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Volunteer Member Needed for Caroline County
Planning Commission
The Caroline County Commissioners are accepting
expressions of interest in membership on the
Caroline County
Planning Commission. This citizen-driven board
consists of seven members and there is currently one
opening on the Commission. Expressions of interest
will be held and considered for future openings.
The Commission's duties are to review, evaluate, and
approve or disapprove plans for subdivisions, mobile
home developments, and Transfer of Development Rights
in accordance with Caroline County's laws and
regulations. The Commission reviews and makes
recommendations to the County Commissioners regarding
proposed changes to the Caroline County Comprehensive
Plan, Zoning Ordinance, and Subdivision Regulations.
The Commission hears appeals concerning the approval
or disapproval of site plans.
The term of office is five years. Meetings are held
at the Caroline County Health and Public Services
Building at 403 South Seventh Street, Denton on the
second Wednesday of each month, beginning at 7:30 p.m.
Applicants must be residents of Caroline County.
Candidates must submit a brief letter of interest
describing why they would like to serve on the
Commission. Candidates must also complete a
County Biographical Information Form ( 111 KB)
which can be obtained from Leslie Grunden, Planner, at
410-479-8100. Completed applications may be submitted
to: Caroline County Planning and Codes, 403 South
Seventh Street, Suite 210, Denton, MD 21629, or
via email to
lgrunden@co.caroline.md.us. Interviews may be conducted
as part of the selection process. The deadline to
receive applications is August 20, 2010.
FY 2011 Budget Adopted
The Caroline County Commissioners have
adopted their Fiscal Year 2011 Budget as well as the FY 2011
Capital Improvement Plan. You can read the final budget
documents below: please note the large file sizes.
FY 2011 Budget ( 3.53 MB)
FY 2011 Capital Improvement Program ( 6.02 MB)
County Commissioners Announce Summer
Meeting Schedule
The County Commissioners of Caroline County have
announced changes to their regular meeting schedule.
During the summer months, the Commissioners will only
meet every other week.
There will be no Commissioners meetings on June 15,
June 29, July 13, July 27, August 10, and August 24.
The Commissioners will meet on June 22, July 6, July 20,
August 3, August 17, and August 31 at 9:30 AM. Roads
Board meetings will not be held during the summer months.
The Commissioners will resume their regular meeting
schedule in September.
County Commissioners meetings are held at the Caroline
County Courthouse, 109 Market Street, Room 106, Denton,
Maryland. Please contact the County Commissioners
Office at 410.479.0660 if you have any questions regarding
the schedule.
Emergency Legislative Bill #2010-2, Capital Reserve Adjustments
For the purpose of amending §166-9, Chapter 166 of
the Code of Public Local Laws of Caroline County, Maryland;
providing that, notwithstanding the levels set forth in
§166-9.D, the County Commissioners of Caroline
County, Maryland, upon a declaration of fiscal emergency
or exigent financial circumstances, may reduce the Capital
Improvement Fund below $750,000 and may use or transfer
monies in the Capital Improvement Fund for capital
projects and/or transfer to the General Fund for operating
costs and expenses or other General Fund Expenditures;
providing that the County Commissioners of Caroline
County, Maryland shall allow the Capital Improvement
Fund to be replenished from the transfer tax as otherwise
provided for in §166-9; providing that the Capital
Improvement Fund may be utilized as provided for in this
legislative bill more than once, including during the
same fiscal period and including during any replenishment
period; providing that this title be deemed a fair
summary of this public local law for all purposes; and
relating generally to transfer tax revenue in Caroline
County, Maryland.
Emergency Legislative Bill #2010-2 ( 124 KB)
A public hearing will be held on the above
emergency bill on Tuesday, April 20, 2010, beginning at
9:30 AM in the County Commissioners Hearing Room #106,
Courthouse, 109 Market Street, Denton, Maryland. All
interested persons are encouraged to attend. Questions
and comments will be solicited at that time. Written
comments submitted in advance of the hearing should
be mailed or delivered to the County Commissioners
Office, Courthouse, 109 Market Street, Room 123,
Denton, Maryland 21629. Persons with a disability needing
reasonable accommodation to attend should notify the
County Commissioners Office by April 19th.
Caroline County Requests Transfer of Roads to State
The Caroline County Commissioners, at their meeting Tuesday
February 16th, signed a letter to the Maryland Department
of Transportation requesting that the State Highway
Administration take over the management and maintenance of
Caroline County's roads. The Commissioners are reacting to
the State's reduction, by 95 percent, of the County's
statutory and formula-driven distributions of Highway User
Revenues. "Without our reasonable share of Highway User
Revenues, the County would prefer to have the State be
responsible for the roads, as it is responsible for the
revenue loss to the County," said Commission President
John W. Cole.
In the past, funding for county and municipal roads came
through a mix of Highway User Revenues and local tax
dollars. That system has worked well, until this fiscal
year, when the Governor, made a significant reduction in
Highway User Revenues to all localities in Maryland, in
order to balance the State's budget. "The County has, at
all times, generally been willing to suffer, and has
suffered, reductions in revenues due to economic
circumstances. However, the 'grab' by the State of
distributions rightfully payable to the County in order
to balance the State's own budget, has merely resulted in
a pass down of yet another unfunded mandate," said
Commissioner Cole.
The State managed the County roads until 1956 when the
roadways were transferred to the County. The letter
included an offer to meet with the State Highway
Administration to discuss the requested transfer.
Read the letter here. ( 259 KB)
Commissioners approve Revised FY 2010 Budget
At their September 29th meeting, the Caroline County
Commissioners approved the revised FY 2010 Budget, including
a number of reductions made necessary by the cuts in funding
by the State of Maryland.
FY 2010 Revised Caroline County Budget
( 1.54 MB)
2010 Guide to Mental Services Released
The 2010 Guide to Public Mental Health Services in
Caroline County and the Mid-Shore region has been released.
Click on the link below to read it:
2010 Mental Health Resource Guide
( 581 KB)
State Budget Cuts to Caroline County
Since FY2008, Caroline County has reduced its budget by
$4.2 million. This is a 9.63% reduction.
The County must now cut an additional $1.8 million from
the FY2010 budget. That will result in a 12% total reduction
over the last three fiscal years.
Over the same time period, the State government budget,
under the leadership of Governor O'Malley has grown
approximately 5.36%.
Learn more here and contact state officials.
Bond Funds Reallocation Bill Enacted
The County Commissioners of Caroline County, Maryland,
following advertised public hearing, and under the authority
of Code Home Rule, on July 14, 2009, enacted the legislative
bill 2009-5, Authorization of Additional Projects to be
Funded from Proceeds of Public Improvement Bonds of 2006.
It becomes effective August 29, 2009.
Legislative Bill #2009-5 ( 174 KB)
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