Tuesday, December 07, 2004
Quick Report on 12/6/2004 Town Council Meeting
I guess I shouldn't have had that coffee ;-)
Here's a quick run-down of what happened at last nights town council meeting.
Mayor's Report
- Big development coming to Hyattsville/Riverdale Park on Route 1
- Attorney reviewed new proposed contract for red light cameras. Recommends tabling to later.
- Working with other Mayor's on newspaper box placement
- Proposal has been sent to state house delegation to increase municipal share of county income tax (which piggy-backs onto state income tax).
- Testing scores are way up at Riverdale Elementary
Auditor's Report
Town finances OK, CM Kiernan raised some issues with report (in particular about whether moving special assessment money to general fund violated town's tax cap). Auditor will look into issues.
Various Other Reports
- MUTC meeting postponed to January; Eckerd and development mentioned by Mayor may be on agenda
- Pay attention to public works holiday schedule or expect a ticket from code enforcement (Happy Holidays!)
Public Comments
Representative from Boys & Girls club trying to figure out what's happening with lease. Town Council seems to be looking at terminating lease. This is a complicated issue, which can't be explained very quickly.
Campaign Finance
Tabled, again. CM Badders "Can't find anything to like in this legislation". Attempts to address shortcomings suggested by CM Hiles shot down by CM Davis and CM Badders.
Beautification Committee Chair Appointed
Anne Marie Larson appointed chair of Beautification Committee. Lots of work to be done by June 30.
Red Light Camera Contract Tabled
As suggested by Mayor in his report (above).
Road work
Town spending a lot of money on fixing roads, laying drain pipes, and having engineering work done on another road project.
Final Notes
Mayor Reports that debt on Town Hall, Police Department paid off. Town should have less than $300k on books at end of year. Many homeowners have more debt than that!!!
There were other items (fences, speed bumps, puddles in the street), but this is my blog, not official minutes.
Wish me luck getting to sleep.
- posted by Alan K. Thompson @ 1:21 AM
