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Council backs 64-unit senior housing application

Published Aug 21, 2026

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Briefing

Jul 6, 2026

Council backs 64-unit senior housing application

The council unanimously approved an application for grant funding for a 64-unit independent affordable senior housing project on Port Street near the bypass, with proposed rents of about $1,000 to $1,300 per month.

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Briefing

Jun 18, 2026

Commercial trash fee set at $2,000

The Town Council approved Resolution 6222 by a 4-1 vote, setting the commercial solid-waste fee at $2,000 per year and removing a proposed $1,500 single-can rate. The resolution also corrects fee schedules and continues planned impact-fee increases.

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Briefing

Jun 1, 2026

Easton Approves $30 Million Town Budget

The Town Council unanimously approved the $30 million fiscal 2026–2027 budget, authorized related tax funding, and created a capital investment fund after core reserves are met. The council tabled a proposed fee schedule resolution in a 4–1 vote and scheduled a June 18 special meeting to address outstanding concerns.

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Briefing

May 18, 2026

Council Approves Affordable Housing Sale

The council unanimously approved Ordinance 857, authorizing the sale of 125 S. Locust Lane as part of Easton's affordable housing program. Police reported 5,631 calls for service or activities in the first quarter and an effective operational staffing level of 37 officers, compared with 48 authorized positions.

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Briefing

May 4, 2026

Council Approves Event Permits and Noise Extension

The Town Council unanimously approved permits for the May 14 First Responders Month kickoff and the June 20 Juneteenth celebration, plus a 90-minute noise-ordinance extension for a June 13 event at the Hummingbird Inn.

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Briefing

Apr 20, 2026

Easton Approves Water Line and Accessibility Measures

The Town Council unanimously approved measures to create a lead service line inventory and add accessibility guidelines for pedestrian facilities in public rights-of-way. The water-line project will use a 10-year loan at 1.1% interest, a forgivable grant, and about 600 verification digs among 3,000 lines whose materials remain unverified.

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Briefing

Apr 6, 2026

Council Approves Drainage and Housing Grants

The council unanimously approved a $109,572.95 storm-drain lining project on South Washington Street near Paper Mill. It also approved a housing grant agreement and a strategic demolition grant, while leaving the 2026 Comprehensive Plan open for continued public input.

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Briefing

Apr 1, 2026

Council Reviews Proposed FY27 Budget

The council reviewed the proposed FY27 budget, including an approximately $33,000 reduction in Building Services spending, a one-time 3% increase for all employees, and a higher police entry salary of $66,000. The budget was not finalized; staff must provide additional revenue, pay-scale, and budget-adjustment details before the May 4, 2026, public hearing.

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Briefing

Mar 26, 2026

Police Equipment Priorities Advance in Budget Workshop

The council prioritized and approved several Easton Police Department capital requests, including replacement plate carriers and two canine vehicles estimated at $200,000. A SWAT armored vehicle, night-vision equipment, and additional patrol vehicles were not approved.

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Briefing

Mar 25, 2026

Easton reviews FY26 budget priorities

Easton declined FY26 requests to purchase a sweeper and bulk truck, keeping a $25,000 two-month sweeper rental and the existing fleet instead; a new sweeper was estimated to cost more than $425,000.

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Briefing

Mar 23, 2026

Town Reviews Fire and Refuse Code Changes

The Town Council directed staff to refine proposed rules on open burning, excessive smoke, refuse placement, and bulk collection fees before bringing revised ordinance language back for review. The draft would require bins to be set out no earlier than 5 p.m. the day before collection and returned by 11 p.m. on collection day.

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Briefing

Mar 2, 2026

Council accepts clean FY2025 audit

The Town Council unanimously accepted Easton’s FY2025 audited financial statements after auditors issued an unmodified, or clean, opinion. The audit covered the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, found no material internal-control weaknesses or significant misstatements, and included no management disagreements.

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Briefing

Feb 16, 2026

Council Reviews Code Penalties and Police Needs

Council reviewed proposed Town Code penalty changes that would allow fines of up to $1,000 for an initial infraction and up to $5,000 for repeat violations; a detailed fine schedule is expected by summer 2026, but the revisions were not adopted at this meeting.

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Briefing

Feb 2, 2026

Housing assistance grants may rise to $10,000

The council reached consensus on increasing the Home Purchase Assistance grant from $6,000 to up to $10,000, subject to finalization and publicizing the program update. Residents will also receive an approximately $40 Maryland energy relief credit on February utility bills.

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Briefing

Jan 5, 2026

Parking Changes Deferred After Public Opposition

The Council kept proposed parking changes open for public comment and deferred a vote to January 20, requesting a detailed financial analysis. The proposal would replace failing meters with QR-code payments, reduce the on-street limit from three hours to two, and include employee permits, with a proposed $30 monthly permit. The Council also passed two zoning ordinances, including Ordinance 850 by a 3-1 vote and Ordinance 851 unanimously.

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Briefing

Dec 15, 2025

Council Expands Residential Parking District

The council unanimously expanded Residential Parking District 1 to include Talbot Lane between South Street and Talbot Street. A separate proposal to change downtown parking fees, fines, free-parking limits, and payment methods remained under an extended public hearing after substantial resident and business-owner feedback.

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Briefing

Dec 1, 2025

Easton Reviews Downtown Parking Pilot

The Town Council reviewed a proposed one-year downtown parking pilot that would begin enforcement in February 2026, providing two hours of free on-street parking before charging $8 for a third hour. The town also received a roughly $190,000 highway safety grant toward a $211,334 project for LED speed signs at 20 rail-trail crossings.

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Briefing

Nov 17, 2025

Council approves 2026 parks plan

The Town Council unanimously approved the Parks and Recreation 2026 Plan and approved $2,759,073.41 in invoices covering October 1–29, 2025.

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Briefing

Nov 3, 2025

Easton Approves School Zone, Tiered Fines

The Town Council unanimously passed Ordinance 845, establishing a school zone for St. Peter and Paul High School and implementing tiered speed-monitoring fines. The council also awarded a $65,060 contract to re-roof the Town Railroad Station.

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Briefing

Oct 23, 2025

Easton Seeks Route 50 Speed Cameras

Easton identified authority for photo speed enforcement on designated Route 50 zones as a legislative priority, citing five recent fatalities plus two pedestrian deaths in 2025 and limited enforcement staffing.

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Briefing

Oct 20, 2025

Council Carries Capital Spending Into 2026

The Town Council unanimously approved Ordinance 846, carrying certain capital fund expenditures into fiscal year 2026. The council also advanced legislation for a St. Peter and Paul High School school zone and tiered speed-monitoring fines, while a Complete Streets study moved toward draft guidance for safer walking, biking, and driving.

2 min readMunicipal coverage

Briefing

Oct 6, 2025

Easton Approves Campaign Finance Rules and $201,820 Bid

The Town Council unanimously approved new campaign finance provisions and awarded a $201,820 contract to The F.A. Taylor Company. It also approved a fiscal 2025/2026 budget amendment, referred a proposed 34.167-acre annexation to the Planning Commission, and scheduled a public hearing on capital fund carryovers for October 20, 2025.

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Briefing

Sep 2, 2025

Easton Approves Food Truck Pilot

The Town Council unanimously approved an eight-month food truck pilot program with a $250 application fee. Food trucks cannot operate on public property or public rights of way and must be at least 300 feet from a brick-and-mortar restaurant. Campaign finance ordinance action was postponed until October 6, 2025, while its public hearing remains open.

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