HomeMy WebLinkAbout931005October 5, 1993
Hagerstown, Mary and 21740
The Regul r Meeting of the Board of County Commissioners of Washington County wa s
ca ed to order at 9:00 a .m. by the resid nt, Richard E. Roulette, with the
following memb rs present: Vice President Rona -d L. Bo wers , and Commissioners
Linda c. Irvin-Craig , Gregory I. Snook, and ohn s . hank.
INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Th e nvocation was delivered by Comm ·ss ·oner Snook, followed by the Pledge of
Allegiance to the Flag by th full assemblage .
PROCLAMATION BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH
Commissioner Irvin-Craig presented a proclamation o Mare Pete sand Paul tt
Diet rich , representing Y Me, desig n t 'ng th month of Octob er 1 93 as Breast
Cancer Awarenecr Month in Wa s hingt n County. Ms. Peters hanked the
Contmissi ne ~s for · h pi:oclamation and outl ined the act 'vi ties Y-Me h s chedule
du ing the mo nth. She a so in om d th Commissioners that $35 ,000 was raised
last year for l:.h g oup 's activ 't.'es , which includ d provi ·ing mammograms for
100 ne ed y women.
CLOSING-OUT SALE -BAER'S GARAGE
Motion made by Comrni ss ione I v in-C aig, s cond d by Shank, to app ove the
application for a Clo ing-Out Sale for Baer's Garage as ubmitt d by Kaye
Robucci. Unanimous y approved.
APPOJNDIENTS -IIERrAL HEALTH ADV:D:SORY COMMI'ITEE
Motion made by Commissioner I vin Craig , second e d
Carbau h, Pat Cline, and Georgeann Salisbury to
Committee for three y ear terms ext nding to June 3 0,
APPOINTMENT -HOUSING AUTHORITY
by Shank, to appoint Connie
the Mental Hea th Adv· sory
996. Unanimously approved.
Motion mad by Commissioner Snook , seconded by Bowers , to appoint Vanita Ma rtin
to the Washington County Housing Autho ·ty to f 'll the unexpi d term of w· liam
Wol ford Kt nding to August 1, 997. Unanimously approved.
PROPERTY TAX ABATEMERl'S -CIVIL ORGANIZATIONS
Motion made by Commissioner Sh ank, -econded by Bowers, to pp eve the ab t ment
of pe s na property taxes for th listed Ruritan Clubs and civic organizations,
• n ccordance with Tax-Property Article Title 4-401, Section 7-204, of the
Annot ted Code of Maryland, and submitted by th County Tr asurer . Unanimously
approved. (Copy of list attached .)
PROPOSED ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT -DIRECTIONAL SIGNS
Pam Mease , representing the Greater Hagerstown Board of Rea tors , me · wi th th
Comm issioners to propose text. arnendm nt to th Zoning Ordinance which would
1 ow directional sig ns without a broker or company name to be placed on Cou y
rights-of-way and r • age s wa es providin the signs do note ·c ed 2" x 18" for
a ix-month period, and which do not affect sight visibility. The Comrnissione s
discussed them tter an · t he design fa generic sign. They agreed to discuss
them tter fu 1:.her and to adver ise fo a pub ·c hearing wh en the d tails ar
agreed upon. The Commissioners also indicated that the County w· 11 strictly
nforc this if the Ordinanc is amended .
C mrn issioner Irvin-Craig reported on th Dr ug & A coho Abu se Advis y Council
meeting , and Commissioner Bowes repor ed n the Panning Commission meetin .
COURTESY CALL -FOOD LION OFFICIALS
Mike M zi ngo and Brian Pe ce, representatives of Food Lion, me with he
Commissioners to inform them of Food Lion i s plans in Washington C unt:y a nd
expressed their de ire to be g od corporat cit · z ns. Comm is • one.c Roulett
t h nke Mr . Moz'ngo and Mr Peace for visiting and st ted that the Commi Pioners
support Food Lion's ctivities and will support future expansi n as it occu s.
WATER/SEWER TASK FORCE
After discussion of the proposal pres nted by Lynn Palmer, Executive Director of
the Sanitary District, t 1 st week's meeting to appoi n t a Wa ter/Sewer Task
Force, the Comrniss • oners a reed to p oceed wi th the concept bu a c • ded to
• nclu • e a consumer r _presentative a nd a r pr sen tat iv from the Economic
Development Co mm ission.
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION
Kenneth Mcswain and Car I man, J r ., appeared befor th Commission ..rs to a k t at
they con id :c changing the name of Scot ti es Lane back to Mcswain L ne. He
presented letters from 3 of the 4 property owners on the an who a so wi shed to
have it cha nged and stated that the lane is jointly owned and is not sol y owned
OCTOB R 5, 1993
MINUTES, CONT'D.
w pre ente to th Commi ion sat pr vious m
greed t take th's under c n ider tion .
in . The C< mrnissioners
Donal Allenswo th comment on the impact fee suit fi ed in Fred rick Cuny,
the p oposed appointm nt of a W tei:/Sewer T sk F re , and the For st _Conservatfon
Ord 'nance.
CONVENE IN CLOSED SESSION
Motion made by Commi . loner Snook , by I v ·n-Crai , to convene in
Ex cutive Session t 11:11 .m. with ope sonnel and property matters ,
to confer wit th County Attorney to obta • n ega adv ice , and t cons · der
businesses relocating to Washington Coun y , 'n accor nee with Section 10 .508 o
he S t Governm n~ Article of t he Annotate Code of Ma ryl nd. Unanimou ly
pproved.
The Comm·s ioners recessed fo unch from 12; 3 p.m. t 12:50 p.m.
RECONVENE IR .REGULAR SESSION
Motion m de by C mmis ion r Sh nk, seconded by Snook , to reconvene i n Re u r
Session at 1;2~ p .m . Un nimous y approved.
MEETING WITH BOARD OF EDUCATION -WINTER STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
The Comm is • one s ro t w • th B t" of E uc ·t ion mem , B. Ma rie Bye , J n
Cirincione , Kenneth Grove, and Th mas Be ry , at the Winter Str.eet El men y
Schoo . alph Giffin , Directo~ of Facil ities Man ag ment, and Wayn Stouffer ,
E cutive Directo o Financ , reviewed the 1995-2 000 Capital program for IAC.
Mr. Giffi n state that priority 1 ar mount El ment r:y School fundi.ng;
Priority 2 is Bon boro Elementary Schol Ad ition/R nov ation funding; Pr'ority
3 is Easte n E em nt ry Sch o f n ing ; an Priority 4 is Smithsbu g High School.
The Cominis ione s d • scu sed the p iot"it • e l i.. t d nd felt ha Priority 4 s hou d
be moved up to the t hi r d prior· y . Mr. G'fftn stated th t th rd will need
1. t ter of app ova f. orn the Cammi ione-i: on h pr · ori ty projects to b
ubmitt o t h e IAC,
The Boar of Educ ti.on members a op vide an update on in'ti tives of sub-
comrn i tee appoint for red i r ·ct · ng, the kind erg r ten schedu e, ex tens ion of
th scho 1 year an the pilot summ er school progr mat Winter Street , State
. anction und er p~ p s d public schoo regu ations , an t he hea h 'nsurance
update. Th e Co.mmi.-ioners sk e about the situation wi th hea t t h nu rs from the
He 1th Dep tinent bing ssigned in t h e choo sand greed to discuss this with
Health Dep rtment Officials t t y t provide better cover ge . h Commis ioners
also sk d for inform tion on gLlid nc -programs concern'ng confl·ct resolution .
The B r mernbe s wou d 1 ike to meet ag a· n with th Commission s at North
Hagerstown Bi h School n November 16. Th Commissioners return to the County
Admini t ti.on Building to rec nv n in Regul r Ses ·on at 3: 0 p .m.
Commi~sione Bowers w s excused from t M ti ng at this t ime.
RETIREMENT PLAN -JUDGES OF THE ORPHAN'S COORT
Motion made by Comm is 3 ioner Sh nk, seco nde by Irvin-Craig, to allow t e J dg
of the Orph n's Court to particip te in th County's retiremen t pl n n tow ive
th age requirement policy for them . Unanimou~ y approve .
ROAD NAME CHANGE -MCSWAIN LANE
Motio n mad by Commissioner Irv · n-Craig, sec nd ed by Snook, to change the n 1tte
of Sc t ti s Lane back to McSwa n Lane b ed n the f ct that the ori in 1
inform tion p· s nt d wasp rti tty i t and am jor ·ty of the property
own rs resict 'ng on the ane have si ned etters in supper o t h e origi al me
change to Mcswain Lan . Unanim u ly pprove .
REQUEST TO WAIVE LANDFILL FEES -lDEPAR'DIBNl' OF NATURAL RESOURCES
The Commi agr e to the request made by the Department
Resou ce ill ee Eor one yon October 6 for the
clean-up ong the ch· n T ·1.
INSTALLATION OF SIGN -NAUGANS AVENUE EXTENDED
N ural
schedu d
Motion rnade by Commi s ioner Sh nk , ec nd d by Irvin-Craig, to a thor i ze
he s • gn for the Washington Sq u re Shopp i n Center as agreed upon
pl cing
0 t
proxim te cost of $500 . Un nimoucly prov d .
CONVENE IN CLOSED SESSION
Mot i n ro d by Comm is 1. n Irvin-Craig , d by Snook , to convene in
n
wi th
Executiv S scion at 4:00 p .m. with regard to pers nn 1 nd pr per y m tter
to confer with th County At orney to bt in dvice, in accord nee
Section 0. 508 of th St • e G v rnm nt Article Annot ted Code f a y and.
Unan ·mously pproved.
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OCT BER 5 , 1993
M NUTES , CONT 'D.
RECONVENE JN REGULAR SESSION
Mot ion made by Commi s ioner
Regular S s ion at 4:50 p .m.
ADJOURNMENT
-rv in-Craig, seconded by Snook, to
Unanimously app~ ved .
econv n in
Mot 'on made by Commi ioner Snook , seconde by Shank , to adjourn t 4:51 p .m.
Unanimously pproved .