Rock Creek canSchool be built. “Swings where kids drag their On December 4, Frederick role in the community in many torsThe of playground The Golden structure Mile Alliance. is for newmoving barbecue grills, volleyballto Walkersville feet will only tear the surface County business owner Justin M. ways. He has always been involved Thechildren organization ages 5 to was12. originally courts, and benches at the park up and create a maintenance Kiska announced his candidacy in the area’s community theater, createdAfter as ansoliciting ad hoc committeedesign and of - itemsThe theWalkersville town had notPlanning origi- problem,”Burgess heChad said. Weddle“A merry- stated, for the Frederick County Coun- and in 2002, when his family pur- thepricing city with proposals the purpose from of helpsev-- nallyCommission asked for. will hold a work- go-round“One major where issue kids the run Town in the has is cil in 2018. Kiska will be running chased The Way Off Broadway ingeral to recreationrevitalize thedesign Golden compa Mile- shop“I askedon Tuesday, them Januarynot to leave9 with sameaccess circle to thepushing site will it willnot wearbe given for one of the two At-Large coun- Dinner Theatre, he stepped into Corridor.nies, town Upon commissioners the group’s votin-- anyFrederick money County on the Publictable,” SchoolRit- andvia be Maryland a maintenance Ave. That problem street is one cil seats. the position of the company’s Pres- corporationed unanimously into an at independent their Aug. telmeyer(FCPS) said.representatives to dis- as ofwell.” the few with speed bumps due to Growing up in Frederick Coun- ident and Managing Director. 501(c)3,12 meeting Kiska to was hire elected playground as the cussThe general company issues has constructedthe town has existing Commissioner speed issues. Ken “ Kellar ty and choosing to call the county Additionally, in 2012 Kiska was SecretarySpecialists of Inc.,the Executive of Thurmont. Com- playgroundsregarding the throughout Walkersville Fred Mid- - said Thishe wasis just disappointed the beginning the of a home, Kiska has played an active appointed to the Board of Direc- mitteeThe companyBoard, and will later, build in 2014, the erickdle School County, location including for Woodthe new- playgrounddialogue betweenwill only the have Town tod -and new playground on the south sboro, Liberty, North Frederick, dler swings. “My only regret CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 Rock Creek school for the se- FCPS. In several months when a side of the Woodsboro Regional Middletownverely disabled, Lincoln, ages 3 toWolfs 21. The- is formalseeing sitethose plan older is submittedswings go the Park, east of Israel Creek. villemeeting and willEmmitsburg be at 7:30pm elemen at the- away,”Town’ he planning said. “Tocommission me it’s a will “The whole purpose of put- tary schools. They have also loss of adult swings.” Town hall. The public is invited review the plans ensuring compli- ting together this proposal is built playgrounds for the towns Meanwhile, Rittelmeyer said Local fallen firefighters memorial but no public comment is taken ance with Town code for the pro- that we want to start encour- of Thurmont and Emmitsburg, nothing will be built until the at workshops. tection of the Town’s citizens safety Computer image of proposed playground aging usage at this end of the Fort Detrick, the Brunswick town has the grant money in and welfare. unveiled park,” said Commissioner Bill Crossing housing development, hand. “They won’t order a stick Rittelmeyer, who handled the and the Middletown Valley of equipment until we have the After months of planning, the By Sherry Greenfield The Town of Woodsboro bidding process. Apartments. grant,” he said. Frederick County Fire & Rescue was awarded the Maryland The company has proposed NewRittelmeyer credit said the union new Trimmerbranch praised Rittel- Museum conductedhe Woodsboro a formal RegionalDed- Open Space Community Parks designing and building the new playground at the Woodsboro meyer for his work on the bid icationT CeremonyPark will to soon honor have all fall a -new and Playgrounds Grant to use playground for $126,272.75. Regionalsupports Park will the not havemilitary process.”I’d and like to their commend en fireplayground, and emergency thanks services to aper state- for the construction of a new, They are proposing to use the adult swings or a merry-go- Bill for doing this,” he said. sonnelgrant who of died $129,356. in the line of duty handicap accessible playground. remaining $3,083.25 to install round because of the wear and “He did an excellent job.” throughout the history of Freder- families ick County. Nearly 200 people attended the ceremony to honor Ken Kellar Branch Manager Andria Es- Weddle, who lives on Frederick they have a homeowner’s associa- the twenty-three men and wom- tridge told the Times that the Street, was not at the meeting. tion,” he said. “If somebody has en who died while involved in the Navy Federal Credit Union November 6 branch opening very act of serving others. Plaques (NFCU)On another has openednote, Dewesea new a (thecomplaint 27th inabout Maryland) a neighbor’s was in ParkingWinona L. “Winnie”problems Crum Kenneth H. Willard with photographs (or Company saidbranch as thein town’sthe Frederick code enforce area -at grass,response go to theto [homeowner’sincreasing demand as- patch logo for the few for whom mentClemson officer Corner, he 7820has been Wormans busy sociation],”in the Frederick he said. “Ifarea. they Some have of no photosBy Sherry have Greenfield yet been located) apartthe fromstreet ain Granite front of Memorialtheir hous - ofa thefrequent fallen. problem This memorial for residents. also thisMill year Rd. investigating (across from complaints the new [anthat association] demand that comes deals from with it,near - were unveiled during the service. withes. names Each householdin a small wouldplaza at receive the stands“There’s apart froma lot otherof issues memorials down fromWegmans). residents on issues rang- andby it Fort doesn’t Detrick. get done, She I’ll also take said Past Museumelief could President soon be comingJim Mt. two Olivet permits. Cemetery in Frederick, becausethere now,”it solely Dewese honors said.the fallen“It’s ing from tall grass to snow-cov- care of it.”CONTINUED ON PAGE 6 DeaterR andto thehis residentswife Joy livingDeater along a place“I thinkwhere there photos does withneed writto be- a firenot and a huge emergency issue, but personnel I think theyfrom ered sidewalks. Dewese said so Failure to cut grass is a $100 had theFrederick idea to Streetdo something in Walkersville spe- ten degreeinsights of restrictedregarding parking the nature down Frederickshould be County. able to park there.” far this year, he has received 260 fine from the town. The fine is cial for the fallen fire and rescue of what led to the deaths of the Starting with known records that are upset with people parking there,” said Andy Dewese, the Commissioner Gary Baker said complaints from residents. That posted on the homeowner’s wa- personnel in the county and de- fallen heroes didn’t exist. Further- from the local fire service, the Free smoke alarms available in front of their houses. town’s code enforcement officer. permitted parking should be for number is significantly higher ter bill. cided that a memorial was the per- more, there had never been a pub- Deaters spoke with families still fect solution.The Walkersville They realized Town that Com -lic “Theyceremony live fordown family there, members so they inresidents the area, only. called Restricted on local parking emer- thanCaptain the Daniel120 complaints L. Yoder. CFIhe re - “WeOur get smoke our money,” alarms areBurgess 10 year missioners, at their Aug. 13 should be able to park there.” should continue in front of the ceived last year. Ralph Whitmore said. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 CET CFPS lithium battery devices. Also avail- meeting, tentatively approved a Parking signs are current- businesses. Dewese, who blamed the win- ableDewese are saidsmoke of thealarms 260 equippedcom- plan to issue parking permits to ly posted in front of the nurs- “I think the residents will be ter’sFrederick bad weather County for theFire riseRescue in plaints,with strobeall but lightstwo have for beenthe hearing re- those residents living across from ing home restricting the number happy,” he said. complaints,has a free Smoke said theAlarm frustration Program. solved.impaired. The complaint process is Townthe Glade plans Valley Nursing to andhonor Re- of hours fallen a car can soldier be parked. But The council decided to take comesThe county when residentshas partnered fail to nowith- unanimous.If you are in need of a device or habilitation Center on Frederick the number of parked cars from a formal vote on the permitted tifythe Fredericktheir homeowner’s County Professional associa- would“I’m not like getting us to stop many by fordinner a check At Street.a recent Issuing Walkersville permits wouldTown al- Onnearby Sunday, Walkersville August 18,High the School en- parkingThe enemy issue whenwas unable Commission to take- tionFirefighters first, before and Paramedicscoming to him.Union, invitations,”of your alarms, he joked.call 301-600-7275. “But it’s meeting Commissioner Donald emy came out of hiding to launch any of his apparent objectives. His The American Red Cross, and a Stop in at the Woodsboro Sta- low those residents to park on and the nursing home has been er Chad Weddle is in attendance. “They’re still coming in even if going good.” Schildt expressed plans to hon- a series of attacks on 25th Infantry losses were staggering: more than grant from The Carroll Creek Ro- tion and say hi.