CONTENTS DATES TO REMEMBER Town Office will be CLOSED: website www.carr.org/~unionbr email
unionbr@carr.org Winter has started out with a big bang. Snow has hit the town and a lot of people were caught off guard. We all know that snow may fall as early as October, like last year, but we are never ready for it. Thanks to Stambaugh’s Excavating for being prepared to plow and salt our streets. With the multiple snows we have already had this year, Council member Donald Wilson's budget is being depleted. Highway User Fund has not been restored by the state yet and it may take a few more years before the municipalities get these funds restored 100%. Remember Council meetings are the fourth Monday of the month at 7PM in the back room of the Town Hall. Everyone gets a chance to be heard. Check the cable TV listing to see when the meetings will be aired, come out and be a star. Perry L. Jones, Jr., Mayor GRANT PROJECTS UPDATE Wetlands Park Trail Extension USDA Rural Development Municipal Truck Purchase Maryland Energy Administration For questions on these or any other projects, please call the Town Office at 410-775-2711. Jared Schumacher,
Town Consultant WEST CARROLL REC For general information about West Carroll programs, contact Community Coordinator, Penny Rockwood at 410-775-1506. See our website:www.gowcrc.com or
like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gowcrc Another source to check for upcoming sports registrations is “RecZone”’ found in the back of the Sports section of the Carroll County Times on Sundays. Penny Rockwood, Community Coordinator IF I WERE MAYOR, I WOULD…..Essay Contest
The essay contest is open to all Maryland 4th grade students enrolled during the 2013-2014 school year. Eleven winners will be invited (one from each MML district) to participate in the Contest Awards Ceremony. Each will also receive $100. The original essays must be submitted to MML by March 31, 2014. All entries must have a completed official contest entry form attached. Entry forms can be picked up at your local Elementary School or at the Union Bridge Town Hall.
UNION BRIDGE FIRE COMPANY SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY SEWER LINE BLOCKAGES ATTENTION WINTER MAINTENANCE AND CARE OF PATTERN SIDEWALKS
REMINDER: UNION BRIDGE CODE CHAPTER 130, SEC. 4 (B2) SNOW POST OFFICE UNION BRIDGE COMMUNITY CENTER MD STATE POLICE DRUG TIPS HOTLINE 410-875-0936 PLEASE RECYCE HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY NEW YEAR! 
UNION BRIDGE NEWSLETTER
January/February 2014
From the Mayor's Desk
Grant Project Update
West Carroll Rec
If I Were Mayor Essay Contest
Union Bridge Fire Company Events
Council Meetings
Jan 27 & Dec 16 – 7 pm.
Planning & Zoning Meetings
Jan 16 & Feb 20 – 6:30 pm.
Council Work Sessions
Jan 13 & Feb 10 – 6:30 pm.
Heritage Committee information, contact Jim Rowe 410-775-9939 or buttersburg@verizon.net
- January 20th (Martin Luther King Day)
- February 14th (Presidents Day)
Articles for the March/April Newsletter are DUE
IN THE TOWN OFFICE February 15, 2014
We could use your help with snow removal, when you are shoveling your sidewalks and driveways take time to remove any snow around any fire hydrants near your home. A hydrant that is snow covered could cause big delays in getting water to a fire. If you have a bus stop near your home, take time to make sure snow and ice is removed for the children to have a safe place to stand and wait for their bus and a clear path way for them to enter their bus. Union Bridge does not have full time Public Works crews, so we appreciate your help.
Don’t forget that Main Street is a snow emergency route, therefore if the snow emergency plan is in effect you are not allowed to park on Main Street. Main Street is a State Highway and all cars must be off the road so that the state can clean the roadway. You will be ticketed if you are on Main Street when the snow emergency plan is in effect and your vehicle could possibly be towed.
If you need someone to help shovel snow, call the Town Hall and talk to Dawn. She has a couple of high school students that want to earn some money to purchase their first cars and to help pay car insurance. Remember they are still in school so they will have to schedule work after school hours.
The Mayor and Council will be starting to prepare the budget in January. The County, as of yet, has no plan of how to implement the “Rain Tax”. I have been going to meetings at least once a month for a year concerning this tax. Legislation will be introduced sometime in January to repeal the law. All we can do is just wait and see what happens.
CDBG West Broadway Reconstruction Phase Two Application-
The Town of Union Bridge was awarded a $138,000 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) for phase two to the West Broadway Street project. Phase two will include work from Whyte Street to the dead-end.
The Town of Union Bridge completed grant applications to the State for the planned final phase of the trail system in the town’s Wetlands Park located off of Rt. 75. Once complete, the trial will “loop” around the park for a distance of approximately one mile.
Union Bridge recently completed an application to the Department of Agriculture for a grant to purchase an all-purpose, one-ton vehicle for various town needs including hauling, plowing, towing, road work, park maintenance, emergencies, etc.
The Town is currently working on a grant application for smart energy communities. This grant will help the town implement projects to reduce energy use and save money. Once approved, the Mayor and Town Council will decide what projects will provide the most savings and greatest energy efficiency.
West Carroll serves Union Bridge, New Windsor and the surrounding areas. Anyone interested in Rec Council programs or events is welcome to attend our meetings, which are held the 2nd Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at the Old New Windsor School/County Government Offices/Library Administration Offices in New Windsor. Next meeting dates: January 13th and February 10th.
Contact: Troy Staub webasebal123@verizon.net 410-775-9935/410-596-6658
Lacrosse
Contact: Ted LaPierre fsklax2010@gmail.com 443-677-1583
High School Rugby
Contact: Brad Rockwood rockhead01@verizon.net 410-775-1506
This year’s essay theme is “Engaging My Community.” If you were mayor, what project or event would you use to involve your community?
If you have questions, call 1-800-492-7121 or email sharone@mdmunicipal.org
Monthly Bingo -- second Monday of every month
Doors open at 5:30 pm
Games begin at 7:00 pm
Any questions call:
410-775-7891
RESIDENTS: If your sewer line becomes blocked please contact the Town
Hall at 410-775-2711 before calling a plumber.
FOR WATER AND SEWER EMERGENCIES PLEASE PAGE AMY KALIN 1-410-899-1200
The newsletter is posted six times per year: January, March, May, July, September, and November and may be viewed on the town’s Web site at www.carr.org/~unionbr Also, upon request, paper copies may be picked up at the Town Hall (410-775-2711) or at any local business.
The town is getting calls about residents not picking up after their pets. Please consider those who come after you on your walk. Put yourself in their shoes – literally. Please be a good neighbor and pick up your animal droppings. Union Bridge Code, Chapter 10, The owner of every animal shall be responsible for the removal of any excreta deposited by his animal(s) on public property, including sidewalks, recreation areas or on private property.
Owners or occupants of premises fronting on any street with paved sidewalks shall remove any snow or ice from the traveled portions of the sidewalk, to a width of at least 30”, within 24 hours after snow or ice ceases to fall.
Main Street is a snow emergency route.
NO PARKING is allowed when the snow emergency plan is in effect.
NO PARKING on East Broadway from Lightner Street up to Bellevue and on Thomas Street up to Bellevue when the snow emergency plan is in effect.
Union Bridge Post Office prohibits skateboarding, scooters and playing on their property. It is a very dangerous spot for children due to traffic.
Is available for weddings, parties and reunions. Call the town office at 410-775-2711 to inquire about renting the center for your function.
THEY CAN’T DO IT WITHOUT YOUR HELP!!!
*IT’S STATE LAW.
*IT’S ENVIRONMENTALLY SMART.
*IT SAVES THE TOWN MONEY (YOUR TAXES).
*THE MORE YOU RECYCLE THE LESS TRASH YOU PUT INTO LANDFILLS.