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Garrett County commissioners approve USDA-funded boom truck, transfer former Maranatha church to Grantsville, several road-name changes and adopt 10-year solid‑
Summary
The Garrett County Board of Commissioners approved four resolutions on Nov. 19, 2024: a USDA-funded boom truck purchase, sale of county property to the town of Grantsville for $1, several road-name updates, and adoption of the county's 10‑year solid waste management plan.
The Garrett County Board of Commissioners on Nov. 19 approved four resolutions covering equipment purchases, a property sale, multiple road-name changes and adoption of the county’s 10‑year solid waste management plan.
The board approved Resolution 2024-11-19 to allocate $700,000 for a boom truck for the Department of Public Works Utilities Division, with a $525,000 USDA grant covering the majority of the cost. The board approved Resolution 2024-16 to transfer county-owned property at 176 Springs Road (the former Maranatha church) to the town of Grantsville for $1. Members then approved the Garrett County Department of Community Development GIS road-name resolution RN 24-2, which removes “ClosetMaid Drive” and adds new names including Roland Hill and Lionheart (Walnut Lane was pulled from the request). Finally, after a public hearing, the board adopted the 10‑year Garrett County Solid Waste Management Plan as Resolution 2024-17.
Why it matters: the boom truck purchase is intended to support the county’s utilities operations; the property sale transfers ownership of a county asset to a municipal government for reuse; the road-name changes update official addressing records; and the solid waste plan sets the county’s priorities for landfill management, recycling and infrastructure for the next decade.
Details: the solid waste plan summary presented at the hearing said the plan aims to “provide a system of resource recovery and solid waste disposal” to meet current and anticipated volumes while protecting public health and the environment, and includes planning for landfill gas collection and the design and closure of the current landfill cell with new cells expected to open within the next eight years. The plan has been reviewed and approved by the Maryland Department of the Environment and is posted on the county website for review.
Votes and procedure: each item was approved by voice vote; minutes and agenda were approved earlier in the meeting. The meeting record shows motions, seconds and “motion carries” for each resolution; no recorded roll‑call tallies were provided in the public transcript.
What’s next: county staff said the solid waste plan details and budget implications are available online, and departments will proceed with the procurement and project planning steps described in the plan.
