Carroll County, MD Board of County Commissioners Open Sessions, 3 Aug 2023

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Good morning, I'm commissioner ed roth sheen. I cannot believe it is.

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August august 3rd and we're here for open session.

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And yeah, that's it for uh today before we start.

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As always, let's take a moment uh for the pledge and the moment of silence.

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One nation, under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all.

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There's been a lot of activity going on in the county, a lot of very positive energy uh happening.

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This week, so let's, um let's see what's going on what's on your minds, uh commissioner: bigliotti go.

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Ahead, thank you, commissioner rossi, good morning, everybody. So I will do my best to be as brief as.

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Possible with everything that we've done over the last couple of uh last couple of days, so.

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Monday morning, after an awesome breakfast at the burns center with the carroll county chamber of.

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Commerce, a group including commissioner kyler and myself we're honored to be given a tour of.

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The entire 4-h, fair by two ambassadors, lucas and gavin lucas, who is also mr carroll county. They are.

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Upstanding young men, who represent the best of our county and the best of everything the 4-h means.

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um You know, I think, that the 4-h fair is a phenomenal opportunity for our community to.

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Come together, it's a way of life or celebrates a way of life that involves god, family and work and.

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Of this kind of county-wide farming community that the present day remains a bedrock of who we are.

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um You know the ones that's dependent upon young people taking over as the older generations move.

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On and so I think, it's incredibly important that we as commissioners and and we as members of this.

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County get out to support the young people who are rising up to be the next generation. That.

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Will take the helm of things here and so between our our long-standing partnership with the farming.

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Community, uh the agricultural preservation program that we're a part of and the central.

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Role that agriculture, you know is played in our founding and through the present day.

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You know our county, you know our farmland is an irreplaceable part of our heartland.

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uh So I also know that a lot of people are supportive of agriculture and the 4-h fair.

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And I wanted to give a quick shout out and thank you to wilson bounds, who's, a longtime insurance.

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Agent and accountant who works up in district, one he's created a non-profit called growing.

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People incorporated uh which fundraises for good causes and at the present for.

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Example, he's increasing the size of the prizes that would be being given out of the 4-h fair.

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I will let commissioner kyler speak more at length about our visit to simmons ice cream for their.

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100Th anniversary, but I will thank him for setting that up and for uh getting us all there and thank.

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You to him and his wife rhonda for buying us ice cream. It was absolutely delicious and those people.

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That is a family-owned business. They are wonderful human beings, absolutely wonderful human beings.

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And uh I'll let chris catch you up there. Oh [laughter].

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You look like twins, they do. Everybody knows the uh the confused grandma meme right.

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So so, tuesday evening, um with national night out, I was really excited to be able.

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To visit all three municipalities that are in district, one uh new windsor hosted their.

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National night out at their awesome, fire company grounds union bridge hosted theirs.

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At their beautiful square, uh tawny town hosted national night out at the phenomenal memorial.

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Park I got to meet so many wonderful people. I got to talk to so many wonderful people and.

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um You know it's important to note that every single one of the events that I attended was.

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Packed absolutely packed, and uh I think it's testament to to how much our citizens value.

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And support the men and women who protect us on a daily basis, and I also want to thank all the.

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Municipal leaders, our sheriff corrections, county law enforcement, local police, elected officials.

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And partner agencies such as the state's attorney and citizen services, for what they did on tuesday.

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Evening it really was another one of those community intensive and involving efforts and.

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And again, it is a testament of the things that we value in this county um very last.

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Thing I'll mention is, I spent a couple of hours last night at the 4-h fair again and I'll. Let.

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My fellows go into to more discussion about the cake auction. I was certainly priced out of that.

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um It's again, this is one of those things where young people do something that is incredibly.

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Creative and and speaks to their their hard work and their dedication, and it is just another one of.

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The many ways that our community, our citizens, come out to support one another. You know we.

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Really do rely on the future generations and I know we're here. We will hear from another up.

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And coming or up and coming now, member of our of our uh of our uh citizenships or citizenry. So I.

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um I just cannot commend the citizens of our county enough for coming out to support one.

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Another over the last couple of days- and I uh this is certainly one of those weeks that I will bear.

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With me in memory for the rest of my life and uh commissioner, that's all for me this morning, okay,.

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Commissioner kyler you want to follow that. Yes I'll try I'll try. um I will add. um I love.

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Carroll county- and I I love all the activities going on and uh both simmons the fair you see so.

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Many real people and uh hard workers, and it's just awesome um and uh and like I say I just I love it.

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um In no particular order yeah we went, we all went to simmons, and that was great and I think.

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Everyone we met, there was related to a simmons. I mean it's just amazing and.

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um They've got a great place uh if you want to want to stop by, and you know it used to be the.

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The store that had the wood stove there and you'd sit around it. There's no wood stove, but you can.

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Still sit around and talk okay there, commissioner rothstein was a little disappointed because his.

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Choices were vanilla and chocolate. If you get back there this week, there will be what did they say.

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Blueberry and peach peach yeah, so you will have more options but yeah. What a great group and.

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um Yeah we we talked and solved all the problems of uh carroll county, or I should point out about.

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This photograph I've had someone point out to me that the bench looks like it's a pit in the.

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Floor, it is not a pit, it's a bench, yeah, that's the end of the bench. It does look like that.

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Yeah yeah we're sitting around a pit in the floor. You're right, that's it were they throw the bad ice.

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Cream or something um yeah, we've all been to the fair, I think, and uh if not, hopefully we we will.

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Monday was a great breakfast, a great tour and I ended up getting sidetracked side tracked on.

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The tour talking to different people, and and like I say it's just so many great people and.

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And last night um was the cake auction and they were also judging hogs. There was also.

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A horse pool there also long long lines for food. It was so much going on last night. It's so great.

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um And I don't know if you can hold up a sec.

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I I did end up buying two cakes. I can't afford it either, but you know what the hell um back to that.

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Picture with the ribbon there you go the girl in the bloom, that's my bitter. She ronda couldn't be.

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There last night, so she did the bidding for me, the girl on the left, um dairy farm, family.

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Her cake was bought for fifty one thousand dollars a little girl. You said before she went out.

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um I just hope I get a thousand dollars and I'm not embarrassed well. She wasn't embarrassed now a.

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Whole bunch of people around around her, including us, said well, does this mean you're buying dinner.

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And she said no and she headed down to work on her dairy, heifer and her hog. And but that's how.

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These kids are that's, that's awesome and uh I know, commissioner gordon he was in a group that bought.

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One earlier that was that many digits too it's just it's just amazing. What goes on out there.

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um National night out I'll skip back to it, but I went to manchester and hampstead and it's amazing.

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And that's that's any area, I guess there's so many people that go to those events. For the first time.

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And they're shocked by how crowded it is and the town or the police or the fire department.

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Everything's free that night you get hot dogs, sodas ice cream and local businesses.

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Huffman's was down at hampstead, doing free ice cream and uh and our church was there, and I I.

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Think I think you have to fish or do something, but everybody wins a prize. It's just a great.

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Night and then there's great demonstrations and- and it's just great to see all the people talk.

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To all the different firemen talk to all the different law enforcement and we're blessed in.

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Carroll county- I I haven't said it for a couple weeks so I'll say again: I love carroll county, but.

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There's not too many places you go where you will see.

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um At manchester, first, a state policeman, county, sheriffs people, the local law enforcement and and.

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The firemen and they're all meshing together they're all working hard to make sure it's a.

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Good night and then I went to hampstead and saw the same thing there. It's just.

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um People, people here tend to work together and it's awesome um tomorrow night is the.

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Livestock sale at the uh at the fair there'll be some ridiculous prices. On a few. There, too,.

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um And and a lot of local companies, some, not so local companies may buy some of the.

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Champions but but it's just a great night and I I love, I could just go there and look around.

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The room at the different farm families, small business families, residents of carroll, county.

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Sitting there, who probably put half a million dollars out in fertilizing seed, hoping it wouldn't.

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Be as dry as it's been lately, but they're still going to be there and because some senior this.

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Is her last year in fair and she's, going away to college they're going to bid five times what her.

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Steers worth- and it's just amazing how selfless those people are if you're a buyer hit it there.

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At 4 30 there's a free, barbecue dinner and register and and get buying, and it's a great.

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Opportunity, oh and uh one of the people here her niece, I believe she's going to kill me because.

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I don't know the details she won last night, while we were up at the cake sale. She was down.

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There, winning and and like I say, it's just awesome families and and they work so hard. Now I talked to.

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um A friend who had been in a bad car accident a while back who's, doing fine.

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But his little brothers were there and- and these kids are learning about life.

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It's a very hard process on animals making weight. It has to be consistent growth and.

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Etc and there's a lot of kids there, their animals didn't make weight, so they can't win a prize. They.

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Can't sell it at the livestock sale, but they still work their butt off for a year.

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um One of his little brothers, his hog, died about a month ago, and that happens too so.

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It's it's not all uh cheers and positives, but it's life lessons that that these kids need to.

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Learn and I've talked enough- there's more- I could talk about one thing I do want to say.

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I've gotten a lot of emails texts, phone calls and messages in the last probably week. It seems.

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More than in the past, if I haven't gotten back to you, I will and just give me a little chance.

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To read them and in some cases I'll try to get an answer before I get back to you some cases. I.

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I just say you know, thanks for the question I'll figure it out eventually or some of our great.

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Staff in this building will figure it out for me. So have some patience and- and I do appreciate.

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That so many people are are concerned about things and it's not it's not whining. It's not.

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Complaining it's legitimate concern. I mean I've got one issue going on right now: a farm family.

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Has a certain utility company, but at the end of their driveway there's a different utility.

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Company- and they now need three-phase service and like neither one want to give them to them, because.

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They're right on the line and that'll get worked out, but but you know you hear things like that.

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And people get frustrated because uh it's hard to understand how you can get an answer on stuff. So.

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And don't just bug me, there's four other guys up here that love to be bugged too, so uh reach.

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Out. Thank you absolutely, commissioner. Gordon, thank you um just to reiterate.

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What my colleagues had said, obviously we were at simmons ice cream this week, which.

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I thought was great: it's always nice to you, know, celebrate 100th anniversary of a.

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Local family business, but also it was kind of a little bit of a step back in time, which I think.

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Is fantastic I happen to like old country stores, so I think it's fun to see that anytime, you can.

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um I got a like you say a step back in time for the record four houses up the street from them. I.

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Do have their outhouse in my backyard, so you know there's there's still repurposing. It's all your.

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um Also this week, as mentioned, we had national night out westminster, has eight locations.

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um Got around to a variety of them, it was great to see you know: law enforcement, fire ems. You know.

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Countless non-profits volunteers, it was just a great time by all, and it was just nice to see.

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Everybody come together which we traditionally do in this county, but it's always nice to see.

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That in person- and it was nice- there was a couple parents there that had some questions with some.

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Non-Profits looking for some things for their children to get involved with, so you know always.

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Great to see those kind of positive interactions- and that was that was definitely a fun evening to.

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Say the least I do want to mention one thing. Jumping back a few days, though, since you're.

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Heartfelt thank you to everyone involved. I guess it was the end of last week with the gas leak we.

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Had was really appreciated. I know it was tough on the public. It was tough on all of us trying.

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To drive around with 140 blocked off for quite some time, but one wanted to thank him. Everyone.

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Involved in that, and also we had a storm this past week, westminster was like you know, everyone.

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Else in this county we were all affected. Part of the east end of main street in westminster, was.

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Without power for some time, our local fire, ems and law enforcement were involved in that and.

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Just want to say thank you to everybody involved with that, because you know these these things just.

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Kind of come up, and it's great to have people involved that are willing to look out and help.

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The community so just want to give a heartfelt thank you regarding that. Also, as commissioner.

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Kyler mentioned we did have the cake auction last night, the grand champion, which was josie.

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Lane's cake was a decorated sea turtle on a beach decorated cake that brought fifteen thousand five.

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Hundred dollars, that was the carroll county farm and business syndicate, run by trevor huff of local.

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Homestead products, I'm also part of that- that's a great opportunity so joe if you want to get.

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Involved next year you don't have to put a lot in. uh You know it is expensive out there, but you can.

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Always just you know, put a little in for the good of the community, that's kind of what I do. Every.

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Year, I think it's just fun to be involved. I did some consideration. I did try to buy one or two.

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Last night, individually and just wasn't happening kept getting outbid. But at least five of us need.

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To team up, keep talking [laughter] and then uh the uh I think, the uh shock of the evening, which is.

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Always great when you've got auction results was the reserve grand champion which was a chocolate.

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Cake with peanut butter icing by addison fritz, which brought the 51 000. that was uh kenny.

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Staley of staley's body shop, that's the good old carroll, county farm and business supporters.

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So, typically, there's about three groups, maybe four and there's some other smaller ones. That.

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Collect you know, collaborate together and kind of battle it out for uh for good cause and.

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Carroll county times was there last night and they were asking what were my thoughts and I said the.

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Reality is everybody's, a winner, because all of this goes back in the community, so I think it's.

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An incredible testament to the community whether it's the cake auction, the livestock auction. It's.

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Just great to see a community come together and support our kids and also the community as a whole.

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um Also wanted to mention briefly, we have to give a shout out. At least I do. I think we all do our.

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Local friends at the community media center won a national award. They received the 2023 hometown.

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Media award from the alliance of community media foundation, so that was for a variety of.

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Their different uh outstanding processes, they did obviously the teacher awards and a number of other.

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Things so I thought it was great to see that in our community just wanted to mention that as well.

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And I will close by saying tonight, as we've all had a busy week, I will be at the carol.

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Biz challenge at the downtown westminster. So thank you. That's right! Absolutely, uh commissioner. Karen.

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Good morning, carroll county uh commissioner, gordon thanks for for mentioning that storm over.

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The weekend I want to thank again, the department of public works for all their work down in the.

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Southern end of the county, I can't remember that much tree and storm damage really almost since.

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Isabell, it just seemed like there were a lot of roads closed and they were, they were on top of.

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The situation, so I appreciate it, uh your area was particularly, it really was, and it's you can tell.

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When you drive through there, it's just a lot of debris on the side of the road still, but it's on.

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The side of the road, which is important, the uh again I've mentioned a few times this week, is.

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The mount airy volunteer fire company carnival, we've been blessed with some really good weather.

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And if you come by friday night I'll be I'll be working, I think I haven't been told where to go.

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Yet but if you find me- and you want to talk to me, you can talk to me, but I gotta, I gotta work.

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And I gotta sell stuff. So if you want to talk to me at least got to buy something first and.

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On august 12th, I want to remind everybody that the mount airy mile is taking place on august 12th and.

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You can still sign up for that. So you've you've heard me talk several times in prior to carol.

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About this issue of of state overreach, state mandates and positions on some of the counties.

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In maryland, particularly the rural ones, and it it manifests itself in different forms. Sometimes it's.

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Legislation sometimes it's just regulations. Things like cannabis is a great example. I understand the.

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Legalization a cannabis took place, but now we're being told how we have to sell it and.

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uh In maryland, blueprints another great example: we've heard talked a lot about that here, where.

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We're being told how to spend our money and how to operate a perfectly good school system. And what to.

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Do if we don't accommodate those edicts from the state, we don't really know yet. We do know that.

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A couple years ago we were told we were good and it was going to cost us a dime. Now we're told it.

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Might it will cost us millions and on that topic I want to again thank some of the more local some.

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Of the local news outlets and concerned parents for carroll county for highlighting this issue.

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With the current superintendent, who I personally hope, his contract is not renewed because he has.

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um State state superintendent at the state level. Thank you for that correction because he's he's.

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Reigned over some declining scores and we'll we'll see where that goes. But uh the reason I.

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Bring this up and again some other mandates and regulations, things like building and if you're.

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Trying to build in the county, you see all the hoops and hurdles you have to jump through the.

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Reason I I wanted to bring this up is because last april, I'm not sure if people are aware of it, but.

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The general assembly did pass a law that which is going to allow the maryland state attorney.

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It's going to be a maryland attorney, general who's, an elected official by the way elected political.

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Official to prosecute all incidents involving police that resolve in an injury or death.

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uh The previous process was that the state would review things and then it would be up to.

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The county prosecutors to decide how to go forward, and that was changed in april. Even though 23 of 24.

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County prosecutors opposed it that still went through and the reason I'm bringing it up is.

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Because this week the maryland state attorney has asked for the funds to hire people to do just that.

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It's my opinion that you know if you can't defund the police or you can't undercut the.

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Police in a lot of ways, uh one one effective way to do that might be to completely take.

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Local control out of those types of issues and that's a real shame and that bill did.

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Receive a lot of opposition, particularly from our own delegation, I'm proud of them for that.

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But the reason I'm bringing this up is because you see the the incremental sort of slow pace of.

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How things are progressing at the state level down towards the the county level? I happen to.

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Think we're a sovereign county in a lot of respects. I mean we, we we run our own county.

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But you've seen me mention this quite a few times. I just gave a few good examples.

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And the reason I bring it up is because it is something that people have to start paying.

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Attention to in the county, when you're, looking at some of the decisions we may or may not be forced.

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To make in the county, you need to remind yourself, and you need to be knowledgeable- the fact that.

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They may not be our decisions, they may not be our ideas. It's things we're having to deal with.

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So as we move forward, I think this is going to become a bigger and a bigger issue for this.

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Particular board and, in particular, a lot of the rural counties that are going to have to suffer.

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The consequences of some of these things and this issue with the attorney general.

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Of state of maryland being able to have full authority over how those types of issues are.

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Prosecuted or not prosecuted at the county level is frightening and when the bill passed in april.

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You could see the look on people's faces, uh particularly a lot of the rural delegations.

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Their concern over that so pay attention to this, not so slow pace of overreach. In my opinion, from.

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The state level and these types of mandates and realize that they do affect you. They they.

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Are going to affect our county and we're going to do our best to navigate it, but you need to.

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Understand what these issues are, and you need to make sure that the folks you're electing and the.

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Folks, you're talking to are willing to fight for your county, because that is exactly what it might.

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Take either as legislative or executive legal you've got to have people that are willing to.

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Stand up to some of these things because they're not good for our county. I think we have a pretty.

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Darn good county, we got a great school system, we got a great sheriff's department, I mean what about.

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Our county- it's not perfect, but it's pretty darn good and the numbers don't lie so be aware of that.

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Moving forward and that what happens in annapolis really does affect what happens here and that's.

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Never been more true now, so that's all for me! Thank you, okay! um No, I I appreciate it and.

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100 agree with what you're saying um when that law passed, 23 out of 24.

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Jurisdictions went down there to say this is not the right way of doing it. It passed and.

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um You know there's sometimes we we look at things, one one side of the aisle or another.

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As opposed to looking at things, what should the counties and jurisdictions be able to do on their.

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Own, and so I 100 agree um with you, it does uh lead into a comment um and you've heard me talk.

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About mako, maryland association counties for us carroll county to step up and be a.

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Not just a member of mako, which we are, which is the 24 jurisdictions but or a participant, but be.

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A leader in mako and our staff is fully engaged uh and represented in mako. We have the conference.

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Coming up uh in just a couple weeks where we'll meet with the administration and our colleagues.

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You know across the different jurisdictions, because it's amazing the strength you get when.

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You have not just one county talking, but you know a dozen counties talking or 24 counties.

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And that's really what what mako is all about. So um it's not just a you know a visit to the beach.

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And uh a playground, it's um it's an opportunity to engage one-on-one with the administration.

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With uh transportation and commerce and labor and housing and with the governor, uh you know internal.

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Team and with the colleagues from the different uh jurisdictions because you're right we've, I think.

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The best wait for carroll county to run is for carroll county to tell our own story and govern.

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Ourselves as best we can so but mako is a very important role in that um we talked about the.

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4-H, fair and national night out um chris: do you have that picture of national night out by chance.

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Not that one okay, so uh this one, um this well there's chief robinson and eddie ruck, but the.

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One on uh you know on the right: this woman was in a car accident on highway, 91 and and deer park, and.

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Just got crushed in the car accident years ago um and she was flown to shock trauma. So you know.

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She told the story to uh the pilots there. uh The gentleman you know on my right is uh retired. You.

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Know, pilot army pilot and um but told the story to myself in the two and it's just like I'm telling.

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You it it does, it makes tears, come down your cheeks, you know to know that we have resources.

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um To to save somebody's life um with the the shock trauma the flight, you know the.

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um Life-Saving flight and then the resource of shock trauma itself. Excuse me was um just amazing.

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So just a great opportunity, you never know who you're going to meet at any given time, but like.

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My colleague said uh you know the the men and women in red and blue that were highlighted.

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And the community that was highlighted, um you know at national night out was just phenomenal.

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um Okay, you could take that that off please uh one thing that wasn't mentioned is um saturday.

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Babylon vault is hosting um a race across america. uh Traveling display and they're also going to be.

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Conducting a pinning ceremony for um welcoming home vietnam veterans- and I think that starts.

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At 12 or noon to 10 10., I think it's 10 10., okay 10 starts at 10.. um The first pinning is at 12. I.

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Think right: okay, yeah, so um just an opportunity to um participate; opportunity to listen uh to.

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Some of the stories that will be told and see the appreciation of um our veterans as their.

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Appropriately welcomed home, uh so just if you're in that area um take advantage of it and attend.

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um The last thing, which I don't believe is a controversial topic. I believe it's something.

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That we should highlight is the us. Women's soccer is moving on to the round of 16.

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um They did the worse they've done in years. As far as pool play, they've only had one win and two.

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Draws but it got them into second place, underneath the dutch and I believe, they're playing sweden in.

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Around the 16, I think so they're right yeah and that's gonna be a tough game. But you know uh if.

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They get their act together, they'll pull it pull it and I hope we're all hoping for their success.

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As they're wearing red white and blue uh and any any time someone wears red, white and blue, I.

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Wish for their best success, um especially the wrestling, but that's a different story.

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um And I'm not even sure when that's scheduled, but I do know there- they are moving on. um Let's.

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See we talked about that, we talked about 4-h. 4-H is just amazing. I mean what an.

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Incredible opportunity just to be there and participate okay, let's, um let's move on to.

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Miss rachel spencer, miss marilyn teen. Why don't you both uh move up to the table.

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And I've got a brief introductory paragraph. If you'd like me to yeah, you guys have a scene before.

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uh We get to hear the wisdom of miss maryland teen. Let's uh see what the wisdom of commissioner.

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Vigliotti has to say well this one I didn't write, so I can't take credit for this one. Okay,.

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So we have with us this morning our new miss maryland teen, who had competed as miss carroll.

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County's teen miss rachel spencer. uh We first met her at the holiday lighting ceremony here.

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At the county office building in december and so rachel uh miss carroll, county's outstanding teen.

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2023 was crowned to miss maryland's teen on june 23 2023 at the maryland theater. She will compete.

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For the title of miss america's teen in january 2024., the details of the miss maryland competition.

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Are as follows: rachel won the top teen talents and interview awards. She tied with miss mount.

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Aries teen for the preliminary evening, gown award and rachel's community service initiative and.

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I'll, let her talk about this as sprinkles of love, passion, 2 project. One day ratio aspires.

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To become a lawyer and the future presidents of the united states of america and miss spencer.

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I will turn it over to you. Thank you so much. It's so lovely to be back here and I just want.

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To first, thank you for being so welcoming to me throughout my year as miss carroll, county's, teen,.

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I've done so many things and had an opportunity to meet a lot of people and feel welcomed and.

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Appreciated and loved, I wanted to be able to share some of my favorite moments throughout the year.

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Such as attending your commissioner's breakfast, where I was able to watch an actual servant of.

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Our community interact with your constituents. It was such an amazing experience. I also loved my.

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Many sunshine box deliveries: this is a sunshine box which I'll talk about a little bit later and.

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Through interacting with our first responders in the carroll community and hearing how passionate.

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They are about serving others really inspired me, so I can't wait to continue to give back to.

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The carroll county community as miss maryland's team, so one of my things that sprinkles of love.

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Does is we have an initiative called passion to project I like to help teens and youth identify.

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Explore and plan ways they can be successful in finding their service passions. I've known from a.

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Young age, why it's important to serve because you can earn leadership, skills gain compassion.

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And really become a strong and more empowered person. That is my goal as miss maryland's team.

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To give back to our communities and one of the ways that I really participated in my own passion.

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Project movement was through the pandemic. I realized that my mom who's a doctor and many.

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Other first responders and healthcare workers are diligently working to make sure that we.

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Stayed safe and so to contribute in my own way, I wanted to deliver a little bit of positivity and.

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Happiness, so a sunshine box that has a lot of yummy tempting non-perishable, yellow traits is.

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Something to enjoy to really say thank you, you all and just hearing you and how passionate you are is.

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So inspiring to me, as a future politician to see that there are people that have integrity who are.

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Really dedicated to their work and serving others, so I hope you all enjoy and while you're working.

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So, incredibly hard over your term, you get to have some treats. Thank you so much. Thank you so much.

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um You know what uh any comments I think you certainly work harder than the rest of us. Do.

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Oh please, I hope one day. Definitely it has been such a pleasure getting to know you getting to.

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See the the milestones that you've achieved and I do look forward to voting for you one day, I'm.

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Looking forward to that a lot and otherwise well, thank you very much any other thoughts.

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Comments. Congratulations! Thank you. It's tough! That's a that's! A tough copy! That's some tough.

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Competition, so congratulations. Thank you. So much absolutely! Congratulations. You know. I've seen.

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You uh over this last year, um you know whether it was uh uh race across america right yes up.

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In where was I, where were we, I think we're in hampstead yeah yeah? I think that sounds right.

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um And uh you know just uh participating in all the other opportunities and you know being out.

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There, you know um just means so much and it means so much to the community seeing your shining face.

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And knowing that you're, there uh definitely wish you the best of luck in the um in the pageantry.

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And the competition, but also in all of your future endeavors, because that's you know what it's really.

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All about so so thank you and thank you for uh for being here uh this morning. Thank you and.

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Congratulations and and like they said, it's been fun to watch you as you go through this and.

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You've been very successful, but the more time we spend around you you're also very, very real.

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And that's a good combination. That means a lot, that's huge! I agree so, okay, one weekend, let me.

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Read the certificate that we have for her this morning. Thank you. So, in recognition of serving.

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As miss carroll, county's teen and achieving the title of miss maryland's teen on june 23,.

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2023 we congratulate you on this accomplishment, including your added success. As winner of the.

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Top teen talent and interview award for your outstanding representation of carroll county.

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Teens and your passion for the community, the carroll county board of commissioners, gives.

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You our best wishes, as you represent carroll county and maryland, and compete for the title.

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Of miss america's teen in january 2024 signed the entire board of carroll county commissioners.

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Thank you so much. I really appreciate it. Okay, matt from the magic door behind us.

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Will come out and take a picture? I'm really really honored. What means the world to me.

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You've all got to spruce ourselves up to be with you now.

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Oh, what do you think is best? I love the boss.

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Thank you. Thank you.

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Thank you. That's great.

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Thank you. Yeah, it's heavy! It's heavy! It's heavy! Yes,.

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He was a little too excited.

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Just a little bit there yeah.

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I want to check out everybody.

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Thank you. It's beautiful! That's so beautiful.

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I'm calling the times now.

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I'll have uh is she going to handle that me trying.

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To steal things incident for me from the public relations office, I'm just kidding.

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Okay, let us know how we can watch yes in january, because it may remain. I don't know whether it'll.

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Be on national time right or not? Okay! Yes, please do we'll send it to chris and she can pass it.

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Sometimes you can stream it live. Yes, that'd be great, so from the very boring recognition.

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Of miss maryland teen, let's go on to chapter 170 construction codes, much more exciting! I'm.

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Thrilled okay: this is a public hearing, uh so there is uh tim good morning, gentlemen, good morning, good.

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Morning morning, please do you want to run it or do you want? Okay? um Why are you taking on roberta.

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Up to you, yeah go ahead, oh okay! So, um as you said, uh a public hearing for the.

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um Chapter 170 construction codes, um mr green, if you wouldn't mind giving a brief overview sure.

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Before we start, I just want to take a minute to recognize the permittent inspection staff for the.

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Work they do each day they don't get much fanfare or time in front of the board, but the work they.

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Do impacts the community in many ways by reducing energy injuries, saving lives, lowering insurance.

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Rates and increasing property values I want to thank them for their hard work and commitment to.

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Our community, the purpose of today's hearing, is to solicit the public for comments regarding proposed.

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Changes to the county's chapter 170 construction codes- the public hearing was duly advertised in.

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The carroll county times on thursday july 20th and thursday july 27 2023. in may of 2023 the.

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Maryland coach administration adopted new codes, and in doing so it requires local jurisdictions.

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To adopt with any local amendments within 12 months, the bureau has reviewed these codes.

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With the county's code steering committee, the electrical board and the plumbing board.

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This collaborative effort between staff, businesses, contractors, architects and community members has.

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Provided a thorough review of chapter 170 and resulted in what is being presented to you today.

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We are requesting an effective date of january 1st of 2024, and this will allow us time to educate.

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The contracting community on the changes before implementation, with that I'll turn it over to mike.

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Zepp, the bureau chief of permits and inspections to discuss some of the specific changes.

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Good morning again, yeah my name is michael zapp. I am the code official for permits and.

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Inspections, I'm responsible for enforcement chapter 170 has adopted to carroll county.

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um I understand you all have a copy of the the ordinance in front of you, so I just wanted to go.

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Through the whole 43 pages, with steph steph, we'll go start with some highlights. um You know if you.

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Go to page two, it talks about the adoption of the specific codes that we will. We are adopting and.

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I will point out: uh I don't know if jason covered this, but every three years typical, was what we we.

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Do but the state does and then we are responsible to adopt those standards with any amendments that.

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We but the electrical we did. The electrical board did jump uh an extra cycle this time.

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um To stay consistent with the local uh surrounding jurisdiction, so electrical.

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Contractors will be working from the same code instead of jumping back and forth between counties.

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um So that is one that did jump uh you'll notice that it went from 17 to 23.. That was.

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Discussed with the electrical board and that they all agreed to move forward with that.

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So uh if you another one, if you go to page four, it clarifies uh the permitting for fences. We.

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Currently, we don't require permitting for fences. um There have been some some concerns in the.

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Past about the some tall fences, so we did put some some language in there that they do must.

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They must comply with the the win stand. You know, requirements for carroll county and we just put.

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Put some additional information in there um also on page four, there is some relief for certain.

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Decks to be constructed if they are less than 200 square feet, they're, not more than 24 inches.

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Above the ground they don't serve the pool or or a house. Then we won't require permits for those.

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um Trying to move forward that for a couple years now and finally got something in there.

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To give a little relief for the deck sitting out by itself, that we don't feel that if it's.

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Low enough to the ground, we'll feel that that's going to be an issue so.

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um If you go to pages six and seven, um this was something uh this is some feast that we went to.

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The code steering committee one um it was talked about with them. We went to them to increase from.

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Certain fees to from 100 to 200 they thought that was not enough.

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They thought we were way behind. There was not enough of a deterrent there; they they.

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All agree to that we need to increase it to 500., so we are looking to adopt that, and these are fees.

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Where work's done without a permit? Yes, so these are instances. This is where the contractor is.

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Working without a permit, somebody typically will call us and notify us we'll go out and.

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Do a formalized investigation and in some cases, there's extensive renovation going on by licensed.

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Contractors that that they know apartments required what what triggers this? Let's, let's say.

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um A year ago, I did a bunch of work without a permit, but now this year or right after this is.

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Implemented I get the permit application. Does the application date trigger this or the violation you.

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Already had well, if they didn't have a permit, then it's the date of the application, so they.

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Would have to comply with today's standard um and you know it's like jason said this. Is this.

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Is for stock work, orders for missed inspections, uh because, quite frankly, the 100 hours something.

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It doesn't seem to be very effective, so um we always have room to back off of any of these as.

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A goat official I can, I can pull back on anything that that's with within race. You know if it seems.

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To be justifiable, um but this is would be the code um you know, especially for repeat offenders,.

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So something happened we do this over and over that you know we would be able to stick to this.

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So if something was built five years ago and then you know somebody said oh by the way you know.

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You can go to that residence and charging five hundred dollars. We we could yes.

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um Technically, yes, we could, um you know, as the code official I I have the responsibility to.

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Make decisions like this every right, you know every day every every couple days where someone.

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May have built something with that permit um you know, and I I weigh out these situations.

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Look at the the details right does it appear that uh it was a homeowner who did not uh understand.

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That they needed a permit right, then um you know I I consider taking consideration yeah.

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Sure yeah, the coach steering committee discussed this uh pretty extensively and you'll see in the.

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Languages that we've added the words up to so it allows the code officials some discretion to.

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Determine whether hey was this really a violation that should have been known, or was this just? They.

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Didn't know they needed a permit as a homeowner would or something like that, so it allows make.

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Some flexibility yeah or is this a contractor that did this last week or last month last.

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Year then we, you know this- gives us a little bit more of a deterrent to stop doing that right. So.

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Okay, um moving on to, uh if you go to page 11, um it's just basically some language. It clarifies.

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uh Through commercial sites that are, all stairs uh would be subject to code to the standards, because.

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We believe, that's it, you know it's a public safety issue um so now, but not just because it's in the.

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Means of egress, but it isn't part of the site and the public is using it. So uh just clarifying some.

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Language there uh on page, 12., okay, I'm sorry real, quick, yeah, there's something added in here.

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About agricultural buildings, you know if I could just mention first, there are you'll, see some red.

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Notations in there that are just editorial um the agricultural section and specifically is.

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Just relocated from another section in the code, so that's not new language. It's just been relocated.

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In the proper section that it would align with, and so I was going to kind of ask on that note, though,.

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um Specifically, what that says um that it's a an agricultural building is a place that should.

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Not be used by the public, how does that affect somebody who has like rentals for uh weddings.

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Or events or something of that nature, um you know, as a farmer I might have hay in my barn in june.

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But then, in july, rent it out for a wedding but that obviously that brings the public in.

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So how does that that that would be considered a commercial establishment at that point would have.

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To go through the site plan process and then the building permit process, because the function is no.

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Longer primarily, agricultural, correct, correct now, if they're having the wedding for their daughter.

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Or something like that, then obviously that would not apply it's a family event. Thank you very much.

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So uh moving on to, I believe, uh page 22, this clarifies uh the requirements of driveway aprons.

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um And adds it to the code versus the current policy. This was uh actually a section that.

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Got deleted last adoption by accident, we're not sure how it was uh deleted, but it had previously.

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Always been in the code, it's just a guarantee fund for driveway entrances. If uh the driveway.

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Entrance is not installed at the time of use an occupancy certificate, so that's just to clear.

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Clear up some stuff there, uh if you're moving on to page 23s, clarifies uh the requirements.

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For footers for footings for accessory buildings and adds it to the code versus our current policy.

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um We do currently have policies for smaller detached structures that uh under search square.

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Footage, so if you that we would require less depth um depending on how they're how they're.

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Constructing footings, this has been a policy for several years. We just finally got it into the code.

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um It just be, it gives a little bit uh less restrictions on detached buildings.

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um Page 24 um we've had some issues with uh discharge from roof drainage. You don't tell.

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Other people's properties, causing nuisances or onto the road, this just uh gives some additional.

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Information on or requirements on that discharge, uh page 30- this requires identification of the.

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Sprinkler disconnect to ensure disconnect is not inadvertently switched off position.

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Also, a section here requires a separate branch circuit for both septic pump and alarm. This will.

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Ensure that if the pump loses power, the alarm will sound. Currently, there really is nothing in.

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There that would require this yeah, and that was something that the electrical, what came.

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Up as part of the code steering committee, the electrical member, the electrical.

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um Contractor who's, a member of that board brought this to our attention. He had concerns.

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That if somebody lost power to that pump and the alarm didn't sound, because it's on the.

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Same circuit that, obviously you know people wouldn't have issue with that. So bad thing.

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um So, on page 40 uh provides the authority of the building official to require testing of.

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Existing gas systems, when the ability official has reason to believe that the system is not safe for.

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Instance, if our inspection staff goes there to inspect uh a new tank and they see some issues.

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That may be of concern. We, this would give us the ability to have them get a contractor to.

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Inspect those you know devices or lines uh to avoid any catastrophe, so this wouldn't.

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Be something that we would do all the time it's just if we seized if the inspection staff sees.

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An issue they think could be a problem. It gives us the ability to get somebody to check it out.

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uh Okay, so on page 41 42 towards the end uh as the requirements for swimming pools to follow.

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The international swimming pool code as a doctor by state, including one modification.

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To require that all pools be protected with a barrier offense. Can somebody just relate to me.

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Why we've adopted international swimming pool standards? I'm just I'm just kind of curious.

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Like that is the state that has moved that way. Well right, but I mean we used to have our own.

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Guidelines for pools that we karaoke, that was our code carroll, county uh swim pool guidelines.

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um The state really uh is requiring that all jurisdictions should adopt this swimming pool.

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Because I'm not sure when it will go into official the, but the uh the international codes is a body.

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Itself that operates throughout the country throughout actually throughout the world.

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They write the codes, there's a there's, a public hearing process similar to this that, where they.

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People can come and bring code proposals um forth to them. uh We are voting members.

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At carroll county we have 12 voting members, so we when they, when that process, is going.

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Through we actually can review the codes, put our votes in just like any other governmental.

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Member as the jurisdiction across the country um to solidify you know what what's being presented.

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So we don't know specifically why they figured. You know the international.

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uh Standards were better standards than the ones that we currently had like. What was it so if you.

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Go back to page two, all you know the majority of the codes that we are adopting are international.

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Standards, they are all part of the the international icc co international code council.

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um But previously the swimming pool was not the part of these adopted building construction.

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Standards by the komar um they've decided to go with that this time, gotcha, it was just available.

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Before but it wasn't adopted as part of the barrel building performance standards gotcha, I was just.

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Kind of curious, because I mean there's a lot of really good technical stuff in here and then all of a sudden. It's like swimming pools, so yeah, yeah and and there there was a section in the.

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International biggest residential code regarding swimming pools this they just basically carved it.

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Out of that centralized code and made a standalone code called swimming pools specifically to deal.

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With those well, thank you very much and if you I guess, if anybody has any other questions, uh yeah.

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Please, what's the difference, what's the difference between a code official and a building official.

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It's one, it's it's one. In the same, it's the same thing yeah. Essentially, it's just a wording. Change.

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Yes, throughout the changes. Yes, it's been switched back and forth a couple times in.

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Code, I don't know why. Okay yeah, thank you just want to make sure any other questions amongst us.

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There's nobody in the audience here, chris. Is there anyone on the line recording this? Yes, sir.

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Okay, what I need is a motion to close and uh to bring the public hearing tool closing keep.

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The record open for a period of 10 days motion to close the public hearing and.

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Leave the record open for 10 calendar days. Second, I have a motion. Second, in discussion.

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Here, none all in favor, aye, aye. Okay, thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you appreciate it.

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Okay, going from coach to the northeast maryland waste disposal, authority, contract, renewal.

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Good morning, everybody good morning.

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The office of procurement, in cooperation with the bureau of solid waste requester approval to renew.

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The yearly contract with northeast maryland waste disposal authority in the amount of 180 966.26 the.

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Northeast maryland waste disposal authority is an agency that provides waste management.

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Contract and project management, planning and financial services, among other benefits for its.

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Member jurisdiction- and one thing that I forgot to put on there, was that budget did approve this.

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Okay, thank you good morning. Everyone good morning good morning, um we're here today.

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As was noted with our annual request to renew carroll county's membership in the northeast.

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Maryland waste disposal authority, as was stated, uh the request is for 180 966.26, that's about a.

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3.95 increase over our fiscal 23 membership fee, the northeast maryland waste disposal authority.

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Was formed in 1980 as an independent state agency for the purpose of assisting member jurisdictions.

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With solid waste and recycling related matters, carol's been a member since the 1990s.

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The authority is governed by a board of directors that comprised of a representative from each of.

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The eight jurisdictions who are members plus one from mes, I represent carroll county on that board.

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And I appreciate the support in doing that uh through carol's membership uh we maintain or the.

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Authority maintains and manages agreements for the county and include our master plan project.

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Both the waste and recycling transfer agreements, electronics, recycling, tire recycling, household.

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Hazardous waste and a plethora of other, very good things that they do for the county. They also have.

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12 engineering firms on call that we can tap, which we discussed here a few weeks ago anytime. We need.

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Them one thing I do want to call out of note is that, through that membership, when we did re-bid.

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Our waste and recycling contracts three four years ago now, the county saved by going in with.

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Other member jurisdictions on that procurement we saved in excess of three hundred thousand dollars.

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A year on the recycling contract versus going at it alone, we also saved over two hundred thousand.

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Dollars a year going the waste contract versus going at it alone. So just those two contracts.

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Alone about two and a half times our membership fee, so that's been a very good, successful, valuable.

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Membership for the county- and we greatly appreciate the boards prior and hopefully.

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Ongoing assistance and support and can answer any other questions. You have that's great and you're.

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I would expect comfortable with the word plethora and would be able to define it if ever asked. Okay.

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um Motion motion to renew the contract for the northeast maryland waste disposal authority in.

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The amount of 180 966.26 second uh motion guy. Second, any discussion seen here, none all in favor.

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All right, okay! Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Let's talk about the solid waste enterprise.

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Fund, cip, transfer, okay and I'm looking for the a lot of waste is warning, but it feels productive.

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Yeah I'm used to a smaller.

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I'm talking about the landfill cell three flat.

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Installation it's up top too, but that's the easiest. Okay,.

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Again, thank you very much for having us this morning. uh This is a uh ashley was.

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Going to be here this morning, but maybe not um okay, I'm sorry. I think I didn't.

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See you there, sorry, I can go get ashley. We have support. That's the important part.

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It's a wasted effort, no pun intended it's getting funny in here, we're pun intended.

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Whatever, okay designed excuse me, design, permitting and installation of the next rain flap diversion.

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Berm at the northern landfill cell 3 was approved during the fiscal 22 cip process.

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The total approved budget for that project was 212 400. The design and quality assurance phase.

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Was awarded to martin and martin inc at thirty six thousand four. Ninety two installation was awarded.

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To dsm properties at a contract, cost of 159 908 dollars, the construction commenced february, 6th.

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Of 23 concluded with the old rain flap removal in may of 2023 and final md approval was received.

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Friday june 2nd and waste placement began on monday june 5th of 2023. during the project. A.

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Significantly, greater quantity of protective cover, stone and I'll explain what's on the pictures.

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Here in a moment, adjacent to the old rain flap were found to be heavily contaminated with silt.

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That, unfortunately, is, does not go or does not match with the specifications for the stone that.

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We're supposed to have in place. Additionally, there was some damage found to the cell 3 primary liner.

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That's the liner that keeps all the you know the land for leachate from getting to the groundwater.

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uh The net and fabric that's associated with it that needed to be repaired as well.

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Due to these circumstances, additional material and labor costs were incurred both by dsm and.

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Also by martin martin, but at the end of the day it requires a budget transfer of 32 000 476.49.

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To cover the costs, and if I can go to the slides briefly, please feel free to interrupt along the.

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Way, if you have any questions, what you see in the slides is essentially to the left is the slope of.

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The first half of cell three at northern landfill- what we do is the whole cell is about 17 acres. We.

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Cut it up, so we're only filling in certain areas at a time that helps reduce the amount of water.

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That's generated as leachate keeps our costs down, makes ted happy the stone itself that you see in.

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The present in the left right hand side of the slide, its protective cover stone. It's about an.

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Ash toe 57 aggregate size for those who get geeked out on that. Its purpose is to help the rain water.

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Flow and then under the landfill help the leachate flow just like stone in a french drain. Perhaps.

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Around your house around the basement, that's its purpose is to convey water away. If that stone gets.

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Choked up with soil it doesn't the water doesn't flow anymore and backs up, but instead of your.

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Basement getting wet the leache can back up out of the landfill in a really bad case, so going.

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In we knew that there was going to be some extra work that needed to be done. We had a contingency.

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In the project- and you can see some of the results of again, this was right when the project was going.

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To start and when the rfp was put together, so we estimated about 600 and I think it was 670 680.

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Tons of stone needed to come out once we got into the project, we found that there were the level of.

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Sediment the amount of soil that had washed off from the other slopes on cell 3 into this stone.

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Was significantly more than we had estimated, even with the contingency added in the spec.

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Requires the stone to be pretty much as clean as the stone you see to the left in each picture. A.

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Nice, clean gray, this amount of soil was observed by our inspector was reserved by us. Our inspector.

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And also the mdes inspector and basically we were told it has to be removed and and rightfully so.

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Removal of all that material encompassed about 251, 257, additional tons of aggregate and the.

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Labor that went into that project was for removal of the contaminated stone replacement.

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Of the new stone, so, unfortunately, with all the curves of mother, nature threw us over.

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The heavy rains in 2017-18 that we had this was our unfortunate result that we had to deal with.

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While the contractor was on site, we gave them to go ahead to get the work done rather than tell.

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Them to demobilize off-site at a cost remobilize later at an additional cost, uh possibly project.

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Delays, we believed it was in the best interest while they were there to get the material in get.

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The project done especially the liner repairs, because they could have even further impacts.

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So the pictures here on this sliders work after it's finished. As you can see, it's all.

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Nice and clean stone that the former rain flap on the left picture, the former rain flap would.

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Go over that small stone burn you see and then on june 5th we commenced disposal in the cell.

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So that that's pretty much it in a nutshell, the this ties into the next.

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Presentation as well, which is the change order for the work, have any questions.

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Okay, sometimes there's a question about: why are we doing the budget transfer before you're.

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Approving the expenditure, and um while it seems awkward, you have to have the money in place to.

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Be able to say go ahead and do it so first step is to transfer your money second step.

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Is to execute so is there a motion to transfer the money motion to approve transfer of thirty.

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Two thousand four hundred seventy six dollars and forty nine cents from bark hill landfill.

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Remediation 6537 to northern landfill rain, flap installation 6542. Second, that motion got a second.

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For transferring discussion seen here, none all in favor, aye, aye. Okay, now, let's spend some money.

A

That we just transferred uh basically the same discussion uh with that work, dsm properties with.

K

The additional protective cover aggregate 251.75 tons labor to remove the old aggregate and replace.

K

It with the new and the line of repairs, which was done by a subcontractor of dsm. I.

K

Require change orders, forty four thousand, eight hundred fifty six dollars and forty cents; okay,.

B

Motion to approve a change order to p is that po or p0 or po zero, four seven, three, seven five.

B

Dash zero zero, zero for dsm properties llc in the amount of forty four thousand eight hundred fifty.

B

Six dollars and forty cents, a second okay, I got a motion. I got a second discussion on this senior.

A

None all in favor aye. Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you, gentlemen. If I may take one minute.

K

I'm sorry to go out of school here, a little bit uh 45 seconds, no go ahead! That's okay! Last week.

K

um At the landfill uh wednesday evening, we had an incident after hours that required response.

K

By local fire ems fire, thank god, not ems and local employees or county employees, I want to.

K

Just thank publicly thank uh rhys fire hall, their staff, all the county employees who, who showed up.

K

uh It wasn't really much of a big deal, but it was a big deal because it could have gotten a whole.

K

Lot worse, we had a a small fire uh in the trash that was placed and they were able to contain it.

K

Control, it put it out, uh no damage occurred to the liner or any other features at the landfill, but it.

K

Also does also goes to show that we believe that it started from lithium batteries and, if you all.

K

Have seen videos of lithium batteries on youtube? If not, I strongly recommend you checking them out.

K

They're pretty wild, uh it's the things that we throw out every day. Everything not everything is.

K

Innocuous uh there are some things that can cause a lot of damage, and that was just an example of.

K

One that could have that fortunately didn't, but thank you to everybody who responded now really.

A

Appreciate really appreciate that uh also public safety message as well, and uh yes for keeping us.

A

Up to date- and I know our administrator also- let us know step by step what was happening.

A

So, thank you good shout out to reese and also to the community because of something like that are.

C

There any restrictions on batteries, I'm not that people, I'm sure you've, never seen pay.

C

Cans or any of the other stuff that's restricted, but but uh is there any restriction on batteries.

C

At this moment, other than lead acid, there really aren't any uh they'll be coming.

K

We do the best the weekend in educating the public. We can also only inspect to a point.

K

Though, and when the waste is coming in, you can hide that could have started and again.

K

The smoldering area might not have been any bigger than these two tables put together, but.

K

That could could have started from a watch battery that got broken open and it's pretty.

K

Amazing, what a small amount of material, what damage it can do, it's very difficult.

K

To find those, so yes, the public information, the outreach is really the best way to get through.

A

Right, okay, thank you very much. Thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you. Okay. Let's talk about.

A

Fiscal year, 24 town county agreement for hampstead and mount airy, hello, again ted mr zaleski,.

L

A couple weeks ago I came in with six of the eight agreements. These are the last two.

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uh Hampstead and mount harry.

A

Okay, are there any questions on these actions.

A

Okay, in that case, what I need is a motion to approve, maybe somebody from one of those districts.

B

Knock snacks emotion motion to improve the fy 24 town county agreements with the towns of hempstead.

B

And mount airy. Second, okay: I got a motion in a second from the two that don't belong in these.

A

Edition I'm kidding yeah, okay, any discussion on this all in favor aye. Okay, thank you so.

C

Much thank you thanks dad. We count on you guys to take care of us exactly. Okay. What I need now is.

A

For us to look at the closed minutes for july 27th dealing with land acquisition.

A

Here upon review, is there a motion motion to approve to closed 80 minutes? Second, I got a.

A

Motion I got a second to approve the closed minutes from july 27th for land acquisition.

A

Any discussion seen here, none all in favor, aye aye. Thank you so much chris. Do we have anybody on the.

A

Phone no one on the phone like right now: okay,.

A

Is there anything for open admin at this time.

A

No okay come on up swanda. Let's go through our agendas.

A

For next week and the following.

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Monday august 7th we have nothing scheduled, but that is the night hampstead carnival starts.

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That is the night of hampstead carnival and reminder that once again, mount airy.

A

Carnival is happening right now, so these are the.

A

The last two right hampson's last it is yeah yeah. Yes, so, okay on tuesday.

A

Morning, tuesday july or july august, 8th at 9 00 a.m. We will have the ribbon cutting for charles.

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Carroll community center and then at 7 pm. There's a egg center board meeting which I'll be attending.

A

I believe the ribbon cutting. Are we all attending that? Yes, okay,.

A

The uh wednesday august 9th is the four museum board meeting commissioner vigliotti will be.

A

Attending I gotta double check that I think it's been moved to the 16th. I think I'll double check.

B

That okay, but I uh I'm happy to attend the board of ed meeting that night, so I can jump in this.

B

Month for that and commissioner figliani will be participating in the board of ed.

A

Board meeting at 5 pm on thursday august 10th, let's see.

A

Okay, we uh we'll have a request for public hearing on proposed.

A

New ordinance of public safety news nuisance calls.

A

Mr burke and the sheriff will be walking us through that uh we'll get an update on the tim tim.

A

Mr burke yeah, oh, I thought you said it this year. Sorry! Well, it has the sheriff and tim burke.

A

um So I'm not sure if the sheriff will be in attendance or not, but.

A

um And then an update on the state's attorney office building.

A

um The sheriff's attending that that doesn't make sense. Okay! Yes, if we can correct these, then be a.

A

Little bit helpful, um but we will be led through that by mr bokey or dpw. um We'll then have a.

A

A request to approve purchase of uniforms for the department of fire ems for fiscal year, 24.

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Chief robinson will walk us through that um approve the purchase, a used bucket truck.

A

And dpw will walk us through that approves the purchase. A 325 g compact track, loader.

A

Okay, another purchase of a xl 4100v 6x4, hydraulic excavator. I am hoping that.

A

Somebody's listening and we get to see pictures of all these things, so we know what we're buying.

A

Brightly software renewal for brightly software asset essentials for it and then a excuse me a.

A

Contract renewal for support and maintenance of computer aided dispatch, or, in other words, cad.

A

Very important system um and then we'll have a briefing and discussion on the.

A

Actuary study for public safety pension plan, we have nothing scheduled on the.

A

Friday, 11th or 12th, and commissioner vigliani has the podcast that week, nothing scheduled on.

A

The 14th on the tuesday august 15th, we have um planning and zoning commission meeting.

A

Commissioner, gordon will be participating in that and then the veterans advisory meeting.

A

Is scheduled at 2pm where commissioner gordy and kyler will be participating on wednesday.

A

Evening, emergency services, advisory council meeting, commissioner garen will be so.

H

Is that actually going to happen? I won't I'm not certain if it's going to happen.

E

Or not, but I don't think I'll be able to be there because I plan on being in at the mako.

A

Okay, so and we'll see if it is happening or not now yeah may and- and I appreciate.

A

You bringing that up because mako starts really on wednesday, the 16th not on thursday.

A

um And it goes through saturday, but there'll be decisions on who's attending and who's staying and.

A

You know participating, but that is a. I appreciate that um reminder about mako that week and yeah go.

A

Ahead again, go ahead, I should say: I'm not going to be attending mako, but I will be filling in for.

B

uh Commissioner kyler on wednesday for the college board carroll community college board of trustees.

C

Okay and mako, look as as shared goes through uh saturday.

A

Whether we're all in attendance all the way through saturday, that's you know going to.

A

Be dependent and then commissioner kyler, has the podcast any additional comments.

A

Wow seen here and none opportunity to.

A

Close before 10 30 a.m, we can sit here and wait until that is over. I don't think so. I.

A

Need a motion to adjourn motion to adjourn. Second, I got emotion.

A

And a second to adjourn prior to 10 30 a.m, all in favor all right.