Briefing
Easton recap
Standing board nights and the items on the public record as of the Sept. 18 filing.
Filed Sept. 18, 2026. Updated Sept. 21, 2026 — next-meeting line only.
Town Council meets the 1st and 3rd Mondays at 5:30 p.m., 14 S. Harrison St. (eastonmd.gov/221/Mayor-Council). Check the Agenda Center for the night’s packet: eastonmd.gov/AgendaCenter.
Next standing night after the Sept. 21 session: Mon. Oct. 5, 5:30 p.m. Minutes and votes from Sept. 21 are not in this packet.
East End Small Area Plan: Planning Commission forwarded a unanimous recommendation after March 26 and April 16, 2026 (engage.eastonmd.gov/east-end-area-plan). Town Council public hearing/adoption is still the open step — no closed hearing date named on that page as of the Sept. 18 filing.
FY2027 general-fund budget was adopted by Ordinance 855, passed by Town Council June 1, 2026, at $30,375,486 (~$30.4 million), effective July 1, 2026 (eastonmd.gov/Archive.aspx?ADID=88).
Same night’s Ordinance 856 Taxation FY2027 sets the Town real-property rate at 52 cents ($0.52) per $100 of assessment for July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027 (ordinary 46¢ + special/bond 6¢; calculation sheet shows combined $0.52) — PDF eastonmd.gov/DocumentCenter/View/3078/Ordinance-856-Taxation-FY2027 (listed Passed on eastonmd.gov/569/Ordinances). Maryland SDAT’s 2026–2027 municipal tax table also lists Easton Town real property 0.5200 (dat.maryland.gov Tax Rates 2026-2027 PDF). The Town Budgets archive still also hosts FY2027 operating and capital worksheets labeled Proposed / Not Council Approved (eastonmd.gov/Archive.aspx?AMID=38) — those worksheet labels are not a substitute for the adopted ordinances. Watch MCTV 98 or eastonmd.gov.
County-level votes live in Civic Affairs. Sheriff and Easton Police are on the sheriff notes desk.
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