Date: Jan. 6, 2016
From: Cathy Zumbrun, Chair, Calvert Shores Organizing Committee
Re: Petition for Municipality Referendum Gets the Green Light
The Calvert Shores Organizing Committee gathered more than 2,300 signatures over a 13-month period to petition the Board of County Commissioners (BCC) to consider a referendum to incorporate the municipality of Calvert Shores. The petition was submitted on November 4, 2015. The Calvert County Board of Elections recently verified the petition submitted by the Committee, finding that at least 25% of registered voters within the boundaries of the proposed municipality signed the petition, the legal requirement for verification. The boundaries include most, but not all, of the Chesapeake Ranch Estates (CRE), and extend out to Route 4, including the commercial center in Lusby. On January 5th the BCC appointed John Norris, III, county attorney, to serve as their liaison to the Committee.
The next steps in the incorporation process are for the Committee to:
o Actively seek information and input from the county through the liaison
o Hold a Community Information Meeting at the CRE Clubhouse on January 11, 2016, at 7PM to discuss the draft Charter
o Hold a Public Meeting to collect testimony from the affected community on February 3, 2016, at 7PM at the Southern Community Center
o Submit a report on issues related to the proposed incorporation to the BCC within 90 days after receiving verification of the petition
Cathy Zumbrun, the chair of the Committee, stated, "We are excited that this critical hurdle has been achieved so the community's decade's long quest to improve financial solvency and quality of life is one step closer to realization." For more information on the proposed municipality and the incorporation process, visit the web site at CalvertShores.org or Facebook/Calvert Shores, or send an email to calvertshores [at] gmail.com.
From: Cathy Zumbrun, Chair, Calvert Shores Organizing Committee
Re: Petition for Municipality Referendum Gets the Green Light
The Calvert Shores Organizing Committee gathered more than 2,300 signatures over a 13-month period to petition the Board of County Commissioners (BCC) to consider a referendum to incorporate the municipality of Calvert Shores. The petition was submitted on November 4, 2015. The Calvert County Board of Elections recently verified the petition submitted by the Committee, finding that at least 25% of registered voters within the boundaries of the proposed municipality signed the petition, the legal requirement for verification. The boundaries include most, but not all, of the Chesapeake Ranch Estates (CRE), and extend out to Route 4, including the commercial center in Lusby. On January 5th the BCC appointed John Norris, III, county attorney, to serve as their liaison to the Committee.
The next steps in the incorporation process are for the Committee to:
o Actively seek information and input from the county through the liaison
o Hold a Community Information Meeting at the CRE Clubhouse on January 11, 2016, at 7PM to discuss the draft Charter
o Hold a Public Meeting to collect testimony from the affected community on February 3, 2016, at 7PM at the Southern Community Center
o Submit a report on issues related to the proposed incorporation to the BCC within 90 days after receiving verification of the petition
Cathy Zumbrun, the chair of the Committee, stated, "We are excited that this critical hurdle has been achieved so the community's decade's long quest to improve financial solvency and quality of life is one step closer to realization." For more information on the proposed municipality and the incorporation process, visit the web site at CalvertShores.org or Facebook/Calvert Shores, or send an email to calvertshores [at] gmail.com.