Weekly Updates

Police Department

• Ronnie Collins was arrested on Market Street on an outstanding Arrest Warrant.
• Worcester County Parks and Recreation reported the theft of a 4-foot tall newly planted Oak tree from Newtown Park.
• Antonio Wharton was charged with Disorderly Conduct following an incident at Bradley Court.
• Two females were issued citations for theft (shoplifting) from Wal-Mart.
• City officers assisted the Maryland State Police on several incidents outside of the city.
• One of our surveillance cameras was malfunctioning and was replaced by the vendor.

Water & Waste water Department

• Several valves were replaced at our Quinn Street site along with routine sampling from our primary filters.
• A preliminary report was received from our contractor on the water tower located just off of the Pocomoke Beltway. A recent inspection found the tower to be in overall good condition. We are still waiting on a report referencing the tower site on 7th Street. The inspections also included cleaning and disinfection at the 7th Street site.

Finance Department

• The annual audit report was received this week from PKS and Associates. Representatives will be presenting their report in person at the next meeting of the Mayor and Council on Monday night.
• Our staff went to Chesapeake College where they took exams for enhanced additional licensing as Sewage Treatment Plant Operators.
• We are expecting the arrival of out Hydrant Adaptors very soon. The city as well as Fire Chief Dick Gladding are working with the vendor to insure the threads will work for all of our hydrants.

Planning

• We received our bound additions of the recently adopted Comprehensive Master Plan. The city will now move forward with a comprehensive review of Zoning issues in the coming month.

Public Works Department

• Crews worked to install a new piece of conduit across Winter Quarters Drive for the rerouting of electrical lines at the Golf Course.
• Crews worked on cement work around many water meter locations.
• Street sweeping was done around the city.
• Crews worked on construction of the new office space for the EMS Director at the City Offices for EMS on 8th Street.
• Paving began on several contracts in the city. Hampshire Terrace was paved on Thursday morning, and Winter Quarters is slated for next week. Other projects being done in the next two weeks will include 4th Street, Berwick Circle, Golf Course pathways, and the Bike/Skate Park pad site.

EMS Department

• The city continues searching for a new Director of EMS through various advertising venues.
• Ambulance A-2 is in for repairs at Pohanka Collision Center following the accident with a deer.

Local Upcoming Events

• The Pocomoke High School Marine Corp JROTC will conduct a ceremony recognizing the birthday of the US Marine Corp on Saturday, November 10th at the High School. All are invited to attend.
• The Samaritan Shelter will host their annual dinner at the Pocomoke Fire House on Friday, November 9th. Tickets are available for those interested.

November 5th Meeting

• The upcoming agenda for the meeting of the Mayor and Council is posted at the city's official web site: www.cityofpocomoke.com