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Salisbury council approves annexation resolution for wastewater-plant parcels; schedules Jan. 13 public hearing
Summary
The council approved Resolution 3375 to propose annexation of land around the Salisbury wastewater treatment plant and set a public hearing for Jan. 13, 2025; the council also approved a consent-item appointment to the Human Rights Advisory Committee.
Salisbury City Council voted to approve Resolution 3375, proposing annexation of specified land contiguous to the city's corporate limits that the resolution describes in detail and recommending the newly annexed property be zoned industrial. The council also approved a consent-agenda appointment of Jennifer Berkman to the Human Rights Advisory Committee (term ending January 2027).
City Administrator Andy Kitzrow read the full text of Resolution 3375, which described the annexation area by metes and bounds and cited the certification of signatures on the petition for annexation. The resolution states the annexed property is currently zoned R-15 residential under Wicomico County and that, if annexed, the zoning map of the city would be amended to designate the property as industrial. Pursuant to Md. Code, Local Government 4-406, the council scheduled a public hearing for Jan. 13, 2025, at 6 p.m. in the council chambers at 125 North Division Street; the resolution directs the city administrator to publish notice in a newspaper of general circulation.
On the consent agenda, City Clerk Julie English presented Resolution 3374 to appoint Jennifer Berkman to the Human Rights Advisory Committee for a term ending January 2027. The council approved the consent agenda on a voice vote.
After the reading of the annexation text, a council member moved approval of Resolution 3375; another member seconded, and the council approved the resolution on a voice vote with the chair responding "aye." The clerk confirmed the public hearing will be advertised per statutory notice requirements and will occur on the date specified in the resolution; the council did not take public input on the annexation at this meeting beyond the required reading and vote.
Votes at a glance: the consent agenda (Resolution 3374, appointment of Jennifer Berkman to the Human Rights Advisory Committee) was approved by voice vote; Resolution 3375 (wastewater treatment plant annexation and zoning amendment to industrial) was approved by voice vote and will be subject to a public hearing on Jan. 13, 2025.
The resolution includes parcel identifiers and references exhibits incorporated by reference; the resolution text notes the city certified the petition signatures as meeting the statutory thresholds required for annexation. The council did not specify an effective annexation date in the text read during the meeting; subsequent steps will follow the public-notice and hearing schedule set by the resolution.
