Queen Anne's County Commissioners approve appointments, contracts and grant actions; schedule two road public hearings

Queen Anne's County Commissioners met July 8 and approved a series of administrative actions including board appointments, public-hearing schedules for two private-road improvement projects, a public works agreement for a commercial haul route and multiple contract and grant authorizations. The meeting included votes to adopt state and federal transit certifications, accept grant-funded positions for the county jail, and award a waterfront repair contract contingent on additional state and county funding.

The commission appointed four members to the Local Management Board: Roger Hyrell, Robert James Randall, Andrew J. Gravis and reappointed Danaria Murga. Their terms were recorded as expiring June 30, 2028. The appointments followed a closed-session recruitment process the county disclosed at the start of the meeting.

The board scheduled public hearings for two private-road improvement petitions. Commissioners voted to schedule a public hearing for the Hartford and Olive Branch Road improvement project in Kent Island Estates. County staff said that project covers a 2,640-foot private road and that the estimated project cost is $232,000 (about $5,700 per property owner, with an assessment schedule discussion noting the…