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Dorchester County Council approves service area, contracts and grants in unanimous votes
Summary
At its Dec. 16 meeting the council approved Resolution 684 creating a new service area, awarded a litter-removal contract to SVS Groundworks, confirmed interim grant polls including an $80,000 DNR application, approved two US DOT bridge engineering grant applications, renewed an airport lease with GeForce Avionics LLC and authorized an RFP for lobbying services; most motions passed unanimously.
The Dorchester County Council on Dec. 16 approved several agenda items and formal actions, including a resolution to establish a new service area, multiple grant submissions, a solid-waste contract award and a 10-year airport lease.
Resolution 684: new service area. The council held a public hearing on Resolution 684 to create a new service area described in the transcript as 'McEwen Point section 1' (also referenced in the hearing record as 'McKeel Point'/'McKeel 0.1'). Sharon Smith of the City of Cambridge asked whether the city’s wastewater system had capacity to accept additional flows given recent pump-station issues. County staff reported a prior memorandum of understanding (MOU) and said the wastewater treatment plant had adequate overall capacity to accept the additional properties identified; staff distinguished localized pump-station issues (e.g., Water Street) from overall plant capacity. The council voted in roll call:…
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