Pocomoke City council approves minutes, bill payments and festival liquor permits; discusses horse‑farm repairs

At its Feb. 18 meeting, the Pocomoke City Mayor and Council approved routine administrative items including the meeting minutes for Jan. 14 and Feb. 3 and the current bill list for payment.

Council discussion on the minutes included a request to add greater detail for historical clarity; one council member said the current drafts were “extremely vague” and asked for more intentional detail in future minutes. After discussion, a council member moved to approve and the council voted to adopt the minutes.

The council approved the bill list for payment after a brief question about a testing charge identified as MDE testing; a council member was told that the testing charge was for last year. The motion to pay the bills was made, seconded and approved.

Public works presented an invoice and bids related to the city horse farm and water wells. Public‑works staff reported two wells need service and said Somerset (a local well service) was the only readable bid; staff recommended proceeding with Somerset based on prior work and readability of bids. Council expressed support; the transcript records “consensus yes” to proceed with the recommended vendor. Separately, staff reported a repair quote of $6,932 from a contractor identified in the transcript as Mr. Anna Scott to repair windows and doors at the horse barn; staff said the quoted work requires a material deposit and that the labor portion would be billed later. A separate mixer rebuild was discussed; staff said a rebuilt mixer had higher cost than anticipated and that a line‑item transfer would need to be considered at a future meeting (the city manager noted that line‑item transfers must come before mayor and council).

The council also approved the Downtown Pocomoke Association’s request to sell beer and wine at the Fourth Friday street‑festival season (annual events starting in April). Events Coordinator Susan Radden said festival volunteers had completed TIPs certification at the Worcester County Health Department and that revenue from beverage sales funds free public events and downtown beautification. The council moved, seconded and voted to approve the application for the series; dates were read into the record with some transcription inconsistencies, including an opening date of April 25, 2025 and a closing date listed as Sept. 26, 2025; portions of the mid‑season dates in the record were unclear.

Council also approved a special one‑day liquor license application for the annual Cash Bash at 1410 Market Street; the application listed the event as taking place in March 2025 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. (the transcript did not specify the exact calendar day). The motion was made, seconded and the council voted in favor.

No public opposition to the approvals was recorded in the meeting transcript.