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Town Council Work Session Meeting Minutes - April 20, 2010
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The April 20, 2010 Work Session was called to order at 4:00 p.m. by Council President, Norman Pinder in the first floor meeting room at the Goodwill Fire Department. The following members and staff were present: Norman P. Pinder, Jr., President; Timothy E. McCluskey, Vice President; Frank C. Ogens, Member; Bob McGrory, Town Manager; Jane [...]
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US 301 / MD 304 Intersection Crash Data
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Here is a link to the US 301 / MD 304 intersection crash data for the years 2004 through 2008. The data for 2009 is not complete at this time, therefore, it was not included.
The number of crashes rose significantly in 2005 and maintained that level through 2006 and 2007. This peak in [...]
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Town Council Work Session Meeting Minutes - February 2, 2010
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The February 2, 2010 Work Session was called to order at 4:00 p.m. by Council President, Frank Ogens in the first floor meeting room at the Goodwill Fire Department. The following members and staff were present: Frank C. Ogens, President; Norman P. Pinder, Jr., Vice President; Timothy E. McCluskey, Member; Bob McGrory, Town Manager; Norma [...]
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Town Council Work Session - April 20, 2010
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The Town Council will hold a work session on Tuesday, April 20, 2010, with the State Highway Administration. The work session will begin at 4:00 p.m. at the Goodwill Fire Company, first floor meeting room.
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2009 Traffic Counts from SHA
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Here is a map showing the latest traffic counts in Queen Anne’s County.
I have included this data in a Google spreadsheet that is available here. It looks like the ADT (average daily traffic) has increased slightly on all of the State Highways near Centreville but has not reached the peak that occurred a few [...]
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Why does Town plow MD 213?
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Living on Commerce St. and spending several hours the past couple of weeks plowing and blowing snow from my self and neighbors, I wonder why State Route 213 is plowed by the Town of Centreville and not the State Highway? Very infrequently, less than a 2-3 hours or so a State plow might go by, [...]
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Emails re: Speed Limits in Town [Mary James]
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Dear Mr. Wright,
I appreciate your E-mail, and asking me to correspond further with Mr. Wentz, but since you are THE engineer it would be far better to address my questions to you first. Please do not hesitate to discuss my e-mail with Mr Wentz if you deem it necessary.
I am not [...]
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Residents want town speed limits lowered [Neuberger, Record-Observer
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In response to requests from residents at a Feb. 2 meeting that speed limits on State Route 213 be lowered, a State Highway Administration official says he will meet again with the town in March to discuss data from a traffic study currently being conducted.
Read more in the Record-Observer
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QA: Route 301/304 interchange is top transportation want
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At a meeting Tuesday with Maryland transportation officials, the Queen Anne’s County Commissioners continued to emphasize the county’s top transportation safety priority is getting an interchange built at U.S. Route 301 and state Route 304.
But state officials said funding for capital transportation projects has been cut severely. State Highway Administration Administrator Neil Pedersen said $2.1 [...]
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Quick way to weigh
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Truckers carrying loads heavier than the maximum 80,000 pounds or whose rigs have safety violations are electronically signaled to pull over at the state’s new weigh and inspection station on U.S. 301 south of Middletown.
Most truckers get the green light to keep rolling by the cream-colored one-story station with an observation deck, just north of [...]
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Planning Commission Work Session Agenda - July 8, 2009
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Goodwill Fire Company (First Floor Meeting Room)
212 Broadway
7:00 P.M
I. [...]
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Parking Lot Discussion Posted
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The discussion between General Services Secretary Collins, County Commissioners, Circuit Court Clerk and the Town Council are available on the QAC TV website.
Select “RECENTLY ADDED” on the right panel and then “Commissioners Meeting 06/09/09″. Advance to 58:00 on the timeline bar.
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New Truck Restriction on MD 213
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As a result of some recent incidents and some pressure from our Town government, the State Highway Administration has recently revised truck restrictions on MD 213 to read: “No permit loads permitted on MD 213 in Centreville”
This is a tremendous improvement over the previous restriction that read “No permit loads permitted on MD 213 [...]
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Tight squeeze snarls traffic
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Talk about a house divided. Half of one of Nationwide Custom Homes’ creations was almost inextricably wedged between parked cars that lined either side of South Commerce Street in front of the Free Library on Tuesday. The second half had been pulled part way onto a curb just south of Kidwell Avenue.
Those familiar with the [...]
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Town projects receive funds
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The Centreville Town Council has agreed to pay the town’s engineering firm $300,000 for services related to two projects that are at least partially eligible for low-interest loans through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
The first project would install a trenchless lining on sewer lines on Liberty Street from just south of Gravel Run to [...]
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Truck Troubles
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On the afternoon of May 12, 2009 a piece of a modular home attempted to navigate the narrow portion of Commerce Street without success:
The same thing happened back in September 2008 when two trucks towing office trailers attempted the same thing. It looks like the Town Police (and the Record Observer) were on top [...]
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QA outlines priorities for SHA projects
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Queen Anne’s County Public Works Director Todd Mohn reviewed the county commissioners’ list of priority state highway projects:
The top priority is building an interchange at U.S. Route 301 and state Route 304 to replace the at grade intersection. Mohn said the design work is about 60 percent complete. Construction costs are estimated at $50 million.
The [...]
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Town asks state to hold on new parking deck
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The Town of Centreville is asking the state to put plans for a District Court parking deck on hold and to work with the town and county to find a solution to a larger parking crunch in the downtown area.
At a March 19 Town Council meeting, Department of General Services officials presented sketches of the [...]
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Shuttle to take workers, others to courthouse
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Employees and people who have business with the District Court will be able to park and take a shuttle from Comet Drive in the Centreville Business Park to the court’s Broadway building while the parking lot behind the facility is closed in July to add a parking deck, according to the Department of General Services.
The [...]
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Cooperative State and Local Enforcement Effort Focuses on Commecial Vehicles in Southern Maryland
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A cooperative enforcement effort between state and county enforcement agencies in Southern Maryland focusing on commercial vehicle traffic in the region has resulted in the issuance of hundreds of traffic citations and dozens of vehicles and drivers being placed out of service for safety violations.
“Operation T-CAT (Trucks and Cars Around Trucks) South†was kicked off [...]
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Letter
from SHA to County concerning traffic light at entrance to Northbrook.
Virtual Truck Weigh Station page now includes Mr. Dave Czorapinski's presentation
to the County Commissioners broken into small segments.
Video
clip of Richard
Lindsay and Bob Kiel of SHA talking to the County Commissioners about Trucks in
Centreville 8/2/2005
Letter from
SHA denying Centreville's request for Truck Restrictions - includes
summary of Origin and Destination Study
Acme Makes a Delivery
Click above for a video of an ACME truck making a tight turn
off of MD 213, flying across the railroad tracks, doing 35 mph in 25 mph zone,
and cutting in front of a pickup truck to make a left-hand turn. It is
so much easier to come in on MD 304 directly from US 301.
See how close these trucks encroach upon the sidewalk at the
above intersection?
Existing
Restrictions from the SHA Office of Highway Safety (page 4) - "MD 213
Centreville- No permit loads permitted on MD 213 in Centreville unless
delivery is within the town limits. Police escort is required when the
delivery is in the town limits."
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Distances from Intersection of US 301 and MD 213
(miles) |
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to |
via MD 213 |
via US 301 |
Difference |
| 705 Morgnec Rd (David Bramble, Inc) |
19.4 |
32.3 |
12.9 |
| MD 213 and John Powell Rd (Church Hill) |
12.6 |
18.6 |
6.0 |
| MD 213 and MD 544 (South of Chestertown) |
15.7 |
29.3 |
13.6 |
| MD 213 and MD 291 (North Chestertown) |
18.5 |
33.2 |
14.7 |
| MD 213 and MD 290 (Galena) |
32.9 |
29.4 |
-2.5 |
Dept
of Transportation Letter to Town re: Truck Ordinance 12/16/2004 -
"The proposed ordinance has been reviewed by a member of the Attorney
General's staff who is assigned to SHA. He advises that the Town's
proposal that was provided to SHA appears to restrict loitering, rather then
trucking operations."
Results
of SHA Traffic/Truck Survey 10/31-11/6/2004
Trucks
on Kidwell - "I couldn't tell you how many times this morning between
6:00 am to 9:00 am, heavy trucks have gone up and down Kidwell Avenue, the
majority of them this morning have been 'Bramble' trucks...... best
guess maybe 12 to 16 times."
CGC
Letter to Town Council 11/3/2004 - "Centreville has seen a drastic
increase in overall traffic in the past few years. This traffic increase has
been in auto traffic and also in the numbers of heavy multi-axel trucks that
are using our main roads (Liberty and Commerce Streets). These large trucks
have caused serious damage to the underlying infrastructure (sewer and water),
damage to the roads, damage to the houses along these streets and most of all,
create a very unsafe situation for our Towns residents and
pedestrians."
Upper
Marlboro's Truck Restriction Ordinance - "The Board of Town
Commissioners may designate certain streets as No Through Truck Traffic for
purposes of preventing dangerous or heavy truck traffic flow or traffic
patterns in and upon Main Street from Route 202 (Largo Road) through Old Crain
Highway at the western entrance of the Town and Old Marlboro Pike at the
northern entrance of the Town."
Preliminary
Draft of Centreville's Truck Restriction Ordinance - "No truck shall
use Commerce Street between the intersection of Commerce Street and Ridgeview
Avenue to the south and the intersection of Liberty Street (Maryland Route
213) and Maryland Route 305to the north. No truck shall use Liberty
Street between the intersection of Liberty Street and (Maryland Route 213) to
the north and Liberty Street and Ridgeview Avenue to the south. ... On all
roads in the town limits, commercial vehicles, including agricultural and
refuse collection vehicles, shall be prohibited between the hours of 9:00 p.m.
and 6:00 a.m."
Minutes
of 10/14/2004 Meeting w/ SHA (link to town website ) - "Mrs. McCarthy
discussed the intent of the ordinance was specifically not intended to limit
local trucking, especially farmers. However, the Council has not received any
written communication from local farmers or their representative agencies. She
would ask that their comments and concerns be submitted to Town Hall for
consideration along with other letters received by citizens."
Minutes
of 9/16/2004 Town Council Appearance (link to town website ) - "Mrs.
McCarthy stated that she felt immediate action was warranted; she had received
numerous phone calls from citizens and businesses and was concerned for the
safety of citizens, the Towns infrastructure and its historical homes on
Rt213. Mrs. McCarthy made a motion to instruct Town staff to draft an
ordinance within 30 days to restrict truck traffic; Mrs. Turner seconded the
motion. The Council approved the motion unanimously (3 ayes)."
Traffic Volume 1996-2003 (Vehicles per
Day):
| Road |
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18 |
213(S) |
213(N) |
304(W) |
304(E) |
305 |
| 1995 |
2450 |
10,825 |
4,875 |
2,650 |
2,650 |
1,250 |
| 1996 |
2425 |
9,975 |
4,950 |
2,725 |
2,725 |
1,225 |
| 1997 |
3675 |
10,250 |
5,025 |
3,375 |
5,075 |
1,675 |
| 1998 |
3750 |
10,525 |
5,100 |
3,550 |
5,250 |
1,750 |
| 1999 |
3825 |
11,875 |
2,875 |
3,625 |
5,325 |
1,825 |
| 2000 |
3900 |
12,150 |
2,950 |
3,700 |
5,400 |
1,900 |
| 2001 |
4000 |
12,525 |
7,275 |
2,475 |
2,975 |
1,475 |
| 2002 |
2375 |
13,675 |
6,575 |
2,650 |
3,150 |
1,550 |
| 2003 |
2450 |
13,750 |
6,650 |
2,725 |
3,225 |
1,625 |
| 2004 |
2525
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14,225 |
6,925 |
3,075 |
4,375 |
1,675 |
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| 2020* |
3800 |
15,500 |
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4,300 |
2,000 |
* Projected from 1998 community plan - see Chapter
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Results
of CGC Truck Survey - 104 (59%) local trucks and 72 (41%) through trucks
over a six-hour period on MD 213.
Article
23A. 2. Enumeration of express powers. "The legislative body
of every incorporated municipality in this State ... shall have general power
to pass such ordinances not contrary to the Constitution of Maryland, public
general law, or, except as provided in 2B of this article, public local law
as they may deem necessary in order to assure the good government of the
municipality, to protect and preserve the municipality's rights, property, and
privileges, to preserve peace and good order, to secure persons and property
from danger and destruction, and to protect the health, comfort and
convenience of the citizens of the municipality; ...
25-102. Powers of local authorities.
(11) Regulating through truck traffic and prohibiting trucks from using
any highway or alley that is not designated or maintained as a part or
extension of the State or federal highway system, provided the local authority
has designated an adequate alternate route for diverted truck traffic;
24-209. Truck traffic adversely affecting residential community. "Under
this section, truck traffic may be prohibited entirely on any State highway or
part of a State highway, if an adequately functional alternate route is
available to carry the truck traffic, taking into consideration the amount of
additional fuel that would be required over the alternate route and the
economic impact on the citizens of this State caused by the alternate
route."
Letter
from Delegate Sossi 9/8/2004 - "I support your concerns about truck
traffic in Centreville and I am pursuing the issue with the State
Highway."
Presentation at the Town Council meeting 9/16/2004
Aileen Minor's Comments
- "Our police chief said at our last town meeting there is no safe place
to pull over the large trucks if they are in violation, as our streets are too
narrow." "... the state police do not have the manpower to
adequately check the trucks for violations."
Dan
Worth's Comments - "Even though the three of us are relatively new to Town, what we are asking for is not something new."
Photos
- includes one of a truck running a light.
Engineering Study of an Historic
Building
- "Buildings built in the days of buggies and wagons were never designed
to withstand the shock of 50,000 pound trucks bouncing within 20 feet of their
front door."
Frostburg Truck Restriction
Ordinance - "WHEREAS, many water and sewer lines were placed under
the beds of certain streets, alleys and highways in the City of Frostburg
prior to usage of the surface thereof by heavy trucks and equipment, which
said streets are now being used by such trucks and equipment and damage to
said water and sewer lines has been caused thereby."
CGC Letter to the Town -
"It
is believed that these measures will have their intended purpose of increasing
safety and quality of life throughout Centreville. These measures will also
produce a more pedestrian-friendly environment that will improve commerce in
the historic downtown area."
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