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Town manager details grant bid, net-zero housing milestones and county parcel transfer process
Summary
Town Manager Rooney described an $80,000 Chesapeake Bay Trust grant application for outreach, training and tree planting, gave an update on net-zero housing connections and sale timing, and summarized county steps to transfer four parcels on 61st Avenue to the town.
Town Manager Rooney (Town Manager (Rooney)) told the council the town submitted a grant application to the Chesapeake Bay Trust for $80,000 to fund outreach and community education for non-English-speaking residents, training for elected officials and staff, planting and maintenance of 160 trees, and related community cooling-zone efforts.
Rooney reported that net-zero housing utilities work is nearing completion (final water and sewer connections) and that sidewalks and traffic-calming measures (speed humps) are scheduled; homes in that project are expected to be listed for sale beginning Feb. 1, 2025. He said about 120 people are on the project's entrance list maintained by HIP and that applications will be processed by eligibility.
The manager summarized communications with Steve Donegan, the county's real estate development project and program manager, about four county-owned lots (identified in the county message as lots 30'34 on 61st Avenue). He described the county's surplus-property process: internal review, appraisal, and, if approved for sale or lease, submission of surplus legislation to the county council and county executive for final approval. The manager said the county allowed interim measures (for example, temporary fences) "in the meantime" if provided in writing.
Council members asked for a printed map/parcel breakdown so they could follow the county description more easily; the manager said he would forward the county's email and parcel details to the mayor and council. No formal transfers or approvals occurred at the meeting; the manager characterized the county process as possibly taking up to a year and a half.
Councilors and staff also discussed the idea of a walking tour and listing historically significant houses (the William King House at 1258 Ave was mentioned) as part of cultural programming.
