Bel Air commissioners approve three ordinances, amend holiday free‑parking, and award police upfit contract

The Bel Air Board of Town Commissioners on Oct. 20, 2025 voted unanimously to approve a package of local measures and a procurement contract. Key actions taken during the meeting included changes to a town commission’s quorum and meeting requirement, a new historic‑preservation tax credit, acceptance of a sewer pumping‑station deed, an amended holiday free‑parking period, and approval of a cooperative purchase for police vehicle upfits.

Why it matters: the ordinances affect how one of the town’s advisory commissions operates and create a 25% tax credit to help owners preserve designated historic properties; the sewer deed clears title for a town asset; the parking resolution adjusts the free‑parking period used to support downtown businesses; and the vehicle contract funds equipment for patrol vehicles already approved in the town’s FY26 capital plan.

Votes at a glance

- Ordinance 8‑47‑25 (Town Code Chapter 10, Economic and Community Development Commission): The ordinance changes the…