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COMMISSIONERS MEETING February 19, 2008
The Board of County Commissioners for Cecil County met in regular session at the County Administrative Building, Cecilton Fire Company, 110 W. Main Street, Cecilton, MD. The following members of the Board were present:
William C. Manlove, President Rebecca J. Demmler, Commissioner Brian Lockhart, Commissioner Wayne L. Tome, Sr., Commissioner
Constituting a majority Board.
The meeting of the Board of County Commissioners for Cecil County, February 19, 2008 was called to order by Commissioner Manlove at 7:00 p.m. and opened with the Pledge of Allegiance.
The minutes from the February 5, 2008 meeting of the Board of County Commissioners were unanimously approved.
The minutes from the February 5, 2008 rezoning hearing were unanimously approved.
-COMMISSIONERS' COMMENTS-
The Board thanked the Town of Cecilton and the fire company for hosting the meeting.
- TREASURER'S REPORT -
The Treasurer's Report for the period ending 1/31/08 was presented by Alfred C. Wein, Jr., County Administrator in the absence of Ms. Howard. A copy of this report is attached hereto and incorporated as part of these minutes.
- PUBLIC COMMENT -
Mary Sue Slagle, 51 Fawn Valley Drive, Elkton, MD - requested that the File No. 2008-01 application for rezoning that she filed be amended from the current request to rezone 1.16 acres from Suburban Residential (SR) to Business General (BG) to rezone 1.16 acres from Suburban Residential (SR) to Heavy Industrial (M2).
Robert Shick, 320 Buttonwood Rd., Elkton, MD - commented about the bog turtle population in the area of Frenchtown Road adjacent to the parcel that the Town of Elkton is seeking reclassification of a Chesapeake Bay Critical Area.
Rose Brown, 350 Frenchtown Road, Elkton, MD - commented about the turtle population and about the water problems that have plagued the area over the years. She spoke in opposition to the reclassification and development of the area.
Debra Logan, 65 Elizabeth Street, Elkton, MD - commented in opposition of the reclassification and development of the 64.22 acres as proposed by the Town of Elkton and Southside LLC, due to the significant water problems in the area.
Dave Leithren, 8 Carry Back Drive, Elkton - commented in opposition of the reclassification and development of 64.22 acres as proposed and stated that the town could not sustain this type of growth with the current infrastructure.
Doris Warrington, 24 Elizabeth Street, Elkton - commented in opposition to the development of the 64.22 acres as proposed and stated that she has had significant water and mold issues for over 40 years.
Bernadine Coleman, 25 Elizabeth Street, Elkton - commented in opposition of the development of the 64.22 acres as proposed by Southside LLC.
Terrence Derr, 9 Irwin Ave., Elkton, MD - commented in opposition to the proposed development by Southside LLC and stated that the town infrastructure was not in a position to handle this intense development.
Robert Aiken, 35 Irwin Avenue, Elkton, MD - commented in opposition to the proposed development by Southside LLC and in opposition to the amendment of the critical area designation.
Tom McWilliams, 245 Plum Point Road, North East, MD - announced "National Engineers Week.
Robert Singley, 104 S. Shore Road, Elkton, MD - commented in opposition to the proposed development by Southside LLC.
Rupert Rossetti, 215 Dr. Jack Rd., Port Deposit, MD - commented in opposition to the Chesapeake Bay Critical Area Growth Allocation requested by the Town of Elkton and Southside LLC. He further commented about a meeting that he attended relating to the "health of the bay".
George Kaplan, 35 Oak Street, Colora, MD - on behalf of the Cecil Land Use Alliance spoke in opposition to the growth allocation request and proposed development.
Charles Herzog, 56 McCush Road, Colora, MD - spoke in opposition to the growth allocation request and in support of smart growth throughout the county.
Joseph Debronski, 182 Tockwogh Drive, Earleville, MD - spoke in opposition to the proposed development by Southside LLC.
Mary MacClellan, commented in support of Code Home Rule as a progressive step toward Charter Government.
- RECONSIDERATION OF PURCHASE OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS, ACREAGE EXCLUSION, BALDERSTON PROPERTY -
Eric Sennstrom, Director of Planning & Zoning presented the Board with a request from the Balderston family to reconsider the decision made at their February 5, 2008 meeting to deny the Balderston's request to increase the acreage that is being withheld in their Purchase of Development Rights Plan from .075 of an acre to two acres.
Commissioner Tome made a motion to grant the reconsideration, with the stipulation that only one dwelling would be constructed on the two-acre exclusion. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Demmler and carried by a majority vote.
Manlove - Y Demmler - Y Tome - Y Lockhart - N
- TEXT AMENDMENT, CECIL COUNTY MASTER WATER & SEWER PLAN - AMEND CHAPTER 3 - WATER SYSTEMS SECTION 3.2.6 ELKTON -
A public hearing at the Board of County Commissioners' Meeting on February 5, 2008, whereby the Town of Elkton requested a text amendment to the Cecil County Master Water and Sewer Plan to amend Chapter 3 Water Systems, Section 3.2.6 Elkton to update the description of the Town's existing system and add language relative to water system improvements regarding Artesian-Elkton interconnection and Southside LLC wells.
Motion to approve the text amendment was made by Commissioner Lockhart, seconded by Commissioner Tome and unanimously carried to approve. A copy of this text amendment is attached hereto and incorporated into these minutes.
- TEXT AMENDMENT, CECIL COUNTY MASTER WATER & SEWER PLAN - AMEND WATER SERVICE AREA MAP S-1 - ACORN VILLAGE -
A public hearing was held at the Board of County Commissioner's Meeting on February 5, 2008, wherein, McCrone, Inc., requested a text amendment to the Cecil County Master Water & Sewer Plan to include Acorn Village, Tax Map: 19, Parcel: 295 which intends to connect to the Town of North East water system and the Cecil County Department of Public Works sewer system.
Motion to approve the text was made by Commissioner Tome, seconded by Commissioner Demmler and carried by a unanimous vote. Commissioner Lockhart abstained from the vote. A copy of this text amendment is attached hereto and incorporated into these minutes.
- REQUEST FOR CHESAPEAKE BAY CRITICAL AREA GROWTH ALLOCATION FROM THE TOWN OF ELKTON; TAX MAP 323, PARCELS 79, 91 & 454, SOUTHSIDE LLC, 64.22 ACRES FROM RESOURCE CONSERVATION AREA (RCA) to INTENSLEY DEVELOPED AREA (IDA) -
Commissioner Tome made a motion to postpone this item indefinitely, the motion was seconded by Commissioner Lockhart and unanimously carried to approve.
- REZONING DECISION - FILE NO. 2008-01 - GARY & MARY SUE SLAGLE -
Motion was made by Commissioner Lockhart and seconded by Commissioner Demmler to allow the applicants to file an amended application for rezoning in the above matter. The motion carried unanimously.
- REVOLVING LOAN FUND, SHELTER COVE MARINA -
Pursuant to the recommendation of the Office of Economic Development and the Revolving Loan Committee, motion was made by Commissioner Tome, seconded by Commissioner Lockhart and unanimously carried to grant the request for a revolving loan as submitted at the Board's February 5, 2008 meeting. A copy of this resolution is attached hereto and incorporated into these minutes.
- STONY RUN APARTMENTS - REQUEST FOR WAIVER OF CONNECTION FEES -
Administrator Wein presented a request from the developer of the Stony Run Apartments, Delaware Valley Development Company for a waiver of $111,000 in sanitary sewer collection fees as a result of the increase in the fee schedule which took place in July 2007.
Motion to deny the request for a fee reduction/waiver was made by Commissioner Demmler, seconded by Commissioner Tome and unanimously carried.
- DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS -
- ROAD BED DEED - MERLYN PARK, PHASE I, SECTION I -
Scott Flanigan, Director of Department of Public Works withdrew this item and will present it at a later time.
- BUDGET AMENDMENT NOS. - 69 - 71 -
Motion was made by Vice President Guns seconded by Commissioner Tome, and unanimously carried to approve Budget Amendment Nos. 69-71. A copy of these budget amendments are attached hereto and made part of these minutes.
The next regular meeting of the Board of County Commissioners will be held on Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. at the County Administrative Building, 200 Chesapeake Blvd., Elkton, MD.
There being no further business of the County Commissioners, the meeting concluded.
_____________________________ Alfred C. Wein, Jr. County Administrator
Approved:
____________________________ William C. Manlove, President > |