Town Council — 2024-12-05

The Town Council meeting on December 5, 2024 approved the November 21, 2024 meeting minutes and unanimously adopted Ordinance 12-2024 to clarify site plan review procedures after a brief public hearing with no public comment. The council scheduled a public hearing for Ordinance 13-2024 (penalty section updates) and for the amended Ordinance 11-2024 (sidewalks) on January 2, 2025; Resolution 19-2024 (municipal infraction) will be considered after Ordinance 13-2024 passes. Public Works reported on a federally mandated service line inventory: 976 survey notices were sent, 270 responses returned, surveys apply to homes built before 1985, door-to-door follow-up is planned, and lines identified as lead must be replaced within ten years. The Historic Homes Tour reported reaching a $10,000 ticket goal using varied marketing and direct mailers to 3,000 homes. Other updates included Maryland Municipal League and Council of Governments items, Park Advisory Board tree-decorating contest winners, Planning Commission work on a revised TND ordinance, Corsica implementers/treatment plant discussions, upcoming town events (tree lighting, Christmas parade, menorah lighting, Santa breakfast), and brief notes on local liquor-store project revisions; the meeting adjourned at 7:49 p.m.