Saturday, October 20, 2007

Community Heros

There are a group of professionals in our community who everday risk their lives to protect us...... they are our community fire, EMS and police officers.... this group of men and women are under appreciated in our society... our paths rarely cross with them unless we are in need of their services... they save our lives, make our communities safe, and allow us to live our lives in relative security.

Who has gone out of their way to say thank you to these dedicated professionals? I'd guess that most have not. I must admit that I have taken them for granted.

In our backyard.. The Skyesville Freedom District Fire Department has protected both Skyesville and Eldersburg since 1933. The department is manned by both paid and volunteer professionals.... the volunteers give up their free time, sleep, and family time to protect us and the professionals are underpaid. They do it because someone has to do it... they do it to protect us.

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It's difficult to imagine these groups of dedicated volunteers being taken for granted, but sometimes they are. Imagine what our lives would be like if there were no volunteer fire departments....

....Volunteer fire departments are just as important to the livelihoods of our communities as churches and schools, parks and libraries. Investing in them is imperative. (Pittsburgh Tribune)

>> President George W. Bush was in attendance at the 26th Annual National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service Sunday morning, which honored the 87 firefighters who died in 2006

"It takes a special kind of person to be a firefighter. It begins with a different sense of direction. When an area becomes too dangerous for everybody else, you take it over," Bush said. "When others are looking for the exits, our firefighters are looking for the way in. - George W. Bush"

In our society, we too often idolize football players, pop stars, and movie stars....they are not the real heroes..

The next time you see a police officer, EMS, or Fire Department Professional... say thank you...



Friday, October 19, 2007

Highway agency set to start project at Routes 32 and 26

From the Sun:

The State Highway Administration is set to begin an $8.5 million construction project to improve safety and ease congestion for more than 30,000 drivers along Route 32 (Sykesville Road) between Route 26 (Liberty Road) and Macbeth Way/Piney Branch Parkway in Eldersburg.

Weather permitting, the half-mile project should be completed by fall next year.


Looks like a little more traffic in our future.... looking forward to the new Walgreens at this intersection...

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Insiders' guide to Eldersburg

A very good article recently posted in the Sun .... "Insiders' guide to Eldersburg".

This really highlights some of the big reasons why we moved to Eldersburg 2 1/2 years ago…. Can’t believe it has already been that long… good schools, great environment, low traffic (yes.. our traffic is a joke), more stores/retail in the near future, great communities…


This year, Money Magazine's annual list of Top 100 Best Places to Live ranked Eldersburg as No. 56

From CNN.com

56. Eldersburg, Md.
Population: 31,800
Median home price (2006): $419,085
Average property taxes (2006): $2,730

Situated 30 miles west of Baltimore, Eldersburg has grown at an impressive clip in recent years, adding a Home Depot, a Wal-Mart and a Kohl's department store. A new "green" shopping center called Main Street Eldersburg - the first of its kind in Maryland - is to be finished in 2008. Yet it's still a small, quiet town, its lush hills dotted with old churches and houses, and the sprawling Liberty reservoir east of town offers hiking trails and gorgeous scenery. On the downside, though, high home prices make it a little exclusive, and the long commute to Baltimore means more jobs are far away. -A.F.

Watch out.. Farmington, Michigan.. next year we are gunning for you.. # 55

Thursday, October 4, 2007

Overwhelmed / Co-author

It has been awhile since I’ve last posted on this blog. Family, work, life has been taking the majority if not all of my free time lately. I do have a couple draft posts that I’m hoping to upload shortly.

I would really like to see this blog become more active. The Eldersburg blogosphere is somewhat lacking. If anyone would like to co-author this blog, contact me and let’s chat (eldersburg1976@gmail.com) . I’m mostly focused on local/regional issues but sometimes post on wider items. Ideally, any co-authors should be local to Eldersburg/Carroll County/Marriottsville.