OXFORD, MARYLAND — Oxford's Historic District Commission will be asked Wednesday, Oct. 14, to help the town choose the surface for a new walkway along East Strand, and the choice carries a price tag: concrete is in the contractor's base bid, while red brick would add $35,000 to the project.
The walkway would connect the improved Strand parking area to the beach access ramps. A town staff report says the land is zoned Essential Government Services and is not subject to historic district requirements. The project team is still asking the commission for an advisory opinion to the Town Commissioners on building materials.
The staff report asks the commission to weigh four questions. Will the surface work for wheelchairs, mobility aids, strollers and wagons headed to the beach? Will it hold up to wear, severe weather, flooding and salt? Is it the best use of taxpayer money? Will it add maintenance work for the town? The report says site plans show where the walkway would go, and AI-made renderings give a sample of how it could look.
The walkway is part of the town's Strand stormwater and walkway improvements. The commission's recommendation goes to the Town Commissioners, who make the decision.
In a Sept. 29 memo, the town manager said Oxford received one bid, $512,511 from David A. Bramble Inc., for Strand roadway and beach-access parking-lot stormwater improvements, and was seeking $300,000 in state grant money toward it, which would leave about $212,511 for local funds, The Talbot Patriot previously reported.
The same agenda lists three residential applications: a replacement fence at 105 Norton St., held over from September; replacement roof shingles at 215 South St.; and a brick walkway at the front of 202 Factory St. with a small white picket-fenced area in the rear.
The commission meets at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, at 101 Market St. The meeting is open to the public in person, and the town also streams it online.
Source: Town of Oxford
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