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VIDEO: Mount Airy Town Council Meeting - Held
8/2/10
[Community Media Center - Carroll County] |
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Mount Airy water rates are likely to rise [Carroll County
Times - 8/3/10]
The sewer and water rates in Mount Airy are expected to
increase. The only question is by how much. The Mount Airy
Water and Sewer Commission will reevaluate the proposed
increases it submitted to the council Monday night. The
council asked the commission to explore different rate and
fee options that would use a progressive rate structure
but won't hurt families on a tight budget... |
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Mount Airy water rates to rise [The Gazette - 8/5/10]
Water rates in Mount Airy will rise come the start of the
October billing cycle. The only question is, by how much.
The rate increase was a topic of conversation at the Mount
Airy Town Council meeting Monday night after the town's
Water and Sewer Commission made a recommendation for a
rate structure that some council members questioned. |
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Mount Airy discusses raising water, sewer costs [Frederick News Post
8/4/10]
Mount Airy officials are considering ways to increase
water and sewer fees to cover the costs of providing the
service in time for October's bill. Town Council President
Peter Helt said the cost of water and sewer services in
the fiscal 2011 budget is about $2 million, paid for by
fees on that service. The town needs to cover a shortfall
of $45,000, according to Dick Swanson, Water and Sewer
Commission secretary... |
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Special Event
Health is the focus of kids’ triathlon [Carroll County
Times - 8/3/10]
Running, swimming and riding bikes are activities that
youngsters do every summer. But Aug. 28, the exercises
will be combined for the annual Nottingham Kids
Triathlon in Mount Airy. Youths ages 6 to 9 will swim
50 meters at the Nottingham Swim Club, then head
outside to ride a bike for two miles and then run half
a mile. For the first time, the distance has been
doubled for participants between the ages of 10 and
14. All the outdoor activities will take place in the
Nottingham subdivision in Mount Airy...
Mini Cow Tri Club |
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Report on 2009 Event - Gazette 3/9/09 |
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Thanks for a Great 2010 Carnival! [MAVFC
Website]
Carnival Chairman Terry Baker, along with all the members
of the Mt. Airy Volunteer Fire Company, wish to thank
everyone who attended, assisted, or in any way supported
our 2010 Carnival. Many local merchants donated goods or
provided monetary assistance for the carnival. Rosedale
Amusements, for the 28th year, provided safe, entertaining
rides and games for everyone to enjoy. Many vendors had
exhibits on the grounds to visit and patronize...
Samples from MAVFC Photo Gallery: |
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Tornado confirmed in eastern FredCo [Frederick News Post
8/18/10]
The National Weather Service is confirming that a tornado
touched down in eastern Frederick County last week.
Meteorologist Chris Strong said Tuesday that a relatively
weak twister rated EF-0 knocked down trees south of
Unionville on Thursday. |
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Business caters to Muslim immigrants seeking to fulfill
ritual animal sacrifices [Washington
Post 8/17/09]
In a barn in Mount Airy, Ali Manguera pinned a 69-pound
goat to the concrete floor, pointed the animal's head
toward Mecca -- some 7,000 miles east of this rural
Maryland farm -- and slit its throat in a single, expert
motion. |
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Emergency upgrade [Frederick News Post
8/15/10]
Police, fire personnel see new system as vital to public
safety
Frederick County is spending $18.3 million to modernize
the equipment its dispatch center uses to communicate with
police and other emergency personnel...
One area being considered because of its call volume is
the eastern part of the county, around New Market and
Mount Airy , Markey said... |
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Mount Airy family camp night a chance to enjoy park [Frederick News Post
8/11/10]
More than seven years ago, members of Mount Airy 's Parks
and Recreation Commission decided to do more with their
parks. "We have all these wonderful parks, and we figured
we could use them," said Bob King, chairman of the Mount
Airy Board of Parks and Recreation. Thus Mount Airy Family
Camp Night in Watkins Park was born seven years ago, in
part out of a desire to bring the community closer
together while enjoying its common resources, King said... |
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Carroll's Most Wanted [Carroll County
Times - 8/9/10]
Nathan Robert Tieszen
Last known address: 87 Meadowlark Ave., Mount Airy
Wanted for: Violation of probation; original charge
robbery |
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Snowballs among market attractions in Mount Airy [Carroll County
Times - 8/6/10]
George Shipley recently retired from a long-term career at
Mount Airy Elementary School, and lots of folks who have
visited the Mount Airy Farmer’s Market this summer are
glad he did. |
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Marlins swim team notches 23 wins [The Gazette - 8/5/10]
The Nottingham Marlins swim team turned in a solid
performance on Saturday during the Central Maryland
Swimming League Division VIII Championships held at the
Nottingham Swim Club in Mount Airy. Nottingham claimed 23
wins in the 55-event competition which featured five teams
from Carroll, Howard, Baltimore and Anne Arundel
counties... |
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2010 League of Women Voters - Carroll County District 4
Commissioner Candidate Forum
Held
8/5/10
[Community Media Center - Carroll County] |
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State police continue Mount Airy search for man with knife [Frederick News Post
8/4/10]
Police in the Mount Airy area are continuing to look for a
man who witnesses reported had been walking Tuesday
afternoon in the East/West Park off of Prospect Road
carrying a bloody knife, according to Maryland State
Police... |
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Mount Airy legion falls in semifinals [Frederick News Post
8/3/10]
Mount Airy wanted to avenge an earlier loss to Wicomico
Post 64, of Salisbury, in Sunday's championship game of
the state American Legion Baseball Tournament. It never
got the chance, because another team got in the way.
Laurel Post 60 scored three runs in the top of the seventh
inning, erasing a 10-8 deficit, and held off Gold Star
Post 191 in the semifinals, 11-10, at Turtle Smith Stadium
at Shipley Field. The loss ended Mount Airy 's bid to
repeat as state and regional champion... |
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Planning Commission briefs [The Gazette - 7/29/10]
Officials discuss future of Mount Airy rail yard
A former downtown Mount Airy train station may someday see
a new life. Rob Scranton of CBI Development Group on
Monday presented the Mount Airy Planning and Zoning
Commission with his plans for a 24,000-square-foot,
mixed-use development in four buildings at the former
train station. The Old Mount Airy Train Station on South
Main Street houses a pharmacy, doctor's office, bike shop,
train shop and floral store. Most recently, businesses
affected by a 2007 downtown fire had also been housed in
the area in trailers...
VIDEO: Mount Airy
Planning & Zoning Meeting - Held 7/26/10
[Community Media Center - Carroll County] |
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Commissioners grant Mount Airy homes' construction [Carroll County
Times - 7/27/10]
The county is allowing homes on five residential lots to
move forward in the Mount Airy area that have been on hold
for five years because of their location in an inadequate
school area... Three of the homes are proposed north of
Mount Airy and west of Md. 27, one on Gillis Road east of
Md. 27 and another on Flag Marsh Road about a mile from
Woodbine Road... |
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Mount Airy working on annexation for recreation,
commercial park [Carroll County
Times - 7/27/10]
County employees are working to draft a preliminary
annexation agreement with the Mount Airy Town Council
which will turn 254 acres of unused land into a new
recreation and commercial park.
The Carroll County Board of Commissioners and Town Council
met Tuesday to discuss the possibilities for the property,
which is located between Boteler Road and Md. 27. The
land, known as the Harrison Leishear property, was
acquired by the county in June 2009 as part of a $23.5
million lawsuit settlement...
Special Report:
The
21771dotcom Harrison
Leishear Property Page |
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Mount Airy carnival features fried and frozen feast [Carroll County
Times - 7/27/10]
Mike and Wendy Muller mark their calendar every year to
remind themselves about the start of the annual Mount Airy
fire company carnival, which kicked off Monday night. They
weren't looking forward to the rides or the games. What
they wanted most were the fried and frozen treats only
found at a carnival. The Mount Airy carnival has the best
carnival food around, Mike Muller said... |
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Mount Airy antique mall to close [Carroll County
Times - 7/27/10]
About 50 antique dealers will be looking for a new home
after the owners of the Shops of Yesteryear in Mount Airy
decided to permanently close their doors in August.
Delaine Hobbs, who runs the business with his son Scott,
said the downturn in the economy is to blame for the
closing of the 13-year-old business. As money became
tight, Hobbs said fewer people were buying antiques... |
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Mount Airy man dies in motorcycle crash [Frederick News Post
7/25/10]
Police are investigating a crash that killed a 19-year-old
Mount Airy man Saturday when the motorcycle he was riding
hit a car at Bartholows Road and Molesworth Entrance in
Mount Airy... |
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Mount Airy's Calvary Lutheran shares space with Myanmar
church [Frederick News Post
7/24/10]
Members of Evangelical Baptist Church, who have gathered
in various locations, have finally found a home at Calvary
Lutheran Church in Mount Airy. There are approximately 70
members, many from Myanmar... |
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ROUTE 27 ROAD WORKS
Motorists on the
road should expect single-lane closures:
9am to 3pm & 9pm to 5am on Mondays through
Thursdays.
9am to 3pm & midnight to 5am on Fridays.
VIEW PDF PLANS &
DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS:
21771dotcom
Special Report - Route 27 Roadwork Page |
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