Historical Society of Carroll County Baltimore Sun article for January 28, 2001 25 Years Ago Prospect Road Development Gets First Approval -- Preliminary Plans Call for Nearly 200 Housing Units -- Tract Being Developed by Skidmore and Young – Preliminary plans for a development of almost 200 housing units were approved Monday by the Planning and [...]
Historical Society of Carroll County Baltimore Sun article for January 21, 2001 25 Years Ago Mt. Airy Citizens to Vote Monday on Water System Bond Issue – Voters in Mt. Airy will decide on Monday, January 5, whether the town will borrow $210,000 through a bond issue to improve its water system. If approved the town [...]
Historical Society of Carroll County Baltimore Sun article for January 14, 2001 25 Years Ago Town Library on the Move, to Open Soon -- Furniture Moving Begins Tomorrow With Help of Kiwanians -- Children and Adults will Help Transport Books – Still perched in an attic-like room atop the town office, the Mt. Airy Public Library [...]
Historical Society of Carroll County Baltimore Sun article for January 7, 2001 25 Years Ago Two Tennis Courts Approved for Town by Parks Board – Two tennis courts and a “multi-use” court have been approved by the Carroll County Parks Board for construction in Mt. Airy. The Board’s recommendation must now go to the County Commissioners [...]
Historical Society of Carroll County Baltimore Sun Article for December 31, 2000 25 Years Ago 55 Seek Position as Superintendent of Carroll Schools – Richard N. Dixon, Carroll County Board of Education President, has announced that 55 applications have been received by the Board for the position of Superintendent of Schools. Dixon stated that eleven applicants [...]
Historical Society of Carroll County Baltimore Sun article for December 24, 2000 25 Years Ago Wreaths, bells, balls and greenery deck the town and make winning doorways in the Annual Christmas Doorway Contest sponsored by the Mt. Airy Garden Club and Chamber of Commerce. Mrs. Mary Boone’s door in Merridale Gardens won first place on the [...]
Historical Society of Carroll County Baltimore Sun article for December 17, 2000 25 Years Ago Christmas Party for Local Kiddies – Fifty-six youngsters from the area attended a Jaycees-Jayceettes Christmas party December 13. The children watched movies, sang and munched on cookies watched over by the Jayceettes. Meanwhile Jaycees members sneaked out and did a little [...]
Historical Society of Carroll County Baltimore Sun article for December 10, 2000 25 Years Ago Carroll Parents Polled on Spanking – The Pupil Services Division of the Carroll County Public Schools is surveying the parents of all elementary school pupils on the issue of the use of corporal punishment in the county schools. The survey was [...]
Historical Society of Carroll County Baltimore Sun article for December 3, 2000 25 Years Ago About 80% of Mt. Airy Residents Work Outside of Carroll County – About 80 per cent of Mt. Airy residents work outside Carroll County, most of them in Baltimore, Howard and Montgomery counties, according to a survey conducted recently by the [...]
Historical Society of Carroll County Baltimore Sun article for November 26, 2000 25 Years Ago Zoning change is approved by Planning Board -- Some Residences to be Allowed in B-2 Commercial Zone -- Change Awaits Town Council Approval – The Mt. Airy Planning and Zoning Commission voted Monday to amend the town’s zoning ordinances to allow [...]