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Sunday, September 20, 2009

The City Of Fruitland Newsletter

NEWSLETTER
September 18, 2009




CITY HALL

The Fruitland City Council Audit Committee comprised of Treasurer Gloria Ortiz, Councilman Ray Carey, Deputy Treasurer Polly Caton and City Manager John McDonnell will meet on Wednesday, September 23, 2009 to discuss ways and items to cut from our budget. This meeting is necessary because of the over $260,000 in cuts from the State of Maryland.

RECREATION COMMISSION

The Recreation Commission meeting this week was cancelled. Some members of the Board attended the funeral of former Councilman J.R. Rains.

FRUITLAND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION

The Fruitland Economic Development Commission met in session on Tuesday, September 15, 2009, although not having a quorum there was some information discussed, however, not acted upon.

POLICE

Officers met with residents of the Church Street, N. Dulany Ave and Poplar Street neighborhoods to discuss quality of life issues and concerns. These meetings will be held quarterly with area residents to formulate strategies for dealing with crime and other issues in the community. All residents are welcome to attend.

Cpl. Shockley will undergo surgery next week. We wish him a speedy recovery.

PUBLIC WORKS

Field service staff repaired five defective meter service lines beneath the city streets this week. Locations were: 109 S. Camden Ave., 205 S. Camden Ave., 115 Staton St., 120 Ridgefield Lane and 211 Williams Ave. All of these services have been in use for 31 years.

Upgrade of the Hunt Club-Meadowbrook sewage lift station proceeds on schedule with delivery of a replacement pump within the next two weeks.

OTHER

Birthday wishes are extended to Investigator Mark Stevenson on September 25th. May you have many more.

ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY

On this day in 1973, future President Jimmy Carter files a report with the National Investigators Committee on Aerial Phenomena, claiming he had seen a UFO.

During his Presidential run in 1976, Carter was forthcoming that he had seen a UFO. He described waiting outside for a Lion’s Club meeting to start. He and 10 – 12 other witnesses experienced the sighting.
Editors Note:
The Town of Delmar was founded this week 150 Years Ago

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