(4/2019) Two new businesses come to Thurmont

On Saturday, March 2, a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held for two brand new businesses that opened their doors in Thurmont. The first business, Kelco Plumbing & Backhoe Service, LLC., is located at 9 Woodside Avenue. Kelco Plumbing & Backhoe Service previously operated in Sabillasville but chose to relocate to Thurmont. They service both residential and business customers.

The second business, a home-based business called Alterations, Plus is located at 21 East Moser Road. Misty Mooney is the owner and operator who moved to Thurmont from Frederick. She closed her business in Frederick and is now operating as a home-based business. Mooney brought with her over 35 years of experience doing men’s and women’s alterations. Her sewing skills include full alterations on both men’s and women’s clothing and on women’s formal clothing including Mother of the Bride and Mother of the Groom and bridesmaid dresses.

Local Eagle Scout looks to help Library

Thurmont local, and Eagle Scout, Seth Young, has chosen to help the friends of the Thurmont Regional Library for his Eagle Scout Project by constructing a storage building to store donated books that will be sold at the Thurmont Community Show.

The building, as discussed by Young, will be a 20 x 24 foot storage shed with four windows, one walk-in door and one roll up garage door. Shelving will be constructed on the inside to help organize donations. Shingles will make up the roof, and vinyl siding will cover the sides of the shed. Young already has the doors, windows and all the lumber needed, aside from the trusses. The remainder of the materials will hopefully be donated.

Once started, Young said the project would take about a month to complete. He hopes to get the concrete slab, which will serve as the base of the building, in as soon as possible.

Board approves purchase of new service bucket truck

Thurmont’s Board of Commissioners unanimously voted to approve the purchase of a new service bucket truck for the town’s electric department. The new truck will cost $193,466, and will be purchased through SourceWell. The new truck will be replacing the 2002 Chevrolet bucket truck, the town’s smaller bucket truck, which was used by the town for seventeen years. The old truck will be sold through via auction.

The purchase of this truck was accounted for in the current budget. $179,000 was set aside in capital reserves last year, however, the price of the truck has increased leaving the town $14,466 short to fund this truck. Chief Administrative Officer, Jim Humerick, asked the Board for a budget transfer in order to fully fund the truck. The budget transfer was approved.