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Council President Issues Statement Regarding Pending Resolutions Relating to the Town of Trappe

01/25/2024

Category: County Council

The County Council of Talbot County continues to discuss resolutions  regarding the County’s Comprehensive Water and Sewer Plan (CWSP) and the Town of Trappe.

The Council will hold public hearings regarding  Resolution Nos. 338, 347, and 348, including associated amendments, during their meeting on Tuesday, February 13, 2024, commencing at 6:00 p.m. in the Bradley Meeting Room, 11 N. Washington Street, Easton, Maryland. Copies of the Resolutions and the proposed amendments can be found at talbotcountymd.gov/pending_legislation. The titles of the Resolutions are as follows:

  • Resolution No. 338, A RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE TALBOT COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE WATER AND SEWER PLAN (CWSP) FOR CONSISTENCY WITH DISCHARGE PERMIT NO. 19-DP-3460, ISSUED BY THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT ON OCTOBER 27, 2022 AND TO REQUIRE THAT ANY FUTURE EXPANSION OF THE NEW LAKESIDE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT SHALL REQUIRE AN AMENDMENT TO THE CWSP
  • Resolution No. 347, A RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE TALBOT COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE WATER AND SEWER PLAN TO PROVIDE THE EQUIVALENT DWELLING UNITS FOR ALL PHASES OF THE LAKESIDE DEVELOPMENT
  • Resolution No. 348, A RESOLUTION REGARDING THE TALBOT COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE WATER AND SEWER PLAN TO CLARIFY AND CONFIRM THE WATER AND SEWER CLASSIFICATIONS OF CERTAIN PARCELS INCORRECTLY SHOWN IN EXHIBITS A AND B TO RESOLUTION NO. 281, AS AMENDED

Council President Chuck Callahan issued the statement below following the Councils’ January 23, 2024, meeting:

“We understand that the resolutions regarding the County’s Comprehensive Water and Sewer Plan and the Town of Trappe can be difficult to follow. It is a complicated matter with a lengthy history. The Council looks forward to addressing this matter on February 13, 2024, and resolving the concerns raised by the Maryland Department of the Environment.
 
To learn more about this issue, citizens are encouraged to watch or read transcripts of previous Council meeting, read the Council meeting highlights, review the proposed Resolutions and amendments posted on the County’s website, and attend the Council meeting on February 13, 2024.”

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