Fall/Winter News Letter
The Funkstown Mayor and Council and Staff would like to extend to all
families a warm, safe, and happy holiday season.
October 29, 2009 – Funkstown Parade starts at 6:00 p.m. (lineup 5:30 p.m.)
on Chestnut Street (rear of Town Hall). Following the parade, a Halloween
Costume Contest will take place at the Funkstown American Legion. All
Funkstown children are invited to attend.
October 30, 2009 – Funkstown Trick or Treat is scheduled from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Funkstown residents who wish to participate, please turn your porch light on.
Trick or Treaters should remember the following safety tips: Never go out
alone. Stay in well lighted areas. Parents should check the treats, and HAVE
FUN! Trick or Treat bags are available for the children free at Town Hall.
December 11, 2009 – Old Tyme Christmas Celebration from 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Events will include wagon rides to historic sites, Christmas entertainment,
luminary display, house decoration contest, and children’s activities.
There will be free refreshments at the Town Hall, and the shops will
remain open throughout the evening.
The last yard waste collection for the season will be Tuesday, November 24, 2009.
Christmas tree pickup is scheduled for Tuesday, January 5, and Tuesday,
January 12, 2010.
The Funkstown Ordinance requires that snow and ice shall be removed from
all sidewalks within the Town on the same day of the cessation of any fall of
snow, sleet or freezing rain or within the first ten hours of daylight after the
cessation of any such fall, whichever period is longer.
Please remember when filing your Maryland Tax Return, Form 502, put
FUNKSTOWN in the City, town or taxing area box.