Council approves reading of annexation resolution for wastewater treatment plant area

The Salisbury City Council voted to approve for reading Resolution No. 3376, which proposes annexation of a parcel described as the City of Salisbury wastewater treatment plant annexation.

The resolution, read into the record, includes a detailed metes-and-bounds description of the parcel and identifies the property by map and parcel references and attached exhibits. The reading cited a petition for annexation dated Jan. 24, 2024, and referred to an annexation plan and property description incorporated as exhibits to the resolution. The reading also referenced requirements under Maryland Code, Local Government Article §§4-415 and 4-406 for annexation plans and public hearings.

Under the resolution the council directed that a public hearing be scheduled (date to be determined) in council chambers and that the city administrator publish notice of the hearing at least twice in a newspaper of general circulation, at least weekly, with the hearing date no sooner than 15 days after the final required publication.

The motion to approve the resolution for reading was moved and seconded and the council recorded verbal ayes; the chair also voted aye. The motion was approved for reading. No final annexation vote was recorded in the transcript; the resolution as read schedules the next procedural step (public hearing) required under state law.

The resolution text as read identifies the annexed property by parcel and map numbers and describes starting and ending points in coordinate form; it also incorporates an annexation plan and property description as exhibits.

Next steps: the council must hold the public hearing required by Maryland law and follow the annexation plan procedure before any final annexation decision.