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Commissioners address grease, truck routing and trash complaints; Royal Farms and restaurants contacted
Summary
Public works reported grease buildup at a pump station and ongoing complaints about tractor trailers and trailer parking; staff contacted restaurants and Royal Farms corporate and proposed remediation steps and possible ordinance changes if complaints continue.
At the April 9 Town of Queenstown meeting, town staff reported multiple public-works and community complaints that commissioners said they will monitor and address.
Town Manager Amy Moore said staff are responding to grease accumulation at a pump station. Moore said the general manager contacted local restaurants; all reported functioning grease traps and regular pumping. The wastewater operator plans to raise pump station levels to allow for manual grease removal, and staff will address each food-service location onsite.
Moore also reported resident complaints that tractor trailers have recently used Maryland Avenue and Old Wharf Lane en route to MD 18, with at least four incidents in the past 12 months; one incident caused mailbox damage and rutting but no major structural damage was reported. Commissioners suggested the resident contact the trucking company (town staff said the town has the carrier's information from a prior incident) to understand routing decisions before the town considers signage or ordinance changes.
A separate complaint involved a truck and trailer parked on Olde Point Lane; the owner lives on Wick Court and has received a citation for parking on Wick, but parking on Olde Point is allowed under the current 12-hour limit. Commissioners said they would consider changing parking rules for Olde Point only if more residents file complaints.
Moore reported a letter seeking reimbursement for grease damage on Steamboat Avenue had been sent to a property owner for $6,251 and that the town is awaiting a response. She also said Royal Farms corporate had been contacted about trash at its store; corporate told staff it had instructed the store manager to check and clean throughout shifts and will consider installing a fence to prevent trash from entering adjacent residential properties.
Other operational items: staff are awaiting a WWTP generator part (insurance claim possibly relevant with an estimated $10,000 deductible), AT&T has proposed equipment upgrades on the Wall Street tower and plans were sent to the town's tower consultant for review, and electronic speed-sign installation is delayed while staff obtain an SHA permit number required by Miss Utility.
