Town Commissioners — 2022-04-27

This record is the Queenstown Commissioners meeting and closed session held April 27, 2022. The Commissioners met in closed session at 5:01 p.m. to discuss contract and legal matters and returned to open session at 6:13 p.m. Actions taken in open session included approving the purchase of a new wastewater blower (motion passed 3-0, contingent on confirmation that delivery and installation are included), entering a 48-month electric supply agreement with Freepoint at $0.0548/kWh (motion passed 3-0), and entering an MOU with Maryland DHS to accept up to $2,000 per eligible household for past-due water/sewer bills (attorney added an indemnity clause; motion passed 3-0). The Commissioners accepted minutes for March 24 (3-0), April 7 (2-0 with one abstention), and April 12 (2-0 with one abstention). Updates and pending items reported include: boat ramp construction underway; multiple infrastructure projects waiting on revised PERs or bid documents (new water tower, Wall St. tower maintenance, Old Wharf Lane stormwater, Wall St. water line); a requested LDA boundary amendment recommended by the Planning Commission with an ordinance to be drafted; a parking complaint on Steamboat Ave that resulted in an added no-parking sign; a resident tree-condition complaint on Comegys Lane pending verification of town ownership; a Kubota representative scheduled to meet May 25 about membranes; and that an ARPA quarterly report was submitted with discussion of possible nonprofit assistance.