MINUTES
OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING
TOWN OF BROOKEVILLE, MARYLAND
March 10, 2003
ATTENDING: President Richard Allan, Commissioners Robert Heritage
and Les Unglesbee, Clerk-Treasurer Susan Johnson and Terri Hogan from
the Olney Gazette were in attendance. A member of Boy Scout Troop
759 and his parents also attended the meeting. He is working on fulfilling
the requirements for a government badge. The meeting began at 8:00 p.m.
at the Brookeville Academy.
MINUTES: The January minutes were read and accepted as amended.
FINANCIAL REPORT: The
financial report was reviewed and accepted.
REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS:
Margaret Van Gelder was sworn is by President Allan as Supervisor of
Elections. She will reside over the May election for one commissioner.
1. Planning Commission - President Allan spoke to a former
town attorney, Nancy Floreen, about the property located on High Street. A
potential buyer for the property apparently contends that the property
may be subdivided. President Allan was asked by the Planning Commission
to discuss the matter informally with Ms. Floreen as she had drafted
the zoning and subdivision ordinances. Ms. Floreen advised that the
Planning Commission consider making a determination based on their reading
of the Master Plan and the zoning/subdivision ordinances. Should they
believe that subdivision in this case should not be permissible, they
should so decide. If a buyer of the property then wants to contest this
position, then they can litigate. The Commissioners also approved a permit
for a house addition to be constructed at 208 Market St.
2.Operations and Maintenance:
Public Maintenance. The commissioners discussed the problem
of residents not clearing sidewalks during the snowstorms this winter. President
Allan suggested the town might want to purchase a snow blower. There
is concern about where to store it and who would operate it. President
Allan noted that the Town of Somerset hires contractors to keep sidewalks
clear. The Commissioners took no action on this matter. The Sheahin
property has submitted a subdivision application for the May Planning
Commission meeting. An ad to this effect will be run two times in the
Gazette prior to the meeting. Ms. Johnson reported that she would send
a revised maintenance schedule to Damascus Lawn regarding the public
maintenance contract.
3. MML Business - President Allan attended the annual
Montgomery County MML Chapter meeting with County Executive Doug Duncan. He
reported that the main issue at the meeting was the very bad budget situation
at the County and State levels and how it was impacting on municipalities. Additionally,
the head of the Emergency Management office for Montgomery County attended
and reported on the process for recovering snow removal costs from Disaster
Assistance funding from the Federal government. The MML Chapter will
meet with the County Council at its March meeting.
NEW BUSINESS
President Allan reported that the Local Government Insurance Trust (LGIT)
has purchased terrorism insurance for all member towns at no additional
cost to the towns.
Election 2003 - the election will be held on Tuesday,
May 13th from 4:00 - 9:00 p.m. The current term of Commissioner
Heritage will expire and thus the election is for one commissioner for
a two-year term. Nominations must be submitted to Ms. VanGelder by April
21st. Ms. Johnson will send out the nomination letter announcement
to all residents this week. The annual meeting will be held May 19th at
8:00 p.m.
The meeting adjourned at 9:45p.m. The next meeting is on April 14 at
8:00 p.m. at the Brookeville Academy.
Respectfully submitted,
Susan L. Johnson
Clerk-Treasurer
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