CORPORATION OF
WOODSBORO
P. O.
301-898-3800
The regular scheduled Workshop Meeting of the Woodsboro Town
Council was held on Monday, January 23, 2006 at the Town Hall with the
following members present:
Burgess Trimmer, Commissioners Smith, Kline and Morgan and
Brakebill
Burgess Trimmer called the meeting to order.
The first line of business was with Mr. Amos Grimes. Mr.
Grimes was on hand to inquire on a Bond for the sidewalk he needs to provide at
his property on South Second Street. Commissioner Kline suggested we amend
the code stating that a Bond or Letter of Credit is required for
sidewalks. After a brief discussion on the matter a motion to get a Letter
of Credit in the amount of $900 was approved 4 – 0.
The next line of business was with Mr. Joel Rensberger who would
like to see all the power lines in town go underground. The Board and Mr.
Rensberger held a lengthy discussion and Burgess Trimmer suggested Mr.
Rensberger contact the State, Civil War Heritage Program and/or the Main Street
Program to inquire what type of assistance they could provide the town for this
would be a costly project.
After review of the November, 2005 minutes a motion to accept
them as presented was passed 4 – 0.
Burgess Trimmer reported on the Maryland Rural Water and the
Maryland Municipal League convention. He asked if anyone is interested in
attending to let Mary know as soon as possible.
Burgess Trimmer opened discussion on the bank rates for
CD’s. Woodsboro Bank approached Mr. Trimmer and informed him their rates
would be going up and they would know exactly how much after a meeting they
were having on January 24th. The Board all agreed to hold off
on opening the CD’s at Frederick Town Bank until we found out what the interest
rates would be at Woodsboro.
Burgess Trimmer informed the Council he spoke with Bob Clark of
Key Sanitation concerning the yard waste pick up. Mr. Clark informed
Burgess Trimmer that he will still be picking it up for it would go to the
Recycle Center and not the Landfill.
Burgess Trimmer reported on the underground tanks being put in
at Woodbury. Both the County and Town Planning and Zoning said no permits
were needed to put them in and that everything they were doing was legal.
Burgess Trimmer reminded everyone that Budget time is quickly
approaching. He asked everyone to think about raising the tax rate to
cover the trash collection, police patrol and new water meters.
A brief discussion was held on getting a new billing and general
ledger program. The Board agreed we need to replace the existing “Asyst”
program currently being used. Burgess Trimmer and Mary will pursue this by
visiting neighboring towns to see what they use.
Burgess Trimmer reported on a meeting he and Mary had with Mr.
Jim Gugel. There are forms that need updated and Mary and Mr. Gugel will
work on those. Mr. Gugel also informed us that we now have a new Planning
and Zoning Coordinator for Woodsboro who will begin in February 2006. Mr.
Gugel also informed us that we will not be cut back on hours provided by the
County. He also suggested we do not hire a Code Enforcer at this
time.
Burgess Trimmer reported on the SCADA system. He suggested
the Town wait on moving forward with the expense on this system for Mr. Markey
is proposing Woodsboro receive funds through Homeland Security. This
proposal is going before the County Commissioners on February 2nd. The
Board agreed to wait.
Commissioner Smith opened discussion on pre-purchase of water
taps. After a brief discussion the Board agreed there will be no
pre-purchasing done. A motion was passed 4 – 0 not to allow pre-purchases.
Commissioner Smith opened discussion on the Copper Oaks
covenants. According to the covenants no one is allowed to operate a
business from their home. Doug and Oneida Eaves were given three
opportunities to withdraw their application and they chose to continue
forward. The $750 fee collected by the Town of Woodsboro was for the
Special Exception they obtained through the Board of Appeals system. The
Board agreed it is the homeowners due diligence to know what is in their
covenants. Burgess Trimmer will send a letter to them explaining this.
Commissioner Morgan presented a list of maintenance projects
that need done in the town. He asked that if anyone has anything to add or
change to please do so.
There being no further business the meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
Mary E. Rice
Corporation of Woodsboro