Mathews County public meetings in 2023
3 substantive meetings from 2023, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Planning Commission
The Planning Commission unanimously approved the minutes from the August 8 meeting. The commission established a food‑truck review committee composed of Byron Rauch, Harry Meeks, and Donald Morgan. It also voted 7‑0‑0 to change the November 14 meeting date to November 9 at 7 pm.
- Approved August 8 meeting minutes (7-0-0)
- Formed food‑truck review committee (Byron Rauch, Harry Meeks, Donald Morgan)
- Moved November 14 meeting to November 9, 7 pm (7-0-0)
Board of Supervisors
The Board of Supervisors authorized the Broadband Advisory Board to proceed with discussions with Verizon and adopted Ordinance 23-04 regarding unsafe structures. They also approved amendments to the Parks & Recreation Advisory Board bylaws and a tax code text amendment. Several items, including a dog grooming permit and residence repair quotes, were tabled.
- Approved Broadband Advisory Board to move forward in discussions with Verizon (5-0)
- Adopted Ordinance 23-04 to address unsafe structures (5-0)
- Approved text amendment to Chapter 145 Taxation regarding real estate levy billing (4-1)
- Approved amendments to Parks & Recreation Advisory Board bylaws (5-0)
- Tabled Conditional Use Permit 5-CUP-22 for dog grooming facility for 30 days (5-0)
- Tabled approval of repair quotes for Eubanks residence pending additional quotes (5-0)
- Accepted MPNNCSB FY24 State Performance Contract (5-0)
- Scheduled public hearing for MCPS Amended FY24 Budget for September 26, 2023 (5-0)
🗳️ How they voted (4 roll-call votes)
Board of Zoning Appeals
The Board approved a variance request to reduce a resource protection area buffer to zero feet for a single-family dwelling. The board also tabled the minutes from the July 12th meeting for further review.
- Approved variance 9-V-23 to reduce 100-foot resource protection area buffer to 0 feet at 412 Piney Point Rd (4-0-1)
- Tabled July 12th summary and verbatim minutes (5-0-0)