NEWS from TOWN HALL Spring 2010
21 N Main St Boonsboro MD 21713 301-432-5141 fax 301-432-4050
Email- web site - www.town.boonsboro.md.us
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Good Friday - April 2nd
Memorial Day - Monday, May 31st
Notation: Resident trash pickup will be on Saturday, April 3rd
QUARTERLY CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR SHAFER PARK
ANNUAL EASTER EGG HUNT
Sunday, April 4th
The American Legion will sponsor an Easter Egg Hunt for children ages pre-school to 12, starting at 1 p.m.
FISHING DERBY & 2nd ANNUAL GREEN FEST
Saturday, May 8th
The Town’s fishing derby will be held at the fishing pond located behind the library. Use the new park entrance road off Potomac Street, where there will be a designated parking area. Registration for ages 1 to 6 is 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. and they will fish from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Ages 7 to 12 registration is 10-11 a.m. and fishing time is 11 a.m. to 1-p.m. fishing poles will be provided for any child who doesn’t have one. Prizes will be awarded.
Bring the whole family to the Boonsboro’s second annual Green Fest and learn how to help Mother Earth on this Mother’s Day weekend. Open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (rain or shine) the festival features eco-friendly products, services, displays and demonstrations. This is an official event of the Town, sponsored by the Boonsboro Recycling Task Force. Visit our website at www.boonsborogreenfest.com for more information.
NATIONAL PIKE WAGON TRAIN & EVENING BAND CONCERT
Sunday, May 16th
The Washington County segment of the wagon train will arrive in Shafer Park on Sunday around 2 p.m. for its final stop. Bring the family to see the horse drawn wagons and their wagon masters. Pony rides will be provided for children. For the full 3-day schedule call 301-791-3246 or check online at
The Boonsboro Middle and High School Bands will perform at 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. respectively.
BOONSBORO VOLUNTEER RESCUE & AMBULANCE COMPANY CARNIVAL
The carnival begins Friday, May 28th and runs through Saturday, June 5th. For entertainment information contact the Ambulance Company at 301-432-6979 or online at www.boonsbororescue.com/carnival
MEMORIAL DAY PARADE
The annual Clopper-Michael Post #10 Memorial Day parade will be held on Sunday, May 30th. Wreath laying ceremonies and memorial service at the WWI monument in front of the old library building will begin at 1 p.m. The parade will start at 2 p.m., where it forms at the high school and ends at Reeder’s Alley on South Main St.
2010 INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION
The ninth annual Boonsboro Independence Day Celebration with fire works will be held on Friday, July 2nd starting at 5 p.m. Rain date will be Monday, July 5th. Any Boonsboro Area non-profit organizations, churches or school related groups may apply for an application to sell items in the park. There is no charge to participate; however, there can be no duplication of items other than sodas and bottled water. For an application, stop by or contact Town Hall. Return applications by mail or by fax. Deadline for participation is Friday, May 21st
BOONSBORO TOWN ELECTION
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Eugene C. Smith Community Center - 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Positions to be filled are for an Assistant Mayor and four Council Members. Interested in running for an office? You must be a registered voter and a resident of the Town for 3 years. Pickup a Certificate of Nomination at the Town Hall, have it signed by 10 registered voters and return with a filing fee of $1.00. Deadline to file for an office is Monday, April 12, 2010 at 4:30 p.m.
Not registered to vote in Washington County? Pick up an application at the Town Hall, complete it and mail it to the local election board before the deadline (to vote in the Town election) of Monday, April 19th, 2010.
SPRING CLEAN UP
On Saturday, April 24th, items may be brought to the parking lot in Shafer Park for placement in dumpsters. Citizens must show proof of residency (driver’s license, utility bill, etc). Any resident not able to transport large items must contact the town office in advance for help. If you have any items in good condition and still usable, consider holding and taking them to the Green Fest where there will be fenders to accept them. For more information, see the Green Fest site listed on the front of the newsletter.
Items that will NOT be accepted: car batteries, tires, construction and/or remodeling items or toxic materials.
2010 CENSUS PARTICIPATION
Please promptly complete your census form and return as soon as possible. It’s important to participate because an accurate count of the Town’s population is used for various reasons including the basis for obtaining funding.
CITIZEN INPUT IS REQUESTED ON PROPOSED STREET MODIFICATIONS
Park Drive – Proposal to revert traffic back to 2-way on Park Dr. with a “Right Turn Only” onto North Main St. due to the huge volume of cars using Shafer Park Drive in the morning.
St. Paul Street – Recommendation to enforce “No Parking” on both sides of the street from High St. around the sharp curve to the Fire House Alley because of the narrowness of that section of St. Paul St.
Della Lane at Winner Lane – Make this location a 3-way STOP to slow down traffic speed in the neighborhood and to prevent accidents at the top of the hill.
Della Lane at Kerns Drive – Place a 4-way STOP at the intersection to further slow neighborhood traffic.
Send your comments to the Town Manager’s email at or return with your utilities payment by Friday, April 23, 2010.
BOONSBORO RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO RECYCLE MORE
Under our new contract for residential trash removal, the Town is billed by the County landfill for every pound of waste deposited. So the more you use the two recycling bins at the park-n-ride, the less it will cost us (taxpayers) for trash removal. During each month of 2009, more than 18 tons of recyclables were collected at the Boonsboro site, the most of any site outside of the City of Hagerstown.
Here are the items that can be recycled in the green bins:
Mixed paper – newspaper, junk mail, magazines, food boxes (i.e. cake, cereal, etc.), phone books and small sheets of corrugated cardboard less than 2 feet square.
Commingled material – food and beverage cans, green/brown/clear food and beverage bottles/jars, #1 & #2 rigid plastic containers. (All other numbered plastics and plastic grocery bags cannot not be recycled in Washington County.)
If you have any questions concern recycling, please call the county recycling office at 240-313-2796.