Showing posts with label Westminster news. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Westminster news. Show all posts

Sunday, August 16, 2015

Westminster Mayor Utz recognizes Superintendent John A. Rawlings, Sr., for 30-years of service to the city



Westminster Mayor Utz recognizes Superintendent John A. Rawlings, Sr., for 30-years of service to the city http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/2015/08/westminster-mayor-utz-recognizes.html

My story on the August 10, 2015 meeting of the Westminster Mayor and Common Council got bumped at the very last minute for space limitations. Please find it on my community website, www.kevindayhoff.org - Westminster Maryland Online: everything that is great about Westminster, Carroll County Maryland.

And he ran my picture of Superintendent John Rawlings in the Carroll Eagle section of the Baltimore Sun Sunday edition, August 16, 2015.

John Rawlings is awesome… Westminster councilman Greg Pecoraro and Tony Chiavacci, Westminster council president Dr. Robert Wack, Westminster Mayor Kevin Utz, Westminster Police Chief Jeff Spaulding, Westminster councilwoman Dr. Mona Becker and Suzanne Albert.

The Westminster mayor and common council are doing some good things for our community. Read my article here: http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/2015/08/broad-range-of-topics-discussed-at.html

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Please enjoy.

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Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Broad range of topics discussed at the Westminster mayor and common council meeting Monday night

Ting, the Westminster broadband technology project, to begin residential installations soon


At the meeting of the Westminster Common Council Monday night, August 10, 2015, Westminster officials had a wide range of issues on the agenda. From left to right: Dr. Mona Becker, Tony Chiavacci, Council President Dr. Robert Wack, Westminster Mayor Kevin Utz, Suzanne Albert, and Greg Pecoraro.



Westminster Mayor Kevin Utz, (L) recognizes Superintendent John Rawlings, Sr., for 30-yrs of service to the city at Mon night’s council http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/2015/08/at-monday-nights-meeting-of-westminster.html

Westminster Mayor Kevin R. Utz, on the left, recognizes Superintendent John A. Rawlings, Sr., for 30-years of service to the city at Monday night’s council meeting as Westminster Police Chief Jeff Spaulding and Finance Director Tammy Palmer look on. August 10, 2015 by Kevin E. Dayhoff

Tuesday, August 11, 2015

By Kevin E. Dayhoff

At the meeting of the Westminster Common Council Monday night, Westminster officials had a wide range of issues on the agenda; including an employee recognition, new trucks and equipment purchases, a new playground equipment initiative, and an update on the city’s fiber technology project.

The meeting began with a mayor and common council recognition of the city’s wastewater superintendent John A. Rawlings, Sr., for thirty-years of service.

With his wife and family present, Westminster Mayor Kevin R. Utz acknowledged how Rawlings and his department have saved the city a “great deal of money over the years” by their diligence, and innovative management approaches to an ever-increasingly complex aspect of government. Westminster councilwoman Mona Becker, a professor of environmental studies at McDaniel College agreed; reporting how she takes her environmental geology and chemistry classes to the treatment plant for field trips.

This was followed by a progress report on the Westminster Ting fiber technology initiative, by Valerie Bortz, the Westminster Ting city manager.

“Exciting things are happening,” said Bortz as she reported that the city’s fiber project is “getting ready to go live this week.” Bortz reported that soon Ting will begin making scheduled fiber installations in homes in Westminster.

Bortz also reported that the city recently was given a 2015 Community Broadband Innovative Partnership of the Year award by The National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA.) According to a recent release found on the city’s Ting broadband fiber web page, “NATOA is a professional association for local governments … [to] help these communities get better access to telecommunications and broadband Internet services. These awards are intended to recognize people, towns, companies and initiatives each year that advanced the cause of broadband deployment and adoption in local communities.”

A discussion among the councilmembers ensued about continued efforts to get the word out about the broadband fiber initiative. It was noted that there remain many questions about “What is Ting;” how does it bring value to the city and what does it means to Westminster citizens.

In a recent e-mail interview with Westminster councilmember Tony Chiavacci, he noted, “As far as the value. There is a lot. True high-speed internet access … not what we currently have; but gig service - is going to be as important in the future as electricity and roads are to us today.

“We feel this project puts us many years ahead of most of the rest of the nation and it will position Westminster to be on the front of this technology. The hope is by us being out in front, we will attract business and individuals to Westminster that need this level of service, and cannot get it elsewhere. Thus, providing high paying jobs opportunities, increasing the average income, and pushing property values up in our area. As well as allowing people to work where they live versus commuting out of the area every day.”

With Ting, “you are driving a Ferrari instead of a Chevette,” said Chiavacci at the council meeting.

Jeff Glass, the city’s public works director then presented several equipment and truck bids for the council’s deliberation and approval. Glass also asked for the approval of this year’s annual roadway resurfacing and paving contract. This past winter was hard on Westminster’s streets and the councilmembers are anxious to begin addressing the roadway repairs and improvements.

Abby Gruber, the director of recreation discussed with the mayor and council a project to rebuild the aging playground equipment at Dutterer Park. According to a release by Gruber, after an upcoming planning session, on “October 9, 2015, volunteers from The City of Westminster, The Boys & Girls Club of Westminster, and Habitat for Humanity, along with BGE will build a great new place for kids to play in one day. The project is in partnership with KaBOOM!, the national nonprofit dedicated to giving kids the childhood they deserve by bringing play to those who need it most.”

In other news, Utz reported that the Wakefield Valley golf course task force recently held its first meeting to develop long term planning for the use of the large property at the west end of town that will be transferred to the city in the near future.

There were no ordinances or resolutions – or old business to discuss and after departmental reports the meeting adjourned after a little over an hour. 
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Saturday, May 10, 2014

Westminster Hydrants scheduled to be flushed in the Greens May 12th through the 21, 2014

Westminster Hydrants scheduled to be flushed in the Greens
 May 12th through the 21, 2014

WESTMINSTER SCHEDULED HYDRANT FLUSHING
Hydrants scheduled to be flushed in areas of the City

Westminster, MD – The City of Westminster Public Works Department hereby announces scheduled fire hydrant flushing for the following areas:

The Greens of Westminster

Hydrant flushing will take place from 8:00 pm to midnight on Monday, May 12th through Wednesday, May 14th and then will continue on Monday, May 19th through Wednesday, May 21st. Public water system customers may experience discolored water during this time, this is normal. As a precaution, it is advisable to draw water for consumption prior to 8:00 pm each night.

For more information, please contact the City of Westminster Utility Maintenance Department at 410-848-9565. 

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The City of Westminster Public Works Department is located at 56 West Main Street. The department is responsible for overseeing the Water and Wastewater Treatment Plants, and the Utility Maintenance and Street Departments. For more information, call 410-848-9000 or visit www.westminstermd.gov.

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Saturday, February 7, 2009

Westminster Police Department Fatal Collision Media Release

Westminster Police Department Fatal Collision Media Release

WESTMINSTER POLICE DEPARTMENT
36 Locust Street, P.O. Box 300
Westminster, Maryland 21158
Phone (410) 848-4646
Fax (410) 848-4230

Contact: Captain Gerry Frischkorn
Date: February 7, 2009 Administrative Bureau Commander
(410) 848-1638

The Westminster Police Department is currently investigating a hit and run fatal collision which occurred on Friday, February 6, 2009 at approximately 2300 hours.

A Ford pickup truck was involved in a minor collision as it was backing from a parking space in the Municipal parking lot at the intersection of Railroad Ave and Main St. in downtown Westminster. The witness contacted Westminster Police and indicated the suspect vehicle was last scene proceeding westbound on West Main Street at a high rate of speed.

Approximately one mile west on West Main Street, the driver of the Ford pickup truck struck the rear of a 2003 Chevy Cavalier which had just exited McDaniel College and was proceeding west on West Main Street. After the collision, the driver of the Ford pickup fled the scene and has not been located despite searches by officers on foot utilizing K-9 as well as an aerial search by the MSP helicopter.

The Chevy Cavalier was occupied by five passengers. The left rear passenger was pronounced dead at the scene. The remaining passengers were transported to hospitals for treatment. One passenger was treated and released from Carroll Hospital Center and the three other passengers remain at University of Maryland Shock Trauma with non life threatening injuries. All of the passengers in the Chevy Cavalier are students at McDaniel College.

The investigation is being conducted by Det. J. Schuster from the Criminal Investigation Bureau of the Westminster Police Department with assistance from the Maryland State Police C.R.A.S.H. Team.

The identities of the deceased and injured are as follows:

Deceased: Thomas Rouleau, 19, Gilboa, NY

Injured:

Megan Magee, 19, Belair, Md. Treated and released from Carroll Hospital Center.
Katenna Minadakis, 19, Hampstead, Md. Non life threatening injuries. Currently at Shock Trauma.
PatriciaMellott, 19, Cumberland, Md. Non life threatening injuries. Currently at Shock Trauma.
David Arnold, 19, Catonsville, Md. Non life threatening injuries. Currently at Shock Trauma.

24-HOUR ANONYMOUS TIPS LINE (410) 857-8477


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