Town Council — 2023-06-01

These are the approved minutes of the June 1, 2023 Centreville Town Council meeting, where the council approved a Providence Farm block party road closure (contingent on liability insurance), administered the oath to Fred Beu (Board of Zoning Appeals), received Main Street updates (including a one-year MOU proposal with the Centreville Spy, Give-a-thon funds, and plans for DrinkMaryland), and approved the May 18 minutes while noting the passing of Officer Sam Ferracane. The council held public hearings on Ordinance 01-2023 (FY2024 budget) — keeping the tax rate at $0.535 per $100 and the public utility tax at $13.00 per $100, with the General Fund showing +$61,968 and Enterprise Funds -$26,274 — and Ordinance 02-2023 (plastic bag ban); many speakers testified for and against the bag ordinance, and the council voted 3–2 to allow written comments on the bag ordinance through July 20, with a councilmember also raising concern about the proposed $0.10 fee wording.