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Council appoints Jesse Melton to stormwater task force seat representing planning commission
Summary
The council confirmed a planning‑commission representative, Jesse Melton, to the Harpers Ferry Stormwater Task Force after council members said the seat was essential for grant opportunities and engineering planning.
Harpers Ferry's Town Council voted unanimously April 14 to appoint Jesse Melton to the Stormwater Task Force as the Planning Commission representative, filling a seat officials described as necessary to pursue grants and engineering work.
The task force was formed in September 2021 to update the town's 2011 stormwater plan, seek green infrastructure grants and advance engineering projects. A staff presenter told the council that a grant secured through the task‑force work produced a general stormwater and green‑infrastructure plan and that the next step was to seek funds for engineering designs.
A council member said the Planning Commission seat on the task force was “essential to moving forward” and nominated Jesse Melton; the council then took a roll‑call vote and confirmed the nomination with all members voting yes.
Why it matters: council members said having the Planning Commission represented on the task force is critical to align engineering priorities with land‑use planning and to strengthen applications for external grants such as Chesapeake Bay Trust opportunities.
Action: nomination was confirmed by roll call; Jesse Melton will serve as the Planning Commission's representative on the stormwater task force. The town will proceed with applications for engineering grants with the task force membership complete.
