Town Commissioners — 2021-12-07

This record is the Queenstown Commissioners meeting of December 7, 2021, which opened with a closed session on personnel. Commissioners presented Faye Burns with the 2021 Volunteer of the Year certificate for maintaining the Little Library. Action items included approving a $1,150 proposal to bring the fire hydrant on Charity Lane up to code and declining a resident’s request that the Town pay $1,400 toward a private concrete parking pad (staff will send a letter to the resident). The Commission approved a final letter to Queen Anne’s County on the Comprehensive Plan update and referred complaints about a tow truck parked on Old Point Lane to the Planning department for review while Code Enforcement speaks with the owner. Financial balances were reported (Water/Sewer $326,800.55; General $85,201.53; ARPA $342,445.21), prior meeting minutes were approved, and manager updates covered expiring board terms, ongoing AT&T tower lease negotiations, progress on I&I bid specs, interim financing paperwork for the new water tower project, a $2,400 dive-inspection quote for Wall Street tower maintenance, control room renovation start, Old Wharf Lane stormwater investigation, and pending MDE permits and scheduling concerns for boat ramp and dock work.