July 8, 2025 | Town Council Meeting Minutes
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Town Council Meeting Minutes
Woodsboro, Maryland
July 8, 2025
The Woodsboro Town Council met today at 7:00 PM in the fellowship room of St. John’s UCC with the following members present:
Burgess Barnes, Commissioners Cutshall, Rittelmeyer and Hahn. Absent from the meeting was Commissioner Case.
There was one guest and nine residents in attendance.
Burgess Barnes called the meeting to order and led everyone in the Pledge of Allegiance.
After review of the June 2025 minutes, a motion to accept them as presented passed 3 – 0.
After review of the June 2025 financials, a motion to accept them as presented passed 3 – 0.
Burgess Barnes opened discussion on Glo-Fiber. He informed the Council that they did not accept all the attorney’s recommendations and wanted to speak with her. Burgess Barnes indicated he would not sign the contract until Glo-Fiber met the attorney’s recommendations. A motion to approve and sign the Glo-Fiber contract if they meet all recommendations from legal counsel passed 3 – 0.
Burgess Barnes again reiterated we need members for the Planning and Zoning Commission.
Burgess Rittelmeyer reported receiving a contract from Solitude in the amount of $4,826. The next step will be the Engineer coming to assess the pond.
Commissioner Cutshall reported the potholes on Adams Street are still not repaired and they are getting worse. Commissioner Cutshall also suggested getting the curbs sprayed on the streets again. Commissioner Cutshall then reported on Laurel, Sand and Gravel working with the County to repair potholes on the railroad tracks that cross Gravel Hill Road. This area happens to be out of town limits. He also reported that the Trout property on the South end of Main Street looks terrible, it is overgrown with grass and weeds, and he would like to see the Code Enforcement Officer take care of it.
Commissioner Rittelmeyer suggested getting Adams Street overlaid. A brief discussion was held. Commissioner Cutshall will obtain bids.
Commissioner Hahn reported having a meeting with the WNMRC. She reported they still do not have a Board and their lock box has disappeared off the concession stand. Mary informed Commissioner Hahn that the Town did not remove it and had no idea what may have happened to it.
Commissioner Hahn then reported on speaking with someone in reference to painting our hydrants according to pressure. A brief discussion was held.
Burgess Barnes reported on meeting with the Community Events Committee and provided handouts. There are twelve events scheduled in the park. Food trucks will be on the 2nd and 4th Monday of the month through September. A back-to-school movie is scheduled for August 9th, Woodsboro Days will be October 18th and there will be an Easter egg hunt in the spring. A brief discussion was held on the upcoming events and Burgess Barnes informed the Council it should not cost more than $9,196.96 for the year. New Midway will be selling beer and wine during the Woodsboro Days event.
The next line of business was with Woodbury HOA, but the representative did not attend.
Under comments from the public, resident Gerald Sando, N. Main Street, thanked the Council for getting a sink hole fixed near his home. He was curious why the town advertised the water report in the News Post instead of the local Woodsboro/Walkersville Times paper. He was informed the requirement is to print in a paper that circulates in the town. He then informed the Council that he worked with a PTA that did food trucks, they are hit and miss.
Resident Brenda Hedges, Wood Street, informed the Council that trees in the park need to be trimmed because they hit you in the head when walking the paths. Also, the exercise stations have a lot of weeds in them.
Resident Mitzi Smith, Adams Street, reminded the Council that two or three years ago she mentioned low lying areas in the paths that accumulate water and/or mud, they need to be fixed.
Commissioner Cutshall mentioned dirt bikes in the park and on Main Street. Burgess Barnes reminded everyone to call the police when they are on the streets. He informed everyone that he knew who was riding in the park and he took care of that.
In the absence of Commissioner Case, Burgess Barnes reported on the streetlight project for Knotty Alder Court. He reported Commissioner Case met with a representative of Potomac Edison, and they recommended three lights, 160’ – 200’ apart. One would be at the entrance, one in the middle and one at the bottom of the cul-de-sac. Commissioner Rittelmeyer feels we need to find out what they will cost. A brief discussion was then held.
There being no further business, a motion to adjourn the meeting passed 3 – 0.
Respectfully submitted,
Mary E. Rice
Corporation of Woodsboro
