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Town administrator reports $1.6 million in MDE applications, park vendor bid schedule and project updates
Summary
Town Administrator Melissa B. Cook-MacKenzie reported three applications to the Maryland Department of the Environment totaling $1.6 million for Storage Tanks, Source and Treatment; a vendor bid package for North East Community Park with proposals due Feb. 27; updates on Route 279 Bridge communications, Town Hall and Jackson House projects; and the board accepted her recommendation not to renegotiate a Team Mobile tower lease.
At the Feb. 8 Town of North East meeting, Town Administrator Melissa B. Cook-MacKenzie told the board that three applications had been submitted to the Maryland Department of the Environment by the Jan. 31 deadline. The applications — for Storage Tanks, Source and Treatment — seek a combined total of $1.6 million, according to the minutes.
Cook-MacKenzie also said the town ran a bid package in the Cecil Whig on Feb. 6 and Feb. 8, 2017 inviting vendors to operate at the North East Community Park; written proposals were due in the town office on Monday, Feb. 27, 2017. She reported ongoing communications with the Maryland State Highway Administration on the Maryland Route 279 Bridge Project and provided previously approved bridge light plans for board review.
The administrator said the town engineer submitted a proposal for the Town Hall Spacing Project and the Jackson House Project on Feb. 6 and that both items will be presented to the board on March 8, 2017. Maintenance Supervisor Phillip Meekins will attend a Feb. 13 meeting regarding the Phase 2 MS4 Permit and will coordinate a local meeting with the Maryland Department of the Environment and other affected jurisdictions.
On a lease matter, Cook-MacKenzie said she received a request from Team Mobile to modify its lease on the town’s water tower; she recommended the board not renegotiate and the board accepted that recommendation. She also asked Mayor McKnight to review options for a new town vehicle; until options are defined she said she could not provide an amount to present to the board.
Director of Finance and Administration Ken Natale briefed the board that water shutoffs were scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017 (weather permitting) and that Tax Sale Notices would be mailed Feb. 9. Natale also said collateral from Howard Bank is in place and the town will transfer funds and close accounts with PNC within the coming week.
The minutes do not record additional public discussion or debate on these items; the board accepted staff recommendations where noted.
