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Queenstown commissioners move into closed session to discuss property acquisition for town water tower
Summary
On May 29, 2019 the Queenstown Commissioners voted 3-0 to close their special meeting at 4:11 p.m. to obtain legal advice and discuss potential acquisition of property for a town water tower; the closed session cited Maryland Code, General Provisions Article §3-305(b) and concluded at 5:25 p.m. with no actions taken.
At 4:11 p.m. on May 29, 2019 President Thomas B. Willis Jr. moved to close the Queenstown special meeting and enter a closed session to obtain legal advice and to discuss the potential acquisition of property for a town water tower. Commissioner Alton Hardee seconded the motion; the recorded vote was 3-aye, 0-nay.
The closed-session record cites the Maryland Open Meetings Act authority (Maryland Code Annotated, General Provisions Article §3-305(b)) authorizing consultation with counsel and consideration of the acquisition of real property. The stated topics were protecting negotiation and legal position and discussion of acquisition of property for a town water tower and legal advice on negotiating that acquisition. Attendees listed for the closed session were President Thomas B. Willis Jr., Commissioner Alton Hardee, Commissioner Hogie Schuster, Town Manager/Clerk Amy Moore, and Town Attorney Lyndsey Ryan.
The closed session convened at 4:11 p.m. and concluded at 5:25 p.m.; the minutes state that no action was taken during the closed session. The board reconvened briefly and adjourned the special meeting at 5:25 p.m.
