KENT COUNTY, MARYLAND
World Wide Web sites:Chesapeake College: http://www.chesapeake.edu
Chestertown: http://www.chestertown.com
Kent County: http://www.kentcounty.com
Library: http://sailor.lib.md.us/docs/libdir/kent.html
Form of Government: Code Home Rule since 1970
Origin: Kent was first mentioned as a county in 1642, when the Governor and Council appointed commissioners for the Isle and County of Kent. The County was named for the county of the same name bordering the English Channel in the southeast of England.
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LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Elected by Voters to 4-year terms:Rev. Clarence A. Hawkins (D), President, 1998
Larry B. Beck (R), 1998
Ronald H. Fithian (D), 1998
Meetings: Tuesdays, 8:30 a.m.
Courthouse
103 North Cross St.
Chestertown, MD 21620
(410) 778-7435
e-mail: kentcounty@kentcounty.com
fax: (410) 778-7482
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Elected by Voters to 4-year term:Rev. Clarence A. Hawkins (D), President, 1998
(410) 778-7435
- ADMINISTRATION
Appointed by Board of County Commissioners:
Charles D. MacLeod, County Administrator
(410) 778-7428
e-mail: cmacleod@kentcounty.com
- COUNTY TREASURER
Elected by Voters to 4-year term:
W. Roger Williams (D), County Treasurer, 1998
(410) 778-7444
COMMUNITY SERVICES
- UPPER SHORE AGING
Carl E. Burke, Director
201 Talbot Blvd., Suite C
Chestertown, MD 21620
(410) 778-6000
- SENIOR INFORMATION & ASSISTANCE OFFICE
Senior Center
118 North Cross St.
Chestertown, MD 21620
(410) 778-2564
- JOB SERVICE & UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
Mary Ann Gleason, Manager
126 Philosophers Terrace
Chestertown, MD 21620
(410) 778-3525
- DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
- SOCIAL SERVICES BOARD
Appointed by Board of County Commissioners:
Maryland Massey, Chair
- Appointed by Social Services Board:
Patrick J. Carney, Director
P. O. Box 670
350 High St.
Chestertown, MD 21620
(410) 778-0820
- FOSTER CARE REVIEW BOARD
(Kent & Queen Anne's Counties)
Kent County members appointed by Governor to 4-year terms: Rev. Clarence A. Hawkins, 1996; Solistine Briscoe, 1998; William J. Taylor, 1998.
EDUCATION
- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
- BOARD OF EDUCATION
Elected by Voters to 6-year terms:
Ann H. Dwyer, Chair, 2002
Terrence H. Scout, Ph.D., Vice-Chair, 1998
James R. Siemen, Ph.D., 1998
LaMonte E. Cooke, 2000
Sarah L. Brown, 2002
- Appointed by Board of Education with approval of State Superintendent of Schools to 4-year term:
Lorraine A. Costella, Ph.D., Superintendent of Schools, 1998
215 Washington Ave.
Chestertown, MD 21620
(410) 778-1595
fax: (410) 778-2350
- CHESAPEAKE COLLEGE
- BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Kent County members appointed by Governor with House of Delegates advice & consent to 6-year terms: John C. Huntington, Jr., 1998; Scott D. Livie, 2000.
- Appointed by Board of Trustees:
Stuart M. Bounds, Ph.D., President
P. O. Box 8
1000 College Circle
Route 213 & Route 50
Wye Mills, MD 21679
(410) 758-1537
World Wide Web: http://www.chesapeake.edu
- PUBLIC LIBRARY
Anne F. Briggs, Director
408 High St.
Chestertown, MD 21620
(410) 778-3636
World Wide Web: http://sailor.lib.md.us/docs/libdir/kent.html
ELECTIONS
- BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ELECTIONS
Appointed by Governor with House of Delegates consent to 2-year terms:
Samuel F. Sessa, President, 1999
George R. Parsons, Jr.; John L. Wright. Substitutes: Lola G. Price; Charles D. Startt, Sr. Terms expire 1999.
215 Washington Ave.
Chestertown, MD 21620
(410) 778-0038
HEALTH
- HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Appointed by Secretary of Health & Mental Hygiene:
John A. Grant, M.D., Health Officer
P. O. Box 359
125 South Lynchburg St.
Chestertown, MD 21620
(410) 778-1350
LAW OFFICES
- COUNTY ATTORNEY
Appointed by Board of County Commissioners:
Ernest S. Cookerly, Esq., County Attorney
123 Court St.
Chestertown, MD 21620
(410) 778-2112
- STATE'S ATTORNEY
Elected by Voters to 4-year term:
Susanne Hayman, Esq. (R), State's Attorney, 1998
103 Church Alley
Chestertown, MD 21620
(410) 778-7450
- DISTRICT PUBLIC DEFENDER
Appointed by Public Defender:
Stefan R. Skipp, Esq., District Public Defender
115 Court St.
Chestertown, MD 21620
(410) 778-0809
LIQUOR LICENSING
- BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS
Board of County Commissioners, ex officio, serves as Board of License Commissioners.
Courthouse
103 North Cross St.
Chestertown, MD 21620
(410) 778-7429
PLANNING
- ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICE
Appointed by Board of County Commissioners:
David H. Taylor, Executive Director
Courthouse
103 North Cross St.
Chestertown, MD 21620
(410) 778-7434
e-mail: dht@kentcounty.com
World Wide Web: http://www.kentcounty.com/bus
- PLANNING OFFICE
- PLANNING COMMISSION
Appointed by Board of County Commissioners:
William S. Sutton, Chair
Gail W. Owings, Director
Courthouse
103 North Cross St.
Chestertown, MD 21620
(410) 778-7475
e-mail: gowings@kentcounty.com
- DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
Appointed by Board of County Commissioners:
Carter G. Stanton, Director
100 Gibson Ave.
Chestertown, MD 21620
(410) 778-7433
PUBLIC SAFETY
- ANIMAL CONTROL
Robinette Travis, Director (410) 778-3648
- DETENTION CENTER
William H. Kelly, Warden
104 Vickers Drive, Unit D
Chestertown, MD 21620
(410) 778-6025
- EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
Appointed by Governor:
Robert B. Rust, Jr., Director (410) 778-3758
- FIRE MARSHAL
Appointed by State Fire Marshal:
Allen L. Ward, Deputy Chief Fire Marshal (410) 836-4844
- SHERIFF
Elected by Voters to 4-year term:
John F. Price IV (R), Sheriff, 1998
104 Vickers Drive, Unit B
Chestertown, MD 21620
(410) 778-5946
TOURISM
- OFFICE OF TOURISM DEVELOPMENT
JoAnn Fairchild, Director
400 South Cross St., Suite 1
Chestertown, MD 21620
(410) 778-0416
e-mail: jfairchild@kentcounty.com
JUDICIAL BRANCH
CIRCUIT COURT
Appointed by Governor &/or elected by Voters to 15-year term (1 Judge):J. Frederick Price, County Administrative Judge, 2007
Courthouse
103 North Cross St.
Chestertown, MD 21620
(410) 778-7440
- CLERK
Elected by Voters to 4-year term:
Mark L. Mumford (D), Clerk, 1998
(410) 778-7460
- DOMESTIC RELATIONS MASTER
Jo Ann D. Asparagus, Esq. (410) 822-8454
COURT AUDITOR
Appointed by Circuit Court:
C. Daniel Saunders, Esq. (410) 778-4510
EXAMINERS IN CIVIL CASES
Appointed by Circuit Court:
Paul M. Bowman, Esq. (410) 778-5171
Ernest S. Cookerly, Esq. (410) 778-2112
Basil Wadkovsky, Esq. (410) 778-1630
TRUST CLERK
Appointed by Circuit Court:
Samuel L. Heck, Esq. (410) 778-9190
DISTRICT COURT
Appointed by Governor with Senate consent to 10-year term (1 Judge):Floyd L. Parks, Associate Judge, 2005
Courthouse, 2nd floor
103 North Cross St.
Chestertown, MD 21620
(410) 778-1830
ORPHANS' COURT
Elected by Voters to 4-year terms:Elroy G. Boyer, Jr. (D), Chief Judge, 1998
Norman M. Sutton (D), Judge, 1998
Harry T. Williams (R), Judge, 1998
- REGISTER OF WILLS
Janet Lee Ashley (D), Register of Wills, 1998
Courthouse
103 North Cross St.
Chestertown, MD 21620
(410) 778-7466
MUNICIPALITIES IN KENT COUNTY
Within Kent County are five incorporated towns: Betterton, Chestertown, Galena, Millington, and Rock Hall.BETTERTON
Incorporated 1906 (Chapter 227, Acts of 1906)population: 360
- TOWN COUNCIL
Elected by Voters to 4-year terms (October):
Carolyn C. Sorge, Mayor (4-year term), 1998
Donald E. Sutton, 1998
Clyde A. Warden, 1998
S. Clyde Morris, Jr., 2000
Robert E. Pyfer, 2000
Meetings: 2nd Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.
P. O. Box 339
Third Ave.
Betterton, MD 21610
(410) 348-5522
fax: (410) 348-5131
CHESTERTOWN
Incorporated 1805 (Chapter 101, Acts of 1805)population: 4,005
- TOWN COUNCIL
Elected by Voters to 4-year terms (December):
Margo G. Bailey, Mayor (4-year term), 1997
Harrison C. Bristol, Jr., Ward 1, 1997
Thomas A. Gross, Sr., Ward 2, 2000
Mabel R. Mumford-Pautz, Ward 3, 1997
George M. Davis III, Ward 4, 2000
Meetings: 1st and 3rd Mondays, 7:30 p.m.
118 North Cross St.
Chestertown, MD 21620
(410) 778-0500
e-mail: chestertwn@friend.ly.net
fax: (410) 778-4378
World Wide Web: http://www.chestertown.com
ADMINISTRATION
William S. Ingersoll, Town Manager (410) 778-0500
- POLICE DEPARTMENT
Wayne M. Bradley, Chief (410) 778-1800
STREET DEPARTMENT
Edward (Ned) Sterling, Director (410) 778-0500
UTILITIES DEPARTMENT
Medford C. Capel, Director (410) 778-0500
GALENA
(formerly Georgetown Cross Roads)Incorporated 1858 (Chapter 373, Acts of 1858)
population: 342
- TOWN COUNCIL
Elected by Voters to 4-year terms (May):
Harry J. Pisapia, Mayor, 2001
William Blake, 1999
Samuel F. Sessa II, 1999
Elizabeth Carroll, 2001
Harry Pomrenke, 2001
Meetings: 1st Monday, 7:00 p.m.
P. O. Box 279
101 South Main St.
Galena, MD 21635
(410) 648-5151
fax: (410) 648-6937
MILLINGTON
Kent & Queen Anne's CountiesIncorporated 1890 (Chapter 386, Acts of 1890)
population: 409
- TOWN COUNCIL
Elected by Voters to 3-year terms (March):
R. Dennis Hager, Mayor (elected by Council to 1-year term), 2000
Ralph Greco, 1998
John T. Pipozsar, Sr., 1999
Meetings: 1st Wednesday, 7:00 p.m.
P. O. Box 222
Millington, MD 21651
(410) 928-3880
fax: (410) 928-5216
ROCK HALL
Incorporated 1908 (Chapter 171, Acts of 1908)population: 1,584
- TOWN COUNCIL
Elected by Voters to 4-year terms (May):
Charles V. Stevens, Mayor, 1999
David S. Jones, Sr., 1999
James Wachowiz, 1999
Thelma L. (Laura) Campbell, 2001
Jay A. Jacobs, 2001
Meetings: 2nd Thursday, 7:30 p.m.
P. O. Box 367
Rock Hall, MD 21661
(410) 639-7611
fax: (410) 639-2455
PARKS & RECREATION DEPARTMENT
Jay A. Jacobs, Liaison
James Wachowiz, Liaison
(410) 639-7611
PLANNING & ZONING DEPARTMENT
James Wachowiz, Liaison (410) 639-7611
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Kevin Winstead, Chief (410) 639-7222
STREETS & SANITATION DEPARTMENT
Jay A. Jacobs, Liaison (410) 639-7611
WATER & SEWER DEPARTMENT
Thelma L. (Laura) Campbell, Liaison (410) 639-7611
U. S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN KENT COUNTY
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
- Farm Service Agency
122 Speer Road
Chestertown, MD 21620
(410) 778-5353
Natural Resources Conservation Service
122 Speer Road
Chestertown, MD 21620
(410) 778-5150
U.S. Dept. of the Interior
- Fish & Wildlife Service
Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge
1730 Eastern Neck Road
Rock Hall, MD 21661
(410) 639-7056
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