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County Commissioners Announce Public Meeting Agenda
County Commissioners Announce Public Meeting Agenda
PUBLIC MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Agenda Session Times are Approximate
Meeting will also be Live Streamed at https://www.facebook.com/garrettcountygovernment/
The Board of County Commissioners may close a portion of this public meeting and move into Executive Session to comply with a specific constitutional, statutory, or judicial requirement that may prevent public disclosure about a particular proceeding or matter.
*To comment on agenda items – please send to @garrettcountymd.gov
3:00 Administrative Session
Board Appointments – Garrett County Civil Service Board
Accident Community Housing Corporation – Request for Fiscal Year 2026 County Property Tax Abatement
Declaration of Surplus County Property – Bush Hog Mower 25HP Kohler
Petition for the Opening of a Public Roadway – McHenry Business Park Drive
Mr. Null will review a number of administrative and managerial matters under his authority and jurisdiction with the Board of County Commissioners
4:00 Call to Order of Public Session, Invocation, and Pledge of Allegiance
County Administrator – Additions/Deletions to Public Meeting Agenda
Approval of Public, Administrative, and Executive Meeting Minutes
4:05 Proclamations – National Day of Prayer – May 1, 2025
Mental Health Awareness Month – May 2025
Children’s Mental Health Week – May 4–10, 2025
4:10 Garrett County Department of Financial Services – Purchasing Division – Bid Recommendations
Bid Approval: Bid # 25 – 0327 Garrett County Health Center Boiler Replacement Project
Bid Rejection: Bid# 25 – 0320 Community Action Boiler Replacement Project
4:25 Public Commentary
ADJOURNMENT OF PUBLIC SESSION
4:30 FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUDGET PRESENTATIONS:
Garrett County Health Department
Garrett College
Garrett County Board of Education
Public issues or concerns that are to be presented to the Board of Garrett County Commissioners during any Public Meeting should be scheduled with Carol A. Riley–Alexander, Executive Assistant to the Board of County Commissioners/County Administrator.
The Board of Garrett County Commissioners’ next scheduled Public Meeting will be on Monday, May 5, 2025 at the Garrett County Courthouse beginning at 4:00 PM.
Garrett County Diversity and Inclusion Committee Meeting Scheduled
The Garrett County Diversity and Inclusion Committee is having a meeting on Wednesday, April 19, 2023 from 3 PM until 4:30 PM at Garrett College in the Offutt STEM Building in Room 211.
March 6 Board of Garrett County Commissioners Public Meeting Summary
The Board of Garrett County Commissioners held its recent public meeting on Monday, March 6, 2023.
At the administrative session proceeding the public meeting, the following appointments were made:
Youghiogheny River Advisory Board – 1 member & 1 County Representative (filling unexpired terms through 2025)
Molly Rikhye – Land Owner
Siera Wigfield – County Government
Garrett County Emergency Services Advisory Board – 3 County Representative Members (2-year terms)
Reappointment:
Lou Battistella
Bill Ingram
New Appointment
Chris Nichols
Also, a property tax exemption for the Avilton Community Association for Fiscal Year 2024 was approved, as authorized in the Maryland Tax Code, Section 9-313.
At the public meeting session, Paul Edwards served as Chairman. The following items were discussed:
Proclamation: National Vietnam War Veterans Day will be celebrated on March 29, 2023. The proclamation was presented to Denise Shay.
Bid #23–0209 Visitors Center Deck and Handrail Replacement
Bid requested five (5) options. And, after reviewing the bids for compliance, the recommendation was to reject bids for Option 1, 2, 4 and 5.
The five bids for Option 3 (Composite Lumber & Vinyl) were: Daystar Builders, Inc-$29,500, Mill Creek & Company-$27,506, Beitzel Corp-$37,344, EARN Contractors, Inc.-$45,700 and Colossal Contractors, Inc-$68,600.
Bid # 23-0209 awarded for Option 3 to Mill Creek & Company in the amount of $27,506.
Duane Yoder, on behalf of the Garrett County Diversity & Inclusion Advisory Committee, announced the availability of the Public Participation Survey (linked here: https://tripetto.app/run/F02RWK5O9Z)
PUBLIC MEETING CLOSED AND PUBLIC HEARING OPEN
PUBLIC HEARING: Siera Wigfield presented the 2023 Water & Sewer Master Plan Amendment on behalf of the Garrett County Department of Public Works – Utilities Division. This presentation is primarily “housekeeping” with text amendments and map updates:
Map Updates: Combining McHenry & Thayerville Water areas into Deep Creek Lake Service Area and Sewer Service Expansion Sewer Service in Deep Creek
Text and Map Amendments: Grantsville Water Service Updates?
Text and Map Amendments: Relating to the Trout Run/ Oakland WWTP, to replace Trout Run WWTP and combine Service for communities at a modern WWTP in Oakland ?
The complete presentation is linked here.
The public comment period will be open until Tuesday, March 21, 2023. To make a comment, please email gc@garrettcounty.org or swigfield@garrettcounty.org or call 301-334-7477.
PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED AND PUBLIC MEETING OPENED
Public were accepted
Public issues or concerns that are to be presented to the Board of Garrett County Commissioners during any Public Meeting should be scheduled with Carol A. Riley-Alexander, Executive Assistant to the Board of County Commissioners/County Administrator, by 11:00 p.m. on the Monday one week prior to the Public Meeting Day.
The Board of Garrett County Commissioners’ next scheduled Public Meeting will be Tuesday, March 21, 2023, at the Garrett County Courthouse beginning at 4:00 p.m.
BOE To Meet Next Tuesday
Jan. 5, 2012
The Garrett County Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 10, beginning at 4 p.m. The meeting will take place at the Board of Education’s central office in downtown Oakland.
Following public comment at 4 p.m., the board will meet in a closed session until 5:30 p.m. Election of new officers will take place following the 4 p.m. public comment.
At 5:30 p.m., the board will move to the public agenda items of reconfiguration of fifth grade students into middle schools and the financial resolution for the energy audit performance contract.
Time will be set aside at 7 p.m. for public comment and participation on any topic. The public is invited to attend.
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Commissioners Slate Public Mtg. For Next Thurs.
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Jan. 13, 2011
The Board of Garrett County Commissioners will hold its next public meeting on Thursday, Jan. 20, beginning at 4 p.m. in the St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church parish hall, located at the corner of Oak and Fourth streets in Oakland.
The event will start with a natural gas extraction presentation by the Maryland Department of the Environment and the Garrett County Department of Planning and Land Development.
Members of the local Marcellus Shale Advisory Committee will also be in attendance for this session.
“Interested persons are encouraged to attend to utilize this time to address questions to state and county officials, and public commentary will be welcome,” said county administrator Monty Pagenhardt.
