Town Council — 2025-09-18

The Centreville Town Council met on September 18, 2025; members approved the work session and council minutes, added board/commission appointments to new business, and deferred one new-business item to October 2. The Council held a closed session at 6:00 p.m. to discuss legal advice and personnel (candidate interviews and employee performance); no actions were taken. Two public hearings were held and followed by final votes: Ordinance 06-2025 to allow electronic message centers for public schools in residential zones (with strict controls and annual permit renewal) received public support (including Queen Anne’s High School representatives), was recommended by the Planning Commission, and was approved by unanimous roll call. Ordinance 12-2025 to amend Chapter 170 TND/PUD standards (updates to definitions, parking standards including a Planning Commission note to explicitly include Accessory Dwelling Units, and other TND/PUD changes) was presented, drew written comments from two developers and Queen Anne’s County, the Council declined the County’s request and said the County should pursue a zoning change, and the ordinance was approved by unanimous roll call. The meeting also began a FY25 year-end budget update noting the fiscal year ended June 30 and that general fund revenues were at 111% of expected (budget discussion truncated in these minutes).