Former mayor dies of COVID-19 complications
(1/6) The Taneytown City Council opened its January work session by honoring former Mayor Robert Flickinger, who passed away at age 88 on January 1 from complications arising after having contracted COVID-19.
Mayor Bradley Wantz stated, "On January 1st we lost a true Taneytown statesman in Bob Flickinger. A three-time mayor and … 16-year council-person here in the city, and I don’t think you could point out anyone who has done more for the City of Taneytown than Bob Flickinger did."
Mayor Wantz further commented, "It was a tremendous loss to the city, and I ask that everyone please keep the family in your thoughts and prayers," adding, "I know they were preparing themselves for it. He had been in declining health for some time, but it’s still a shock when it does happen."
Councilman Joe Vigliotti commented that losing Flickinger "was to lose a part of the town," adding, "Sometimes you come across someone who makes such a difference … he becomes a perpetual and integral part of that town … Flickinger was such a man."
According to Flickinger’s obituary, the former mayor passed away at Lorien Taneytown from complications of Covid-pneumonia. Flickinger served as the mayor of Taneytown from 1978 to 1979, from 1995 to 1999, and from 2003 to 2007, and had served in county government as former-member and chairman of the Carroll County Commission on Aging, and on the Carroll County Parks and Recreation Council,
He was inducted into the Municipal League Hall of Fame in 1997 for having served more than 20 years in public office. Flickinger’s full obituary may be found at myersdurborawfh.com.
In other business, the council adopted at the regular January meeting … an ordinance allowing for the establishment of park impact fees for proposed housing developments, and a resolution establishing the fees schedule itself.
As a result of the approvals, the park impact-fee will be assessed in the amount of $1,000 per dwelling unit. If a developer does not wish to provide open space, they would then be compelled to pay both a $1,000 per-unit park impact fee and a $1,500 per-unit in lieu-of-open space fee, for a total of $2,500 per unit, payable when a developer receives their building permit.
The new park impact fees were adopted by the unanimous vote of the council.
