The Town of Walkersville launched its newly designed web site this week. After months of work, the site went live with a fresh new design. The site offers some new information and the potential for a lot more to be shared. Check out the new site at http://www.walkersvillemd.gov.
Read MoreA non-profit opened this spring with very little fanfare at 21 West Pennsylvania Avenue, but the non-profit’s business appears to be a violation of zoning for Neighborhood Business. The property had been a florist shop and most recently a popular antique shop. While the town was told the location would be offices, the offices will soon become an after-school program for scores of children. The property is zoned Neigborhood Business (B-1). According to the Town of Walkersville’s Zoning Ordinance, the B-1 District is “intended to permit residential areas the convenience…
Read MoreThis summer, vandalism and other crimes seems to be spiking in Walkersville. Most of the cases seem to be random and not directed at one person. That does not appear to be the case in this latest caper. Town Commissioner Don Schildt and his wife, Peggy, found their front yard vandalized in a unique and very disturbing manner. Someone very carefully spelled out the word “DICK” using an herbicide. The resulting dead grass in the middle of the yard left large, block letters for all to see. Commissioner Schildt “awoke…
Read MoreCalvary Assembly of Frederick plans to place a 60′ x 23 1/2′ modular building on their property at 8234 Woodsboro Pike. The large church on the southern edge of Walkersville submitted their plans for approval by the Walkersville Planning Commission. The building will be placed behind the existing building’s northern most wing as viewed from Woodsboro Pike. Calvary Assembly of Frederick was asked how the building would be used, and how many stories would the building have. Pastor Loren Fetty wrote, “Calvary Assembly’s property is partly within the Town of Walkersville and…
Read MoreThe Walkersville Planning Commission will discuss the draft of proposed changes to the Old Town Mixed Use (OTM) District at the commission’s public hearing Tuesday evening. Discussions about updating the OTM District began when the owners of the old Walkersville Market on Maple Avenue asked for an exception to the number of uses based upon the square footage of the property. Throughout the discussions, Planning Commission members found more and more issues with not only the applicant’s property, but a large number of the properties. They decided to suggest updates…
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