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There are a few standouts in Tuesday night’s meeting of the Talbot County Council. The one that will probably get the most attention is the new resolution, authored by Councilperson Pete Lesher, to combine the Lakeside-related resolutions 338, 347, and 348 into one document that will now be known as Resolution 353. In our video clip, Lesher and county attorney Patrick Thomas outline what the proposed new resolution would accomplish.
The second is the introduction of Mike Detmer as the new community liaison for Rep. Andy Harris, M.D. Detmer is currently a Dorchester County Council member and former reporter for the Star-Democrat.
This video is approximately six minutes in length.
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Even those following the Lakeside matter in great detail, step by step, sometimes have difficulty with the twists and turns. It is hard to imagine how others feel. I am sure the intentions here were most admirable, but from TIP’s point of view the introduction of this legislation complicates and does not help solve core issues, and may not truly capture the essential concerns of the PWAB, the Planning Commission, and others have with proposals that have been on the table since September. (Now eight complicated Resolutions and amendments. TIP will endeavor to provide an analysis and commentary shortly, and urges others who have insight and a keen understand of these matters to chime in as well.
Folks, this does not have to be this difficult. In truth, the proper solution is simple. We just need to cut through the Gordian knot.
The Talbot Integrity Project
Dan Watson
Thank you for all you and TIP are doing
Thanks for everything you are doing.
This resolution allows for the second phase of the Lakeside Properety to be upgraded from Unprogrammed to S-3. WHy would Pete Lesher propose this and give the developer this free gift of an upgrade in sewer designation?
the Lakeside Project will have to prove it can operate a spray irrigation system that when fully built out will spray 540,000 gallons per day on the allocated acreage. This is the equavalent of a tractor trailor full (8,000 gallons) of foul smelling effluent being dumped onn your 1 acre front lawn each day of the year.
The town of Trappe should be forced to prove that it can operate such a plant successfully in Phase 1 before the county changes the sewer designation on Phase 2.
The Talbot County Council sits as a Board of Health and they need to act accorrdingly. It was telling that Haythe and Stepp did not introduce this legislation. Callaghan was absent from the meeting, but I see how this resolution is going to turn out. 3 votes against and 2 votes for.
It may be a good thing to vote this resolution down because upgrading Phase 2 from Unprogrammed to S-3 is not advisable.