Recent Announcements & Messages from the Burgess

Meeting Details: 7pm, Merryland Park

Agenda:

1. Present the audit;

2. Presentation from Glo Fiber about bringing Fiberoptic cable to Rosemont;

3. Vote on salary increase effective July 1, 2023. Burgess to 6K, Clerk to 6K, commissioners to 1.5K;

4. Discuss DNR proposal about the duck weed on the pond;

5. Discuss a request for donation from the Brunswick Little League.

Saturday, August 13, 2022, 7:30 am - 3 pm. LOCATION: DSWR Recycling Dropoff Center at 9031 Reichs Ford Road. This event is provided for Frederick County residents only (no tires accepted from commercial entities) & there is no charge to drop off up to ten tires. Passenger and light truck tires will be accepted on or off rim. Participants will be required to show a driver's license with a Frederick County address and may make one trip to the event. Click HERE for additional details.

A section of Petersville Road will be CLOSED near Farmers' Woods on or about July 25-28, 2022 from 6:30am-4pm for tree removal.

The next Rosemont meeting will be Monday, June 6, 7pm at Merryland Park.

Agenda

Vote on proposed budget for next year (click here);

Announce tax rate will remain $.04/$100.

The next Rosemont meeting will be Monday, March 28, 7pm at Merryland Park.

Agenda

Present proposed budget for next year (click here);

Provide update on DNR pond work;

Announce Bulk Trash Pickup dates (April 21-23);

Discuss salaries for Burgess, Clerk and Commissioners.

The next Rosemont meeting will be Monday, November 29, 7pm at Merryland Park.

Agenda

Present audit for last year;

Discuss moving Village funds into a CD;

Report on the update to the water map for well users.

Hi folks,

I hope this message finds you well. If you haven’t had the COVID vaccination yet, please consider it. There are no issues facing us at this time.

The county will be holding a public hearing on August 11 to change the water map for the people who are still on wells. We discovered a mistake with the original map that didn’t allow well users to connect to public water quickly. This is an administrative change that will make the process easier.

There was an inquiry into opening a bed and breakfast in Rosemont. The people have decided not to continue with the project.

Our next meeting will be November 29. We will present the audit information at that meeting. If I can be of help with anything in the meantime, please call me at 240-409-5450.

-Tom

Thomas Watson

Rosemont.Burgess@gmail.com

240-409-5450 (Cell)

301-834-7157 (Home)

posted Jun 2, 2021, 2:12 PM by Beth Coyne

The next Rosemont meeting is scheduled for Monday, June 7, 2021 at Merryland Park at 7:00 PM.

Agenda: Budget approval for 2021-2022; discussion of possibility of a Bed and Breakfast opening in Rosemont.

• Burgess: Thomas Watson (17 votes)

• Commissioners:

  • Stephen Harshman (17 votes)

  • Daniel Houck (16 votes)

  • John Leach (17 votes)

  • Robin Scarff (17 votes)

There were no write-in votes cast. Congratulations to all.

Hi folks,

I have some information from last night's meeting:

Bulk trash will be picked up on April 22, 23, and 24 until all is collected. Please, no tires, batteries, hazardous materials, household trash, yard waste, or anything longer than 12 feet. Put your stuff out on Wednesday afternoon so the pickers will have time to save us some money on tipping fees

Rosemont elections will be Saturday May 1 from 10 am to 2 pm at the Merryland Park building. Nominated at last night's meeting were Tom Watson for Burgess, and Steve Harshman, John Leach, Robin Scarff and Dan Houch for Commissioners.

Brunswick is still taking yard waste from Rosemont. You no longer have to sign the paper; you can take your items there on weekdays or the weekends they are open. Accepted items include leaves, grass clippings, plants, shrubs, and trimmings no larger than eight feet long and six inches in diameter.

The first well owner applied to hook up to the public water system and ran into some problems. First the County wanted to charge a $3,250 tap fee. The agreement signed by us stated that there would be no tap fee. Then we found out that the water planning map had to be changed. The County planning office is working on this and it should be finished by June. They are reclassifying all well users so they don't have to apply to the planning office to hook up.

The proposed budget for 2021-2022 was presented. A copy can be found here.

The next Village meeting will be June 7 at 7pm.

-Tom

posted Jan 24, 2021, 2:46 PM by Beth Coyne [ updated Jan 31, 2021, 12:26 PM ]

The village meeting scheduled for 1/25/21 and then 2/1/21 has again been postponed until 2/8/21 due to inclement weather.

posted Jan 7, 2021, 8:36 AM by Beth Coyne [ updated Jan 7, 2021, 8:37 AM ]

January 25, 2021, 7pm, Merryland Park.

Agenda: Open bids for park mowing.

Please wear a mask.

Hi Folks. I hope everyone is well and you are enjoying this fall weather. I would like to give you some information on the pond at Merryland Park.

Years ago, the Lions Club gave the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) the park and pond. They only kept the building. Several years ago, we had a flood that brought the weeds into the pond that have been covering it for the last 2 years. The flood also clogged the spring and pipe that feeds water to the pond with debris. The filled in spring is now flowing over the parking lot and into the picnic area. making it a swamp. The weed in the pond is called Duckweed and fills the pond in the summer, making fishing impossible.

I have been working with the DNR to fix the pond. I talked with them this week and they said that they were almost ready to contract to repair the spring and replace the pipe to the pond. They feel that the full flow of water into the pond will push the Duckweed into the overflow pipe and out of the pond. They plan to have this completed by next spring. If this doesn’t work, then they will put an aerating fountain in the pond. We should see a lot of improvement next year.

The next Rosemont meeting will be on November 30. I will send out an agenda before the meeting. Stay safe and please continue following CDC COVID19 Guidelines for protecting yourself and others!

-Tom