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CWDI responds to Cambridge commissioners' lawsuit
CAMBRIDGE — Cambridge Waterfront Development Inc. Executive Director Matt Leonard sees the lawsuit filed earlier this month against CWDI by the Commissioners of Cambridge as a threat to the progress of the Cambridge Harbor project. “We had no choice but to respond,” Leonard said in a press release May 14. “The city’s lawsuit has its facts wrong and threatens the significant progress CWDI is making on behalf of the community to finally realize the 30-year vision for Cambridge’s waterfront.” ...
Trappe Commission recommends changes to cannabis zoning
TRAPPE — On Tuesday evening, the Trappe Planning Commission discussed proposed amendments to the zoning ordinance regarding cannabis dispensaries. The commissioners decided to recommend allowing dispensaries in commercial zones C-1 and C-2 by special exception, as they had originally intended. Throughout Talbot County, towns are establishing cannabis zoning ordinances as they prepare for cannabis businesses to open following the state’s legalization of recreational cannabis that took affect in June of...
Dorchester County Council, county employees thank Powell
CAMBRIDGE — With a newly-hired county manager beginning May 20, the Dorchester County Council and county employees acknowledged and thanked Jeff Powell at a council meeting May 14 for serving in the role of interim county manager. Powell, who was previously on the County Council from 1994 to 1998, took on the role of interim county manager in January 2023. Before leading a standing ovation for Powell, County Council President...
BOE approves Sysco food services
CENTREVILLE — Retaining food service employees is on the menu as the Queen Anne’s County Public Schools Board of Education approved Sysco Eastern Maryland, LLC for food delivery services during its workshop meeting May 15. Facing a turbulent budget cycle the school board approved shifting its food service program to join a partnership with Maryland’s Shore Educational Food Service Consortium (MSEC) contract with Sysco for the delivery of food and related products. ...
Community Development Block Grant projects celebrated
EASTON — On Friday morning, community members and partners gathered to celebrate two Community Development Block Grant recipients: Family Support Center and Chesapeake Multicultural Resource Center’s Community and Commercial Kitchen Space. The Community Development Block Grant Program assists in strengthening Maryland’s communities by funding projects generally falling into three types: housing, public facilities and economic development projects. Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Assistant Secretary Carol Gilbert was also...
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