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Frostburg monthly department reports: code enforcement, public works, CSO schedule and police statistics
Summary
City staff provided monthly updates: community development issued permits and pushed a rental-housing revamp; public works outlined CSO phases, roundabout design and spring street work; police reported lower incident counts for February 2025.
City staff delivered routine monthly reports covering community development, public works and police activity for February 2025.
Community development staff reported five building and business permits issued in February, two burning permits, two certificates of appropriateness/administrative approvals from the historic district commission, and 13 new code-enforcement cases opened (nine resolved during the reporting period). The department said four citations were issued and noted one court appearance for unpaid exterior property-maintenance fines; the defendant did not appear and fines were doubled. Staff said the rental-housing program revamp will include a survey for owners and agents, rental-inspector certification training for the code officer and a software upgrade to a dedicated rental module.
Public works reported start dates and sequencing for multiple Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) phases: Phase 9D (Center Street) is slated to start in summer with attention to Frostburg State University student schedules; Phase 8C (North Grant) will begin in spring and aim to finish that summer; Phase 10A will restart within a week and finish toward the end of summer; Phases 10B and 10C are complete in design and are expected to go to bid in July. Staff said sidewalk easements are being acquired for Phases 10B/10C and homeowners are being notified, and the roundabout design is complete and awaiting state and federal approvals for a likely fall 2025 construction start with major work planned in spring/summer 2026. Public works also said spring street sweeping, concrete and asphalt work, hydrant flushing and playground installation are planned.
The police chief reported a “fairly light” February 2025: 563 incidents logged (compared with 669 in February 2023 in the chief’s recounting), six arrests, 36 traffic stops, 29 disturbances, 27 requests for officers, 18 assists to other agencies, 15 well-being checks and a range of community-policing activities. The department is conducting traffic-enforcement efforts under Maryland Highway Safety Office grants, including distracted-driving and planned DUI enforcement, and anticipates staffing for two upcoming weekend events: a county law-enforcement basketball tournament and the Shamrock Shuffle.
Council members asked questions about funding gaps for the proposed food pantry location; public works said the remaining gap was in the realm of $8,000 and that contractor donations of labor had reduced costs.
No formal votes were taken on department reports; council approved the monthly reports by motion.
