A committee established 10 months ago in response to a controversial proposal dealing with rural development and smart growth has competed its task and submitted a package of recommendations to the Queen Anne’s County Planning Commission.
“We’re done now. We have a list of recommendations that’s going forward,” said County Commission [...]
Truckers carrying loads heavier than the maximum 80,000 pounds or whose rigs have safety violations are electronically signaled to pull over at the state’s new weigh and inspection station on U.S. 301 south of Middletown.
Most truckers get the green light to keep rolling by the cream-colored one-story station with an [...]
A complaint was filed with State Attorney General`s Open Meetings Act Compliance Board alleging numerous violations of the Open Meetings Act by the Centreville Town Manager. They include:
No minutes have been produced for several meetings or were not released in a timely manner. (Eight instances) The reason given for closing several [...]Every year the Maryland Department of Planning receives a report on “acreage subject to agricultural land transfer tax” which is used to measure the amount of farmland lost to development. The total number of acres lost in Fisal Year 2009 - 3,209 acres - was lower than 2008, which itself [...]
7:00 p.m.
Goodwill Fire Company
I. Convene – Council President Frank C. Ogens
II. Review of Minutes from Past Meetings
a. November 5, 2009 (Regular Meeting)
III. Announcement of Closed Sessions
a. none
IV. Citizens Forum (Citizens are requested to keep their questions/comments to three minutes)
V. Appearances -
VI. Old Business
a. Ordinance 04-2009, Budget Amendment [...]
County Annex Building – 2nd Floor (B)
206 North Commerce Street
7:00 P.M.
I. CALL TO ORDER – Christopher Frank – Chair
II. Review of Minutes from Previous Meeting
III. Citizen Comment (Citizens are requested to keep their questions/comments to three minutes)
IV. Appearances
a. Ron Manslow, Security Vault Works, Inc. – Simplified Site Plan for Drive-up Kiosk, BB&T [...]
Talbot County officials weren’t enamored of the town of Trappe’s desire to build a major housing development, so they twice turned down the Eastern Shore hamlet’s efforts to upgrade local sewer and water capacity, in 2004 and 2005. And theoretically, that should have been the end of it. But it [...]
Queen Anne’s County officials said they will again ask two federal agencies to hold a public meeting in Ruthsburg to preview the federal plan for a “hard skills” training center for U.S. embassy security personnel that could be built on 1,505 acres at Hunt Ray Farm, near state Routes 481 [...]
The October 15, 2009, Town Council meeting was called to order at 7:04 p.m. by Council President Frank C. Ogens, in the first floor meeting room of the Goodwill Volunteer Fire Company. The following members and staff were present: Frank C. Ogens, Council President; Norman P. Pinder, Jr., Vice President; [...]
Washington County is moving ahead with a plan to more fairly tax municipal residents.
The county commissioners voted 3-0 on Tuesday in favor of the concept of charging residents of Hagerstown and the towns lower taxes than residents in unincorporated areas, who don’t fund two different local governments.
The new structure, known [...]
The Maryland Chapter of the American Planning Association recently awarded the Town of Centreville the 2009 winner in the “Small Town/Rural Initiative, Plan, jurisdictional population less than 10,000″ category for its 2009 Community Plan. For more details see the Maryland Chapter of the APA’s web site.
[...]
The September 17, 2009, Town Council meeting was called to order at 7:04 p.m. by Council Vice President Norman P. Pinder, Jr., in the first floor meeting room of the Goodwill Volunteer Fire Company. The following members and staff were present: Norman P. Pinder, Jr., Vice President; Timothy E. McCluskey, [...]
The August 19, 2009 Centreville Planning Commission meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Christopher Frank, Chairman in Meeting Room B of the County Annex Building. The following members and staff were present: Christopher Frank, Chair; Elizabeth Brice, Vice-Chair; Penny Lins, Secretary; Jim Cooke, member; Nick Barbalace, member; [...]
The parking lots of Queen Anne’s County’s Bloomfield Farm will soon be modeling the latest in a series of efforts by the county to battle stormwater runoff pollution in the Chesapeake Bay.
Pervious concrete — the technology Queen Anne’s County will use in Bloomfield Farm’s parking lots — allows water [...]
Queen Anne’s County embarked on its six year update to the 2002 Comprehensive Plan about 18 months ago with three large community meetings and the formation of seven citizen committees to guide the plan update.
These citizens, about 109 volunteers, spent 10 months reviewing critical studies, conducting visioning sessions and developing [...]
7:00 p.m.
Goodwill Fire Company
I. Convene – Council President Frank C. Ogens
II. Review of Minutes from Past Meetings
a. October 15, 2009 (Regular Meeting)
III. Announcement of Closed Sessions
a. none
IV. Citizens Forum (Citizens are requested to keep their questions/comments to three minutes)
V. Appearances -
a. Annexation Agreement signing regarding Providence [...]
A Searchable Integrated Report (303d List of Impaired Waterways) is now available on the Maryland Department of the Environment’s website.
Searching for Information on the Corsica River reveals that there are three impairments listed, with one considered too difficult to assess (Aquatic Life and Wildlife), one without an established [...]
In June 2009, The International City/County Management Association (ICMA) President Darnell Earley, city manager, Saginaw, Michigan, appointed Robert C. McGrory, town manager, Centreville, Maryland, to serve on the ICMA Conference Planning Committee.
New committee members began terms of service at the 95th annual conference in Montréal, Canada held in September 2009. [...]
Midshore Regional Recycling Program - HHW / eCycle Project
Saturday, November 7, 2009 - 8:00 am to 2:00 pm
Caroline County Dept of Public Works - Denton, MD
Household Hazardous Waste
Mercury Thermometer Collection
Consumer Electronics Recycling
DIRECTIONS: Route 404 to Denton / Greensboro Exit (McDonalds, Pizza Hut) onto Route [...]
The September 16, 2009 Centreville Planning Commission meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Christopher Frank, Chairman in Meeting Room B of the County Annex Building. The following members and staff were present: Christopher Frank, Chair; Elizabeth Brice, Vice-Chair; Penny Lins, Secretary; Jim Cooke, Nick Barbalace, Norma Coursey, [...]
A closed session decision by the Worcester County Commissioners to consolidate three county departments has been found in violation of Maryland’s sunshine laws.
In response to a complaint from the Assateague Coastal Trust, the Open Meetings Compliance Board found that the discussion that took place during the May 26 closed session [...]
This Friday evening, there will be a lecture in Chestertown by Pulitzer prize winning journalist Hedrick Smith, titled “Poisoned Waters”. As you might know, Mr. Smith’s documentary, (also titled ‘Poisoned Waters’) aired this past summer on PBS, and was a fascinating documentary regarding the environmental challenges that face the Chesapeake [...]
1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Chesapeake College Todd Performing Arts Center.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is holding a series of public meetings throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed to discuss a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for each jurisdiction in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. A TMDL is a strict “diet” [...]
With a chain link fence preventing access to the parking lot behind the Queen Anne’s County District Court building and construction trailers arriving, the Department of General Services appears set to begin construction on the $1.6 million parking deck it plans to put on the site of the current parking [...]
After a town council vote, Providence Farmhouse, a mid-18th century structure that preservationists say is second only to the Circuit Courthouse in historical significance in Queen Anne’s County, is closer to being annexed by Centreville, a move which would pave the way for stabilization of the declining structure.
While the council [...]
The Queen Anne’s County Historical Society membership meeting is Monday evening at 7:00 PM at the Library in Centreville.
Nancy Scozzari, Senior Community & Environmental Planner for the Department of Land Use, Growth Management & Environment, who will speak on the status of our list of Historic Sites and how [...]
County Annex Building – 2nd Floor (B)
206 North Commerce Street
7:00 P.M.
I. CALL TO ORDER – Christopher Frank – Chair
II. Review of Minutes from Previous Meeting
III. Citizen Comment (Citizens are requested to keep their questions/comments to three minutes)
IV. Appearances
a. Ron Manslow, Security Vault Works, Inc. [...]
P.J. Townsend, who served as Centreville`s town clerk for a year and a half, no longer works for the town, but town officials aren`t saying what happened.
“Her last day was Monday (Oct. 5). She`s no longer employed with the town,” said Town Manager Bob McGrory.
At the council’s regular session on [...]
The Queen Anne`s County Planning Commission voted 4-2 Thursday to reject the draft Wye Mills Area Community Plan.
The planning commission voted after Helen Spinelli, chief of community and environmental planning for the county Department of Land Use, Growth Management and Environment, reviewed a summary of comments, both for and against [...]
Following in the footsteps of the Talbot County Council, the Maryland Department of Planning has sent a letter to the Queen Anne’s County government firmly opposed to the draft Wye Mills Area Community Plan, which calls for large-scale commercial development around Chesapeake College.
The plan was approved on a 9-2 vote [...]
Citing an increase in safety as the reason, the Maryland State Police announced Thursday their helicopter based in Centreville will be moving to a hangar at the Easton Airport.
Trooper 6, MSP’s MedEvac helicopter assigned to the Upper Shore, has been based next to the Centreville state police barrack on state [...]
The members of the Blue Ribbon Panel on Smart Growth and Rural Development have made a
second set of preliminary recommendations stemming from their two most recent meetings on August 22 and September 4. The recommendations will be forwarded to the Queen Anne’s County Commissioners.
“We want the public to know [...]
Neighbors complained constantly about the loud noise and apparent drug dealing at the house in Centreville. Recently the homeowner threatened a Centreville policeman answering a noise complaint.
No more.
On Friday night at 11:30 the tactical team of Queen Anne’s County sheriff’s office went fast through the open front door at 208 [...]
The September 3, 2009, Town Council meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Council President Frank C. Ogens in the first floor meeting room of the Goodwill Volunteer Fire Company. The following members and staff were present: Frank C. Ogens, President; Norman P. Pinder, Jr., Vice President; Timothy [...]
The Town of Centreville has hired Eva Kerchner to serve as both watershed restoration manager and zoning administrator.
Kerchner, who lives in Stevensville, worked as branch manager for Easton-based engineering services firm John E. Harms & Associates until July 1. She supervised design of the Kent Island Volunteer Fire Department and [...]
A petition to annex 231 1/2 acres of land east and southeast of the Town of Queenstown has been submitted to the town commissioners by local businessman Frank S. Dudley Jr.
The petition states that the annexation is being sought to eventually develop the property and that “the improvements may include [...]
County Annex Building – 2nd Floor (B)
206 North Commerce Street
7:00 P.M.
I. CALL TO ORDER – Christopher Frank – Chair
II. Review of Minutes from Previous Meeting
III. Citizen Comment (Citizens are requested to keep their questions/comments to three minutes)
IV. Appearances
a. Richard Graves – Proposed Home Occupation, Accounting Practice
b. [...]
7:00 p.m.
Goodwill Fire Company
I. Convene – Council President Frank C. Ogens
II. Review of Minutes from Past Meetings
a. September 3, 2009 (Regular Meeting)
III. Announcement of Closed Sessions
a. September 3, 2009 (Post Meeting)
b. September 10, 2009
IV. Citizens Forum (Citizens are requested to keep their questions/comments to [...]
Across the nation, the system that Congress created to protect the nation’s waters under the Clean Water Act of 1972 today often fails to prevent pollution. The New York Times has compiled data on more than 200,000 facilities that have permits to discharge pollutants and collected responses from states regarding [...]
The Queen Anne’s County Planning Commission heard comments from more than 25 citizens about the draft Wye Mills Area Community Plan, with most people opposed to the plan.
The planning commission will accept written comments on the plan until Sept. 25. The plan makes recommendations for creating new zoning districts near [...]
The Town of Centreville turned down a request by Crossroads Community, Inc., to waive sewer allocation fees for a 10-unit apartment building it is planning for its Banjo Lane property.
The one-bedroom units would be rented to clients transitioning from Crossroads residential facility. Town policy is to charge $14,595 for one [...]
Queen Anne’s County officials said the U.S. State Department is considering buying roughly 1,500 acres in Ruthsburg to build a 180,000-square-foot training facility, shooting ranges and a defensive driving course for security personnel.
County Chief Operating Officer Gregg Todd said the Hunt Ray Farm property at state routes 304 (Ruthsburg Road) [...]
This Thursday, September 10, 2009 at about 9:15am the Queen Anne’s County Planning Commission will be discussing the Wye Mills Plan. This Plan has been sent to adjoining jurisdictions and agencies for their comment. The County now has the comments. However, the agenda specifically states that they will not be [...]
The final Citizen’s Advisory Committee Report and a Summary of Recommendations from all the Topic Committees are now available. These will be presented at the County Planning Commission along with the Topic Committee Reports and Maps on September 10th so they [...]
October 1, 2009 at 6:30 p.m.
The Town Council of Centreville will hold a public hearing on October 1, 2009, at 6:30 p.m., in the first floor meeting room of the Goodwill Fire Company, 212 Broadway, Centreville, Maryland, pursuant to the provisions of Md. Code Ann., Article 23A, §19, regarding the [...]
The August 20, 2009, Town Council meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Council President Frank C. Ogens in the first floor meeting room of the Goodwill Volunteer Fire Company. The following members and staff were present: Frank C. Ogens, President; Norman P. Pinder, Jr., Vice President; Timothy [...]
The July 16, 2009, Town Council meeting was called to order at 7:20 p.m. by Council President Frank C. Ogens in the first floor meeting room of the Goodwill Volunteer Fire Company. The following members and staff were present: Frank C. Ogens, President; Norman P. Pinder, Jr., Vice President; Timothy [...]
Caruso Homes expects to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection within the next two weeks after its lenders agreed overwhelmingly to a repayment plan.
In U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Baltimore Wednesday morning, Caruso representatives filed documents showing that its commercial lenders, collectively owed about $60 million of the Crofton home builder’s [...]
The final edits have occurred on all of the Topic Committee reports and Maps generated during the recent comprehensive planning process. The Citizen’s Advisory Committee report should be available soon. Click on the following links to access the maps and reports:
Future Land Use Map Priority [...]7:00 p.m.
Goodwill Fire Company
I. Convene – Council President Frank C. Ogens
II. Review of Minutes from Past Meetings
a. July 16, 2009 (Regular Meeting)
b. August 20, 2009 (Regular Meeting)
III. Announcement of Closed Sessions
a. August 20, 2009 (Post Meeting)
IV. Citizens Forum (Citizens are requested to keep their questions/comments [...]
Queen Anne’s County, the town of Centreville and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources are collaborating on the construction of a bio-swale at the Railroad Avenue Building. Bio-swales are a type of storm water management practice known as Environmental Site Design (ESD), and are designed to slow, cool and filter [...]
With the Board of Public Works approval granted Wednesday, Maryland’s Department of General Services plans to proceed with plans for a 22,484-square-foot parking deck at the District Court Building in Centreville.
The state’s plans for the $1.6 million deck have provoked some controversy.
In January, Queen Anne’s County Circuit Court Clerk Scott [...]
The Queen Anne’s County Commissioners voted on Aug. 25 to approve the county’s purchase of roughly 38.3 acres of land on the southeast side of Centreville for $1.35 million for a future “county complex.”
The county is buying the land from developer Peter G. Sheaffer, of Centreville, who developed the property [...]
The Corsica River Conservancy will be holding it fourth annual CORSICA RIVER WATERSHED AWARENESS DAY on Saturday, September 19, 12 noon to 4:00 p.m., at Bloomfield Farm located on Rt. 213 just north of Centreville. Last year’s Awareness Day drew over 650 attendees.
This free event combines family fun with [...]
The Centreville Town Council has decided against amending the town code to allow for larger convenience stores.
Representatives from High’s Dairy Store had petitioned the town to increase the size of convenience stores allowable in Centreville’s code from the current 2,000 to 3,500 square feet.
The western shore-based regional chain had previously [...]
Troubled by a draft community plan that calls for a wholesale makeover of Wye Mills, the Talbot County Council voted Tuesday to voice its concerns to the Queen Anne’s County government.
The council unanimously agreed to send a letter to the Queen Anne’s County Commission in opposition to a plan that [...]
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DEPARTMENT OF LAND USE, GROWTH MANAGEMENT & ENVIRONMENT
AT 160 COURSEVALL DRIVE
PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING ROOM
CENTREVILLE, MARYLAND 21617
The purpose of the public hearing before the Planning Commission is to provide an opportunity for all interested persons to be heard on the proposed Wye Mills Area [...]
Plans to turn a 275-acre farm near Chestertown into a housing development got a setback this week when Maryland’s highest court said Queen Anne’s County officials had improperly approved the project. Now residents there may get to find out if their publicly adopted growth plans have any teeth.
This week’s [...]
At the August 26, 2009 meeting of the MD Board of Public Works, a new Millstream playground and a new District Court parking deck were approved.
According to the bid package released by the Town, the new playground will have the following features:
A wheelchair-accessible play structure, that replaces the existing [...]The Court of Appeals has cleared one obstacle for a developer who wants to build a huge 55-and-older community on the Eastern Shore, but the project is far from shovel-ready.
The K. Hovnanian Co. of New Jersey has had trouble getting approval to build the Four Seasons at Kent Island, a [...]
In Grasslands Plantation, Inc. v. Frizz-King Enterprises the MD Court of Appeals ruled that the Queen Anne`s County Board of Appeals erred in shifting the burden of proof from Frizz-King, the subdivision applicant, to Grasslands, the appellant.
It also ruled that the Board should apply the new ordinances enacted during appeal [...]
Conservationists are cheering over recommendations made to Queen Anne’s planning staff by the Citizens Advisory Committee, seeking to place strict barriers on more runaway growth in the county.
The CAC — the leading citizens’ panel in a year-long effort to develop the next Comprehensive Plan — voted at its meeting in [...]
Board of Public Works Governor
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS - AGENDA SUMMARY
Meeting Date: Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Time of Meeting: 10:00 a.m.
Time of Pre-meeting: 9:45 a.m., State House, Room 217
Place of Meeting: Governor’s Reception Room, State House, State Circle, Annapolis
Item 9A
Queen Anne’s Town of Centreville Open Space [...]
The July 23, 2009, Town Council Special Session (Work Session) was called to order at 11:07 a.m. by Council President Frank C. Ogens in the Town Annex. The following members and staff were present: Frank C. Ogens, President; Norman P. Pinder, Jr., Vice President; Timothy E. McCluskey, Member; Bob McGrory, [...]
The July 16, 2009, Town Council Public Hearing was called to order at 6:30 p.m., by Council President Frank C. Ogens in the first floor meeting room of the Goodwill Volunteer Fire Company. The following Council members and staff were present: Frank C. Ogens, President; Norman P. Pinder, Jr., Vice [...]
The July 16, 2009, Town Council Special Session (Work Session) was called to order at 4:05 p.m. by Council President Frank C. Ogens in the first floor meeting room of the Goodwill Volunteer Fire Company. The following members and staff were present: Frank C. Ogens, President; Norman P. Pinder, Jr., [...]
On Friday August 21st, the MD Court of Appeals issued a ruling in Foley v. K. Hovnanian at Kent Island, LLC.
The Court ruled that the fact that no maps were attached to the ordinance that approved growth allocation does not invalidate the approval of the maps. Also maps are [...]
Human development, ranging from small subdivisions to large cities, is a major source of pollution for the Chesapeake. There are about 17 million people living in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. In fact, because of the region’s continued population growth and related construction, runoff from urban and suburban lands, including septic [...]
7:00 p.m.
Goodwill Fire Company
I. Convene – Council President Frank C. Ogens
II. Review of Minutes from Past Meetings
a. July 16, 2009 (Special Session)
b. July 16, 2009 (Public Hearing)
c. July 16, 2009 (Regular Meeting)
d. July 23, 2009 (Special Session)
III. Announcement of Closed Sessions
a. July 16, [...]
6:00 p.m.
Goodwill Volunteer Fire Company
The Centreville Town Council will hold a closed session on Thursday, August 20, 2009, at 6:00 p.m., at the Goodwill Volunteer Fire Company, 212 Broadway, to receive legal advice in accordance with the Maryland Open Meetings Act, State Government Article, Section 10-508 (a).
[...]The new General Development Plan’s premise that growth pays for itself came under attack last night.
For evidence, politicians and citizens pointed to the unpaid $2 billion tab of backlogged projects to repair roads, schools, jails, libraries and other county infrastructure.
“The residents of Anne Arundel County have been fed a bill [...]
County Annex Building – 2nd Floor (B)
206 North Commerce Street
7:00 P.M.
I. CALL TO ORDER – Christopher Frank – Chair
II. Review of Minutes from Previous Meeting
III. Citizen Comment (Citizens are requested to keep their questions/comments to three minutes)
IV. Appearances
V. Old Business
a. Corsica Creek Commons – Request for One-Year [...]
Queen Anne’s County Commission President Gene Ransom said he’s heard from citizens who believe the planning staff and the consultant are manipulating the process to update the county’s comprehensive plan.
Even if that’s not true, “that perception runs the risk of destroying the whole process,” Ransom said at the Aug. 11 [...]
The Talbot County comments on the proposed Wye Mills Area Community plan are located on the Talbot County website. The website includes the draft plan, a minority opinion report, Talbot County planning staff comments, Talbot County Planning Commission comments and a Notice of a Public Hearing on August 25th.
[...]A community plan calling for large-scale business development around Chesapeake College was approved by a Queen Anne’s County citizens advisory committee, but has caused concern to many others, including residents of Wye Mills and the Talbot County government.
The Talbot County Council heard some of those concerns from county planning and [...]
States within the Chesapeake Bay watershed will soon face stricter limits on the amount of nutrients that can drain off their land into the estuary.
And if water quality goals aren’t met, regulators say new building permits might be withheld until they are.
By early 2011, the Environmental Protection Agency plans to [...]
Final drafts of the following Queen Anne`s County Comprehensive Plan update Topic Committee Advisory Reports are now available:
Agricultural and Rural Preservation Historic and Cultural Preservation Town / County
Although lengthy, they are mostly boilerplate with the following sections within each being the most useful:
The Talbot County Planning Commission plans to issue a critical review of the Wye Mills Community Area Plan, saying at its meeting Wednesday that the plan was unrealistic and promoted unsustainable development.
As part of the mandated 60-day review period, Talbot County and other local and state government agencies are returning [...]
armers are being snookered by some bankers and developers who are telling them that limiting subdivisions on agricultural lands will cause the value of their properties to plummet.
That is the finding of W. Fitzhugh Turner of Tidewater Properties in Queenstown — a Maryland Certified General Appraiser who was hired by [...]
The state’s Open Meetings Compliance Board found the Frederick County Board of Education violated the Maryland Open Meetings Act during a closed meeting earlier this year.
The board investigated a complaint made by The Frederick News-Post regarding a school board closed session, and offered its findings in a letter dated Aug. [...]
Efforts by the Town of Centreville to assist the Corsica River toward recovery have been complicated over the last month by a report that nitrogen above permit levels flowed into the river from Centreville’s wastewater treatment plant this past winter and by the resignation of watershed manager Dave Dammeyer.
In 1996, [...]
For at least two election cycles the voters of Queen Anne’s County have booted out the County Commissioners they perceived as being friendliest with developers.
The current commission chairman, Gene Ransom, who ran on a pro-conservation moderate growth platform, is the only one of the last batch to be returned to [...]
A Public Forum to review and discuss the Design Standards will be held on Wednesday, September 9, 2009, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the Goodwill Fire Company, 212 Broadway, first floor meeting room.
To review the document, click on the links below:
Even some closely involved in drafting Queen Anne’s new comprehensive plan are outraged and baffled by the county planners’ new map showing enormous growth targeted for Kingstown and Crumpton.
“I serve on the comprehensive plan committee but how this came about is really unclear,” says Jay Falstead.
The way the process was [...]
Seeing for the first time Queen Anne’s County’s map designating Kingstown a high-density growth area, Chestertown Mayor Margo Bailey grimaced.
Shaking her head, she noted that across-the-bridge residents depend on Chestertown for almost all their services.
First responders to emergencies – fire, police, rescue squads – come out of Chestertown because of [...]
MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
Notice of Intent to Establish Total Maximum Daily Loads of Polychlorinated Biphenyls in the Corsica River Embayment of the Lower Chester River, Mesohaline Segment, Queen Anne’s County, Maryland
Section 303(d) of the federal Clean Water Act requires Maryland (MD) to: (1) identify waters, known as water quality [...]
The old cartoon sticks in memory: a terrified peasant running into a village while behind him oncoming horsemen are shooting arrows and torching fields. The peasant is shouting, “Here comes Genghis and he’s doin’ his thing.”
Look now beyond the Chester River. On the horizon there’s another horde coming to overwhelm [...]
According to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Environmental Enforcement & Compliance History Online (ECHO) database. The Centreville Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) has exceeded permit levels of nitrogen for 2 quarters and effluent flow for 1 quarter out of the 12 quarters shown in the database.
According to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Environmental Enforcement & Compliance History Online (ECHO) database. The Centreville Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) has exceeded permit levels of nitrogen for 2 quarters and effluent flow for 1 quarter out of the 12 quarters shown in the database.
A decision on a proposed text amendment to the town’s convenience store ordinance has been tabled until the next town council meeting on Aug. 20.
At a July 16 public hearing, representatives of High’s Dairy Stores argued in favor of amending the town’s code to increase the allowable size of a [...]
A number of Eastern Shore main streets towns are drawing on the history of their central business districts as tools to get people to visit downtown. Two of them, Salisbury and Priness Anne, have created walking tours of the central areas, according to the Daily Times. Programs such as this [...]
The fine is for $1,500 and the lady responsible for the letter said it wouldn’t go away, said Secretary Mayor John McCullough.
MuCullough told the town council Tuesday evening during a public meeting that paying a reduced fine would probably be less expensive than hiring an attorney to fight it. The [...]
Come celebrate National Night Out in Centreville on Lawyer’s Row on Tuesday, August 4th from 6-8pm. It’s a great family event. There will be food, a moon bounce and a dunking booth.
Council Member Tim McCluskey will be a ‘target’ in the dunking booth, along with a couple of other [...]
A year after the state announced a legal settlement requiring cleanup of long-standing pollution problems at a chemical plant near Chestertown on the Eastern Shore, the work remains stalled by disputes with the plant’s owner.
Genovique Specialties Corp. has balked at demands from the state Department of the Environment that it [...]
Christopher Frank, Chairman, called the June 17, 2009, Centreville Planning Commission meeting to order at 7:01 p.m., in Meeting Room B of the Queen Anne’s County Annex Building. The following members and staff were present: Christopher Frank, Chair; Elizabeth Brice, Vice Chair; Penny Lins, Secretary; Jim Cooke, Member; Dominik Barbalace, [...]
The Centreville Town Council has asked two architects, one the chair of the planning commission, to explore potential design improvements which could pave the way for the Department of General Services to construct a parking deck behind the District Courthouse.
The move illustrates the council’s interest in taking advantage of the [...]
The town is exploring hiring its own water and wastewater facilities operations supervisor rather than continuing to outsource those responsibilities to Maryland Environmental Services.
Public Works Director Greg Swartz told the Town Council July 16 that failures of relatively new equipment and instances of non-compliance under currently operator MES indicate that [...]
11:00 a.m.
Town Hall Annex
The Centreville Town Council will hold a closed session on Thursday, July 23, 2009, at 11:00 a.m., at the Town Hall Annex, 105 N Liberty Street, to discuss personnel and to receive legal advice in accordance with the Maryland Open Meetings Act, State Government Article, Section [...]
The June 18, 2009, Town Council meeting was called to order at 7:02 p.m. by Council President Frank C. Ogens in the first floor meeting room of the Goodwill Volunteer Fire Company. The following members and staff were present: Frank C. Ogens, President; Norman P. Pinder, Jr., Vice President; Timothy [...]
