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Council moves multiple items: transit grant plan approved, grants/appointments endorsed, several water/sewer and zoning items introduced
Summary
At the March meeting the Talbot County Council approved the FY26 Delmarva Community Transit plan and several routine votes — board appointments, support for a Waterfowl Festival grant application, contingency funding for pool repairs — and introduced a series of water-and-sewer reclassifications and zoning/resolution items for public hearing.
The Talbot County Council approved a package of administrative and grant-related items Tuesday and introduced a set of resolutions and legislation that will go to public hearing in April.
Delmarva Community Transit: Andrea Waters, transportation grant specialist for Delmarva Community Transit, presented the FY26 annual transportation plan covering Talbot, Kent and Caroline counties. The council approved the plan and its funding shares on a recorded roll call. The operating requests included an overall transportation request (total about $1,234,427 with federal/state portion and local share split among the three counties), a SDAP (seniors and persons with disabilities) portion, an ADA portion with Talbot’s local share of $4,444, and capital asks (preventive maintenance and propane conversion kits).
Board appointments and grants: The council confirmed several board and commission appointments — including new members to the Agricultural Land Preservation Advisory Board, a newly formed Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee, and a Talbot County representative to Upper Shore Aging — on unanimous votes. Council members also voted to send a letter to the Maryland General Assembly expressing opposition to provisions in the state’s budget reconciliation and finance act (BRFA) that county staff and the Maryland Association of Counties said would shift costs to counties.
Waterfowl Festival: The council approved a letter of support for a Maryland Historical Trust grant application by the Waterfowl Festival, a $100,000 request to repair and replace the festival building roof. County staff said no county funds are required for that application.
Pool repairs: The council approved use of $58,250 in contingency funds for emergency repairs to the George Murphy and Bay Hundred community pools; finance staff confirmed sufficient funds are available.
Introductions and hearings: The council introduced a series of resolutions and zoning items and set public hearings for Tuesday, April 8 at 5:30 p.m. Those included a resolution authorizing Talbot County to apply for Maryland Transit Administration funds under federal transit programs; a lease at the Eastern Airport proposed for Tri Gas & Oil Co.; and multiple comprehensive water-and-sewer plan amendments (resolutions numbered in the 370s) to reclassify specific parcels to S-1 immediate priority status. The council also introduced zoning legislation (bill 1584) to amend the official zoning map for parcels in the Saint Michaels area; the public hearing for that bill was scheduled for April 8 at 5:30 p.m.
Council members said the introduced items will proceed to technical review by planning, public works and state agencies as required before public hearings. Several introductions were presented by County staff and planning officials; no final actions on the water-and-sewer amendments or zoning bills were taken Tuesday.
