FREDERICK COUNTY, MARYLAND

MUNICIPALITIES

Frederick County has twelve municipalities: Brunswick, Burkittsville, Emmitsburg, Frederick, Middletown, Mount Airy, Myersville, New Market, Rosemont, Thurmont, Walkersville, and Woodsboro. Frederick was the first locality to incorporate in Frederick County in 1816. It was followed by Emmitsburg (1824), Thurmont (1831), Middletown (1833), Woodsboro (1836), New Market (1878), Brunswick (1890), Walkersville (1892), Burkittsville (1894), Mount Airy (1894), Myersville (1904), and Rosemont (1953).

BRUNSWICK
(formerly Berlin)

Incorporated 1890 (Chapter 577, Acts of 1890)
Population (1990 census): 5,267

Elected by Voters to 4-year terms (Aug.):

Mayor (4-year term),

Meetings: 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 7:00 p.m.

City Hall
1 West Potomac St.
Brunswick, MD 21716
(301) 834-7500
fax: (301) 694-6040

ADMINISTRATION
Guale Duran Owens, City Administrator (301) 834-7500

Chair

Planning Coordinator

RECREATION COMMISSION
James Castle, Director
Geri L. Reynolds, Recreation Coordinator

POLICE DEPARTMENT
Philip A. O'Donnell, Chief
(301) 834-9101
fax: (301) 834-7278
web:

http://sites.netscape.net/brunpd03usa/homepage/brunswickpolice.html

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
Kevin E. Brawner, Director (301) 834-6270

BURKITTSVILLE

Incorporated 1894 (Chapter 652, Acts of 1894)
Population (1990 census): 191

TOWN COUNCIL
Elected by Voters to 3-year terms (June):
Joyce M. Brown, Mayor, 2001
e-mail:

mayor@burkittsvillemd.com

John D. Ahalt, 2001
Larry W. Beller, 2001
Patricia H. Guyton, 2001

Meetings: 2nd Monday, 7:30 p.m.

P. O. Box 485
500 East Main St.
Burkittsville, MD 21718 - 0485
(301) 834-6780
fax: (301) 834-6780
web: www.burkittsvillemd.com

ADMINISTRATION
Michele A. Beller, Clerk/Treasurer
(301) 834-7680
e-mail: clerk@burkittsvillemd.us

PLANNING & ZONING
Daniel Myer, Chair (301) 834-6780

EMMITSBURG

Incorporated 1824 (Chapter 29, Acts of 1824)
Population (1990 census): 2,073

TOWN COUNCIL
Elected by Voters to 3-year terms (April):
Patrick Boyle, President (chosen by Council), 2001
Clifford Sweeney, Treasurer, 2002
James Hoover, 2001
Christopher Stahley, 2003

Meetings: 1st Monday, 7:30 p.m.

P. O. Box 380
22 East Main St.
Emmitsburg, MD 21727 - 0380
(301) 447-3380
e-mail: doughboy@fwp.net
fax: (301) 447-6208

MAYOR
Elected by Voters to 3-year term (April):
William H. Carr, Mayor, 2001

Town Manager

Deputy Sheriff

WATER DEPARTMENT
Douglas Wantz, Director (301) 447-2313

FREDERICK

Incorporated 1816 (Chapter 74, Acts of 1816)
Population (1990 census): 45,564

BOARD OF ALDERMAN
Elected by Voters to 4-year terms (Nov.):
James S. Grimes (R), Mayor (4-year term), 2002
Meta Nash (D), President Pro Tem, 2002
Joseph Baldi (R), 2002
William D. Hall (D), 2002
Donna Kuzemchek (D), 2002
Blaine Young (D), 2002

Meetings: 1st & 3rd Thursdays, 7:00 p.m.

101 North Court St.
Frederick, MD 21701
(301) 694-1440
e-mail: mayor@cityoffrederick.com
fax: (301) 694-1381
web: www.cityoffrederick.com/

Chief

Chief Financial Officer

LEGAL SERVICES
N. Lynn Board, Chief (310) 696-2986

OPERATIONS

Director

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
Frederick Eisenhart, Director (301) 694-1159

Chief Public Safety Officer

MIDDLETOWN

Incorporated 1833 (Chapter 143, Acts of 1833)
Population (1990 census): 2,053

TOWN COMMISSION
Elected by Voters to 4-year terms (April):
William M. Thompson, Burgess (4-year term), 2004
Jennifer J. Falcinelli, 2002
Daphne A. Gabb, 2002
John D. Miller, 2004
Craig F. Rosendale, 2004
Fred W. Rudy, 2002

Meetings: 2nd Monday, 7:00 p.m.

P. O. Box 135
31 West Main St.
Middletown, MD 21769 - 0135
(301) 371-6171
e-mail: office@ci.middletown.md.us
fax: (301) 371-6474
web: www.middletown.md.us

Town Attorney

Town Administrator

WATER & SEWER
S. Bruce Darner, Water & Sewer Superintendent (301) 371-6171

MOUNT AIRY

Carroll & Frederick Counties
Incorporated 1894 (Chapter 91, Acts of 1894)
Population (1990 census): 3,730 (in Frederick County: 2,410)

TOWN COUNCIL
Elected by Voters to 4-year terms (May):
R. Delaine Hobbs, Jr., President (chosen by Town Council, 4-year term), 2002
Laurie V. Hager, 2002
Franklin M. Johnson, 2004
David W. Pyatt, 2004
William E. Wagner, Jr., 2004

Meetings: 1st Monday, 8:00 p.m.

P. O. Box 50
110 South Main St.
Mount Airy, MD 21771 - 0050
(301) 829-1424, (301) 831-5768
(410) 795-6012, (301) 829-1477
e-mail: mtairyZ@ccpl.carr.org
fax: (301) 829-1259
web: www.carr.org/mtairy

MAYOR
Elected by Voters to 4-year term (May):
Gerald R. Johnson, Mayor, 2002

Clerk/Treasurer

ENGINEERING
Steven W. Roberts, Town Engineer (301) 831-7844

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
Randy A. Driver, Maintenance Engineer (301) 831-7844

MYERSVILLE

Incorporated 1904 (Chapter 94, Acts of 1904)
Population (1990 census): 780

TOWN COUNCIL
Elected by Voters to 4-year terms (May):
Billy L. Eckstine, Mayor, 2004
Gary DeMoss, 2002
James Hardy, 2002
Robert Lowry, 2002
Mark F. Hinkle, 2004
Kevin Self, 2004

Meetings: 2nd Tuesday, 7:00 p.m.

P. O. Box 295
Harp Place
Myersville, MD 21773 - 0295
(301) 293-4281
fax: (301) 293-3080
web: www.myercity.sailorsite.net/

Town Charter

ADMINISTRATION
Raymond F. Hinkle, Clerk/Treasurer (301) 293-1026

Chair

Ex officio: Gary DeMoss, Town Council member

Chair

Ex officio: Robert Lowry, Town Council member

NEW MARKET

Incorporated 1878 (Chapter 90, Acts of 1878)
Population (1990 census): 329

TOWN COUNCIL
Elected by Voters to 4-year terms (May):
Richard S. Fleshman,* Mayor, 2001
*(chosen to replace Frank Shaw, who died May 19, 1998)
Nancy Fleshman, 2001
Terri Houston, 2001
Lawrence Romannell, 2001
W. Franklin Smith, 2001
Jesse T. Sutton, 2001

Meetings: 2nd Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.

P. O. Box 27
New Market, MD 21774 - 0027
(301) 865-5544
e-mail: nmkt@fred.net
fax: (301) 865-5638

ADMINISTRATION
Pattie Morrow, Clerk/Treasurer (301) 865-5544

ROSEMONT

Incorporated 1953 (Chapter 262, Acts of 1953)
Population (1990 census): 305 (est.)

VILLAGE COMMISSION
Elected by Voters to 2-year terms (May):
Jacquelyn M. Ebersole, Burgess (2-year term), 2001
Stephen Harshman, 2001
Glenn Moler, 2001
James Richardson, 2001
Joseph Wiles, 2001

Meetings: 4th Tuesday (Feb., April, July, Oct.), 7:30 p.m.

1219 Rosemont Drive
Rosemont, MD 21758
(301) 834-7444
e-mail: cebersoles@aol.com
fax: (301) 834-7444

ADMINISTRATION
Dorothy Moss, Clerk/Treasurer (301) 834-9449

THURMONT

Incorporated 1831 as Mechanicstown (Chapter 111, Acts of 1831).
Incorporated 1894 as Thurmont (Chapter 16, Acts of 1894).
Population (1990 census): 4,396

Elected by Voters to 4-year terms (Oct.):

President (4-year term),

President Pro Tem,

Meetings: 1st Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.

P. O. Box 17
10 Frederick Road
Thurmont, MD 21788 - 0017
(301) 271-7313
fax: (301) 271-2155

Clerk/Treasurer

Director

POLICE DEPARTMENT
Neil F. Bechtol, Chief (301) 271-7313

SEWER DEPARTMENT
Randy E. Eyler, Director (301) 271-7352

STREETS & ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT
Joseph E. Fraley, Director (301) 271-7313

WATER DEPARTMENT
Gary W. Dingle, Director (301) 271-7313

WALKERSVILLE

Incorporated 1892 (Chapter 351, Acts of 1892)
Population (1990 census): 4,506

TOWN COMMISSION
Elected by Voters to 2-year terms (May):
Ralph W. Whitmore, Burgess (2-year term), 2002
Joseph A. Caha, 2002
Joseph Magluilo, 2002
Donald W. Schildt, Sr., 2002
Chad W. Weddle, 2002
Debbie Zimmerman, 2002

Meetings: 2nd & 4th Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m.

P. O. Box 249
21 West Frederick St.
Walkersville, MD 21793 - 0249
(301) 845-4500, (301) 898-0200
e-mail: townofwalkersville@erols.com
fax: (301) 845-2406

ADMINISTRATION
Gloria Long Rollins, Town Administrator (301) 845-4500

ENGINEERING
Dennis E. Miller, Town Engineer (301) 845-4500

PLANNING & ZONING
Elizabeth Pasierb, Planning & Zoning Administrator (301) 845-4500

WOODSBORO

Incorporated 1836 (Chapter 299, Acts of 1836)
Population (1990 census): 656

Elected by Voters to 4-year term (May):

Burgess,

TOWN COMMISSION
Elected by Voters to 4-year terms (May):
Kenneth L. Morgan, President, 2003
Dennis R. Kline, 2001
Richard M. Sweadner, 2001
Gary W. Smith, 2003

Meetings: 2nd Tuesday, 7:00 p.m.

P. O. Box 88
Woodsboro, MD 21798 - 0088
(301) 898-3800
fax: (301) 898-5298

ADMINISTRATION
Victoria L. Haines, Administrative Assistant (301) 898-3800

WATER & SEWER DEPARTMENT
Richard Priddey, Superintendent (301) 845-4288

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FREDERICK COUNTY, MARYLAND

MUNICIPALITIES

BRUNSWICK
(formerly Berlin)

BURKITTSVILLE

EMMITSBURG

FREDERICK

MIDDLETOWN

MOUNT AIRY

MYERSVILLE

NEW MARKET

ROSEMONT

THURMONT

WALKERSVILLE

WOODSBORO

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FREDERICK COUNTY, MARYLAND

MUNICIPALITIES

BRUNSWICK (formerly Berlin)

BURKITTSVILLE

EMMITSBURG

FREDERICK

MIDDLETOWN

MOUNT AIRY

MYERSVILLE

NEW MARKET

ROSEMONT

THURMONT

WALKERSVILLE

WOODSBORO

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BRUNSWICK
(formerly Berlin)

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