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Trappe Council adopts ordinance authorizing $645,000 line of credit for wastewater upgrade
Summary
Trappe adopted Ordinance 7-2025 authorizing a $645,000 line of credit to provide interim financing for an enhanced nutrient removal (ENR) upgrade to the town wastewater treatment plant; the loan is expected to be repaid with Maryland Department of the Environment grant funds. The vote was unanimous.
The Trappe Town Council unanimously adopted Ordinance 7-2025 on Jan. 7, 2026, authorizing a Line of Credit Promissory Note with Shore United Bank, N.A. in the principal amount of $645,000 to provide interim financing for the design and construction of an upgraded wastewater treatment plant for enhanced nutrient removal (ENR).
Commissioner Walter Chase moved to adopt the ordinance and Commissioner Michael Sullivan seconded; the motion passed with all four council members voting yes (Schmidt, Sullivan, Newnam, Chase). A public hearing on the ordinance was held immediately before the vote; “No public comment was received.”
The ordinance text specifies the loan proceeds may be used to cover interim expenses and indebtedness arising from the ENR design and construction and states the loan would be repaid by grant funds received from the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE), with the Town pledging its full faith and credit toward repayment.
The adoption clears a financing path to keep the ENR project moving while staff pursues grant funding from MDE. Council members did not register any objections during the meeting and no amendments to the ordinance were offered.
