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Walkersville Rezoning Withdrawn

September 25, 2014September 24, 2014 GladeValley.net StaffBell Property, development, Fences, intersections, Old Town Mixed Use, Planning Commission, rezoning, set-backs

The Pratt Family on Maple Avenue hoped to convince the Walkersville Planning Commission to rezone their property from Residential to Old Town Mixed Use Tuesday evening. After hearing from staff and the applicants, the Planning Commission explained that Maryland law forbids them from recommending a rezoning unless there was a mistake in the zoning of the property during the last comprehensive re-zoning of the whole town or if the character of the neighborhood had changed dramatically. The Planning Commission could not find either of these to be true. Commissioner…

Education headline

New Midway and Woodsboro Elementary Schools Smile Program

September 23, 2014September 23, 2014 GladeValley.net Staffcavities, dental, dentist, Elementary School, health, New Midway, Woodsboro

The New Midway and Woodsboro Elementary Schools hope to fight a common ailment that leads to students missing school. Dental care remains the greatest unmet health need among children in the United States of America. In fact, over fifty percent of children have a cavity. The pain of a cavity distracts from learning and leads to children missing valuable instruction time. So, the school cluster will offer an in-school dentist visit for children who have not seen a dentist this year. If students regularly see a dentist, they should continue…

Government headline

Rezonings, Changes to Zoning Ordinances, and Road Designs

September 22, 2014September 22, 2014 GladeValley.net Staffchange, ordinance, rezoning, Town of Walkersville

The Walkersville Planning Commission will meet Tuesday, September 23, 2014 in the Town Hall Meeting Room at 7:30 p.m. to discuss a host of issues. The meetings are open to the public and public comments are encouraged. First on their agenda will be a rezoning request for 19 Maple Avenue, a home owned by Darrell and Jacqueline Pratt. The Pratts submitted a request to change their home’s zoning from R-3 to Old Town Mixed Use (OTM). The property sits next to the old Walkersville Market which is now owned by Orion…

headline Sports

Lions Win 14 – 6

September 21, 2014September 20, 2014 GladeValley.net StaffCatoctin, football, Walkersville

The Walkersville Lions’ Varsity Football made it 3 and 0 Friday night against Catoctin. Brad Wolfe’s interception in the end zone in the final two minutes of play helped keep the team’s lead over Catoctin. The Lions made the only scoring drive in the first half. Chad Gleason, running back, scored first in the second quarter for a 65-yard touchdown run. Patrick Cleveland, defensive end-runnning back for Walkersville, scored the second touchdown for the Lions in the third quarter. Catoctin’s quarterback Ben Dewees scored his team’s only touchdown by their…

Education headline

SPOT ON Behavior at Glade Elementary

September 20, 2014September 19, 2014 GladeValley.net Staffbehavior, elementary, Glade, school, SPOT ON

Glade has a school-wide behavior system which is a process for creating a safer and more effective school. It is an approach to enhance the capacity of our school to educate all children by developing school-wide and classroom discipline systems. The process focuses on improving a school’s ability to teach and support positive behavior for all students. At our school everyone is working hard to display SPOT ON Behaviors. Our behaviors are SPOT ON when we: Show Respect for ourselves, others and property. Prepare to attend school every day with…