Former State Senator Richard F. Colburn spoke at the July 8 Cambridge City Council meeting about a potential new fishing pier. Colburn was speaking on behalf of American Legion Post 91, of which he will be sworn in as commander on August 6. The Legion had sent a letter to Governor Wes Moore in March about the pier project, but, according to Colburn, Moore has not been shown the letter.
The Legion letter states that there are three potential sites in on the Cambridge side of the Choptank River where a fishing pier could be built to replace the old Bill Burton Pier.
“We think the current one, where the old fishing pier was, is probably the worst possible site of the three,” said Colburn, who stated that the best site, in the Legion’s opinion, would be by the Sailwinds Visitor Center.
Colburn said the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has not been communicating with the American Legion, but he has been assured that there is enough money in the budget to build piers on both the Dorchester and Talbot sides of the river. Also, DNR told Bill Christopher of the Chamber of Commerce that there would be support for a new pier if the City of Cambridge and Dorchester County were “on the same page.”
Permanent Removal of Downtown Traffic Lights
Another piece of business discussed at the July 8 Council session concerned the downtown traffic signal pilot project. Acting City Manager David Deutsch announced that the project, which involved putting up stop signs at certain intersections that have had traffic lights, was considered a success. As a result, he called for the permanent removal of the lights at the tested intersections. The Commissioners voted unanimously in favor of this motion.
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