By Geoff Fox By now, you’ve probably seen a number of tall gray boxes spring up along Main Street and the parking lot by BuddyLou’s. Those boxes are kiosks that will be replacing parking meters throughout town. A company by the name of Pango installed the kiosks and has ownership[Read More…]
Public Notice
Hancock Town Hall in the Park N Dine? New owners propose leasing east end building to town
by Geoff Fox Since Ben Lewis and Matt Goundry bought the shuttered Park N Dine restaurant earlier this year, people have been wondering what will become of the Hancock landmark. After the September town meeting, Goundry told town officials he’d like to rent the restaurant building to the Town of[Read More…]
Hancock’s Urban Renewal Plan, up for public input, takes shape
by Geoff Fox Town officials held a workshop last Monday, August 29, to discuss the Urban Renewal Authority house bill and a possible ordinance that could help enforce the repair and clean up of Hancock’s Main Street. Because it was a workshop, officials did not make any decisions except to[Read More…]
Washington County part of COVID monitoring through wastewater treatment plant tracking
The City of Hagerstown’ s Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP), in separate studies with the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has been collecting wastewater samples from the plant since January in order to analyze them for signs of and tendencies related[Read More…]
Classified ads–August 24
Council discusses ways to permit food trucks, temporary stands under existing mobile home ordinance
by Geoff Fox Hancock town officials are weighing their options to change or fully enforce a town ordinance regarding mobile homes and vehicles within their town limits. A special town meeting on the subject was held this Monday, August 15. Councilman Roland Lanehart, Jr. said he talked to a number[Read More…]
PennDOT to hold public meeting and plans for U.S. 522 White Oak Run Bridge project
by Geoff Fox The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) will be holding a public meeting and plans display for the bridge on U.S. 522 (Great Cove Road) over White Oak Run on Monday, August 15, from 6-7 p.m. at the Bethel Township Municipal Building, 289 Long Hollow Road, in Warfordsburg.[Read More…]
Maryland State Board of Elections extends multiple deadlines
The Maryland State Board of Elections (SBE) recently voted to extend three deadlines related to the 2022 Gubernatorial Elections due to the primary being held roughly three weeks later than originally planned. By Order filed March 15, In the Matter of 2022 Legislative Districting of the State, the Maryland Court[Read More…]
Mobile home ordinance called into question; council to seek public input at Aug. 15 workshop
by Geoff Fox Town officials will be holding a workshop on Monday, August 15 at 6 p.m. to discuss and receive public input pertaining to the town’ s ordinance on Mobile Homes and Vehicles. The workshop comes after Mayor Tim Smith was questioned if someone was able to put a[Read More…]
PennDOT to hold public meeting, sharing display for I-70 ramp
by Geoff Fox PennDOT is developing plans for a project along Interstate 70 in the Amaranth area and will be holding a public meeting showcasing the project. The project being developed is for the I-70, Amaranth off-ramp bridge being replaced. The bridge carries the offramp over McKees Run and located[Read More…]
