The objective of the CGC is to help foster the development of the town and neighboring areas in a manner that preserves the quality of life now and for
future generations.
To this end, the organization supports, through an informed citizenry and interface with local government those programs and actions that ensure responsible planning, growth, and concern for the environment.
The Town Council of Centreville will hold a public hearing on October 7, 2010, 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 petition by Peter G. Sheaffer and the Board of Education [...]
The Town Council of Centreville hereby gives notice that it will hold a public hearing on draft changes to the 2009 Centreville Community Plan. These proposed changes relate to the municipal growth and water resources elements: This hearing will be held on: Thursday, September 16, 2010 AT 6:00 P.M. GOODWILL FIRE DEPARTMENT MEETING ROOM 212 [...]
The Town Council of Centreville will hold a public hearing on September 16, 2010, at 6:15 p.m., in the first floor meeting room of the Goodwill Fire Company, 212 Broadway, Centreville, Maryland regarding the ordinance listed below: Ordinance No. 07-2010: Adopting Design Standards as a part of the Town of Centreville Zoning Ordinance. Copies of [...]
MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT WATER MANAGEMENT ADMINISTRATION NOTICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATIONAL MEETING Application for State Discharge Permit 10-DP-0116, NPDES Permit MD0020834: Town of Centreville, 101 Lawyers Row, Centreville, MD 21617 applied for renewal of the permit to discharge an average 542,000 gallons per day of treated domestic wastewater from the Centreville Wastwater Treatment Plant [...]
7:00 p.m. Goodwill Fire Company I. Convene – Council President Norman P. Pinder, Jr. II. Review of Minutes from Past Meetings a. July 15, 2010 (regular meeting) III. Announcement of Closed Sessions a. July 21, 2010 b. August 11, 2010 c. August 19, 2010 IV. Citizens Forum (Citizens are requested to keep their comments to [...]
County Annex Building – 2nd Floor (B) 206 North Commerce Street 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. DMS, Concept Plan for Conversion of Armory to Wye River Upper School [...]
For a couple of years Elkton politicians have talked about improving transparency in government, but their actions don’t supporting the opening up proceedings to the pubic. They’ve demonstrated it again this week when at the start of a workshop Mayor Joseph Fisona ordered staff to stop the video recorder. (His ordered also included all future [...]
Dotted with historic clapboard houses that have been converted into eateries, T-shirt shops and ice cream parlors, the main thoroughfare running through the tiny Talbot County town of St. Michaels clogs with tourists in the summer, as visitors flock to the waterfront. The 1,000 or so year-round residents welcome the tourists, who marvel at reminders [...]
The Centreville Town Council will hold a closed session on Wednesday, August 11, 2010, at 2:00 p.m., at the Town Hall Annex, 105 N Liberty Street, to discuss personnel issues and consult with counsel to obtain legal advice in accordance with the Maryland Open Meetings Act, State Government Article, Section 10-508 (a)(1) and Section 10-508 [...]
Not literally, of course, but in the figurative sense that we need many more folks charged with enforcing the laws to protect the Chesapeake to do it with relish. Just recently, I sat in a meeting with several regulators whose job it is to protect the state’s water quality, and they were giddily proclaiming how [...]
The June 10, 2010, Work Session was called to order at 4:03 p.m. by President Norman P. Pinder, Jr., in the Goodwill Fire Department. The following members and staff were present: Norman P. Pinder, Jr., President; Timothy E. McCluskey, Vice President; Frank C. Ogens, Member; Bob McGrory, Town Manager; and Lori Peddicord, Finance Officer. Citizens [...]
Three counties on the Mid-Shore are waiting to see where the federal government will choose an alternative site for the Foreign Affairs Security Training Center. The FASTC would be used to train diplomats. The government had chosen the town of Ruthsburg in Queen Anne’s County as a preferred site for the project. Those plans were [...]
The June 8, 2010, Town Council meeting was called to order at 4:03 p.m. by President Norman P. Pinder, Jr., in the Goodwill Fire Department. The following members and staff were present: Norman P. Pinder, Jr., President; Timothy E. McCluskey, Vice President; Frank C. Ogens, Member; Bob McGrory, Town Manager; Lori Peddicord, Finance Officer; and [...]
The June 3, 2010, Town Council meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by President Norman P. Pinder, Jr. in the Goodwill Fire Department. The following members and staff were present, Norman P. Pinder, Jr., President; Timothy E. McCluskey, Vice President; Frank C. Ogens, Member; Bob McGrory, Town Manager; Chief Charles Rhodes; Steve Kehoe, [...]
I find myself sitting in the auditorium of the Queen Annes County High School once again. Visions of the previous FASTC meetings enter my mind as I look around at the crowd forming. We are all here to once again let “government” know how “We the people feel”. As I listen to people speak their [...]
The May 20, 2010, Town Council meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by President Norman P. Pinder, Jr., in the Goodwill Fire Department. The following members and staff were present: Norman P. Pinder, Jr., President; Timothy E. McCluskey, Vice President; Frank C. Ogens, Member; Bob McGrory, Town Manager; Lori Peddicord, Finance Officer; Chief [...]
MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT WATER MANAGEMENT ADMINISTRATION NOTICE OF APPLICATION RECEIVED Queen Anne’s County State Discharge Permit Application 10-DP-0116, NPDES Permit MD0020834: Town of Centreville, 101 Lawyers Row, Centreville, MD 21617 applied for renewal of the permit to discharge an average of 542,000 gallons per day of treated domestic wastewater from the Centreville Wastewater [...]
The May 6, 2010, Town Council meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by President Norman P. Pinder, Jr. in the Goodwill Fire Department. The following members and staff were present, Norman P. Pinder, Jr., President; Timothy E. McCluskey, Vice President; Frank C. Ogens, Member; Bob McGrory, Town Manager; Lori Peddicord, Finance Officer; Chief [...]
The April 20, 2010 Work Session was called to order at 4:00 p.m. by Council President, Norman Pinder in the first floor meeting room at the Goodwill Fire Department. The following members and staff were present: Norman P. Pinder, Jr., President; Timothy E. McCluskey, Vice President; Frank C. Ogens, Member; Bob McGrory, Town Manager; Jane [...]
The April 15, 2010, Town Council Reorganizational Meeting was called to order at 8:00 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 E. McCluskey, Member; Bob [...]
The April 1, 2010, Town Council meeting was called to order at 7:02 p.m. by President Frank C. Ogens, in the Goodwill Fire Department. The following members and staff were present: Frank C. Ogens, President; Norman P. Pinder, Jr., Vice President; Timothy E. McCluskey, Member; Bob McGrory, Town Manager; Chief Charlie Rhodes; Steve Kehoe, Town [...]
The Delmarva Farmer was born in a sun-splashed room on the 11th floor of a conference center hotel in Ocean City in November 1977. The precise date escapes me, but no matter. Three sketches of the flag (the name of the paper which would appear at the top of Page 1) were spread on the [...]
7:00 p.m. County Annex Building – 2nd Floor (B) 206 North Commerce Street 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. Toni Schelts, B.O.E RE: Portable at Kennard b. Lane Engineering, [...]
