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Votes at a glance: Talbot County Council actions on March 4, 2025
Summary
The council approved fund transfers, administrative resolutions, several sewer-map and land-use resolutions, and moved multiple school facility bills to final reading; the meeting also included awards and grant-support votes and an appropriation to Upper Shore Aging
Here are the formal actions the Talbot County Council recorded on March 4, 2025. This is a concise roundup of motions, votes and outcomes that were presented or voted on during the meeting. Where a recorded count appears in the transcript, it is included.
- Chesapeake College fund-balance request approved (use of fund balance $167,550). Vote recorded: unanimous aye (Callahan, Stepp, Lesher, Milke, Hayes).
- Administrative resolution adopting a general fund reserve policy (finance director presentation) — adopted unanimously (recorded ayes).
- Administrative resolution amending citizen representation on the Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee (increase membership from 7 to 11) — adopted (recorded ayes).
- Resolution 3-66 (reclassify mapped parcels near Easton to W1/S1 immediate priority following annexation) — adopted (recorded ayes).
- Resolution 3-67 (remap property at 7510 Quaker Neck Road to S1 immediate priority; applicant Kevin Mills) — public comment and advisory board reviews recorded; council vote recorded with split positions (recorded: Callahan aye, Stepp aye, Lesher nay, Milke nay, Haake/Haight aye); outcome reflected in minutes as adopted.
- Resolution 3-68/3-68 variant (property at Tax Map 54 Parcel 302 for W1/S1 for a single EDU) — Planning and Public Works Advisory Board recommended; council discussion led to a motion to table this resolution for additional information; motion to table passed and council recorded votes approving tabling.
- Resolution 369 (decline offer of dedication for a paper street portion of Rude Avenue; authorize quitclaim to adjacent property owners) — adopted (recorded ayes).
- Bills concerning school facilities and related capital work: - Bill 15-80 (authorize improvement of athletic fields at public schools) — moved to third reader and passed on third reader (recorded ayes). - Bill 15-81 (replace auditorium lighting at Easton High School) — moved to third reader and passed (recorded ayes). - Bill 15-82 (replace interior lights at St. Michael's High School) — moved to third reader and passed (recorded ayes). - Bill 15-83 (authorize borrowing up to $26.9 million for Chapel District Elementary School improvements) — moved to third reader and passed (recorded ayes).
- Upper Shore Aging requested additional funds to cover increased meal contract costs; the council allocated $60,000 from contingency to help cover the provider change and higher per-meal costs for the remainder of FY2025 — motion approved (recorded ayes).
- Roads department: approval to extend Asphalt Emulsion Industries LLC bid through 06/30/2026 at stated per-gallon rates — approved (recorded ayes).
- Award of construction management services for the Chesapeake Resilient Green Infrastructure Project to Lane Engineering (proposal about $100,005) — approved; project will be funded by grants previously awarded to the county (no county match required) and includes living-shoreline measures — motion approved (recorded ayes).
Ending note: Several items were moved, referred or tabled for additional information. Council members asked staff to supply follow-up reports and documents (engineering sampling, maps, and legal analyses) where required before the next meeting.
