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County Senior Centers Launch Virtual Grocery Bingo April 21st

County Senior Centers Launch Virtual Grocery Bingo April 21st

Starting Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at 2:00 PM, QAC Senior Centers will host an online Grocery Bingo via Zoom on the third Wednesday of each month. Printed bingo cards will be available...

Jan 11 County Commissioner Meeting Wrap Up from Todd Mohn

The Commissioner’s January 11^th meeting was held at the Vincit Building and started at 5:15 p.m. with a Closed Session for Personnel.

The regular meeting was called to order at 5:30 p.m.  

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Queen Anne’s County Recycling Drop Off Sites

Queen Anne’s County Recycling Drop Off Sites

Our recycling drop off sites in Queen Anne’s County accept plastic, metal, paper, cardboard and glass. The Harper Road location (401 Harper Rd, Centreville) also accepts cooking oil but is th...

QAC Health Department Expands Testing Operations

Update 1/11/22: Walk ins are welcome but appointments are still preferred. 

QAC Health Department Expands Testing Operations 

The Queen Anne’s County Health Department is expanding testing operations to five days a week...

REGIONAL HEALTH OFFICIALS REQUEST PUBLIC’S HELP TO REDUCE STRAIN ON SYSTEM

REGIONAL HEALTH OFFICIALS REQUEST PUBLIC’S HELP TO REDUCE STRAIN ON SYSTEM

EASTON, Md. - (January 11, 2022) – Regional county officials, including the emergency medical services (EMS) departments of Caroline, Dorcheste...

Will Your Cell Phone Still Be Able to Call 911 in 2022?

Will Your Cell Phone Still Be Able to Call 911 in 2022?

Plan now for the phase out of 3G cellular networks and service.

If you are currently using an older cellular device, you may need to upgrade before your provider shuts down the 3G network in ...

Queen Anne’s County Releases 2020 Year in Review

Queen Anne’s County Releases 2020 Year in Review

Every year Queen Anne’s County releases “Year in Review” highlighting accomplishments from county departments during the previous calendar year. 2020 Year in Review is now available by visiting qac...

QAC Recognized for Excellence in Financial Reporting

QAC Recognized for Excellence in Financial Reporting

Queen Anne’s County has received the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting (COA) for the 22^nd straight year. The Department of Budget and Finance submitted ...

Update from Maryland Transportation Authority Regarding Backlogged Toll Charges

Update from Maryland Transportation Authority Regarding Backlogged Toll Charges. *A MARYLAND TOLLING UPDATE* (Unprecedented Call Volumes & Wait Times; Backlogged Tolling Transactions Deferred During Pandemic Will Continue to Post Into Summer 2022; Mai...

Maryland Homeowners Assistance Fund is Taking Applications

Maryland Homeowners Assistance Fund is Taking Applications

The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development announced they are taking applications through an online portal for Maryland homeowners who have experienced a hardship during the pande...

QAC Seeking Citizens to Serve on Boards & Commissions

QAC Seeking Citizens to Serve on Boards & Commissions

 CENTREVILLE – The Queen Anne’s County Commissioners are looking for county citizens to fill vacancies on multiple county boards and commissions. The deadline f...

Heather Tinelli Receives the Queen Anne Prosperity Award

At last night's Celebrating Business 2021 event, hosted by Queen Anne's County Chamber of Commerce, the Economic and Tourism Development Director Heather Tinelli received the Queen Anne Prosperity Award for her work on administering crit...

Queen Anne’s County Announces Anne Sparks as First Chief of Aging and Transportation

Queen Anne’s County Announces Anne Sparks as First Chief of Aging and Transportation

Queen Anne’s County announces Anne Sparks as the first Chief of Aging and Transportation at the Department of Community Services. Prior to th...

Queen Anne’s County Department of Emergency Services Recognized for a Fourth Year with the Gold Plus

Queen Anne’s County Department of Emergency Services Recognized for a Fourth Year with the Gold Plus Lifeline EMS Award

Queen Anne’s County Department of Emergency Services has received the American Heart Association&rsquo...

Queen Anne’s County Senior Centers Holiday Gala

Queen Anne’s County Senior Centers Holiday Gala

County Commissioners and Administration celebrated the holiday on Friday evening, December 17 with seniors at the Holiday Gala. Music was provided by DJ Commissioner Jack Wilson. The meal ...

Todd Mohn’s Wrap Up of the December 14th County Commissioner Meeting

The December 14^th County Commissioners meeting started at 5:00 p.m. with a closed session for Matters of Public Security, Boards & Commissions and Personnel.  

The regular meeting was called to order at 6:00pm.

Todd Mohn’s Wrap Up of the Nov 23 County Commissioner Meeting

Todd Mohn’s Wrap Up of the Nov 23 County Commissioner Meeting

The November 23rd Commissioner meeting started at 4:45 p.m. with a closed session for Personnel, Consult with Counsel and to Consider a Matter that concerns a Proposal for a ...

Update on the Department of Community Services

Last night at the County Commissioners meeting we heard an update from Cathy Willis and Mike Clark about all the exciting things happening at the Department of Community Services.

The Division of Housing and Community Services went over efforts throughout ...

Todd Mohn's Wrap Up - County Commissioner Meeting November 9

The Commissioners November 9th meeting started at 5:00 p.m. with a closed session for Boards & Commissions and Personnel.

The regular meeting was called to order at 5:45 p.m. 

Human Resources Position Request (part time to f...

Todd Mohn’s Wrap Up of the October 26th County Commissioner Meeting

The Commissioners October 26^th meeting started at 5:00 p.m. with a closed session for Consult with Counsel, 5:05 p.m. for Boards and Commission, and at 5:15 p.m. for Personnel. The regular meeting was called to order at 5:45 p.m.

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QAC Health Department Will Adding Additional COVID-19 Vaccination Days

QAC Health Department Will Adding Additional COVID-19 Vaccination Days

With recent approval for a booster of all three COVID-19 shots for those 18 years old and older (Moderna, Pfizer and Johnson and Johnson), the Health Department in Centreville...

QAC's 2019 Year in Review

https://www.flipsnack.com/qacgov/2019-year-in-review.html 

DES Updates Hazard Mitigation Plan

A few months ago we asked the public to help us update the Hazard Mitigation Plan by answering a survey. To read the updated plan go to www.qacdes.com and click on the Hazard Mitigation link on the left side.

QAC Announces New Website for 2021 Comprehensive Plan Update

QAC Announces New Website for 2021 Comprehensive Plan Update

Queen Anne’s County announces a new website for the 2021 Comprehensive Plan Update. The website can be found at www.qacplan2021.com and includes upcoming meetings and workshop...

Todd Mohn’s Wrap Up of the October 12th County Commissioner Meeting

Todd Mohn’s Wrap Up of the October 12^th County Commissioner Meeting

The October 12^th meeting started at 5:00 p.m. with a closed session to discuss Potential Litigation and Personnel.   No decisions were made in closed session.

T...

Chesapeake Heritage and Visitor Center Bulkhead will be Closed to Pedestrians Starting October 12, 2

Chesapeake Heritage and Visitor Center Bulkhead will be Closed to Pedestrians Starting October 12, 2021

The Chesapeake Heritage and Visitor Center Bulkhead and boat ramp along the Kent Narrows will be closed to all pedestrians during con...

Perry’s Corner Road in Grasonville will be Closed to Traffic Starting October 18

Perry’s Corner Road in Grasonville will be Closed to Traffic Starting October 18

A portion of Perry’s Corner Road in Grasonville will be closed to all but local traffic beginning October 18, 2021 and remain closed until constr...

September 28th County Commissioner Meeting Wrap UP

The Commissioners September 28^th meeting started at 3:00 p.m. with the Maryland Department of Transportation for the Annual CTP Tour presentation led by MDOT Secretary Greg Slater.

The regular meeting was called to order at 5:30 p.m.

ACT...

Queen Anne’s Introduces a New Place Brand -- Where Shore Living Begins

Queen Anne’s Introduces a New Place Brand -- Where Shore Living Begins

New Positioning Signals the Arrival and Start of a Special Place

Queen Anne’s County today debuted a new place brand – Where Shore Living Begins. ...

Todd Mohn’s Wrap up of The September 14th County Commissioner Meeting

Todd Mohn’s Wrap up of The September 14^th County Commissioner Meeting

The September 14^th meeting started at 5:00 p.m. at the Vincit Building with a joint work session with the Planning Commission for an update on the Comprehensive Plan....

Matapeake Beach is Open

Matapeake Beach is Open

Over the weekend our Parks and Recreation Department announced that Matapeake Beach in Stevensville Maryland would be closed until Friday due to a large amount of debris. Our crews worked diligently on cleanup efforts this...

Todd Mohn’s Wrap up of the August 24th County Commissioner Meeting

Todd Mohn’s Wrap up of the August 24^th County Commissioner Meeting

The August 24th Commissioner meeting started at 5:00 p.m. 

There were three closed sessions, the first was for “Potential Litigation” with Patrick Thom...

QAC Seeking Citizens to Serve on Boards & Commissions

QAC Seeking Citizens to Serve on Boards & Commissions

 CENTREVILLE – The Queen Anne’s County Commissioners are looking for county citizens to fill vacancies on multiple county boards and commissions. The deadline f...

QAC Goes Purple Kick Off Event in Centreville on September 8

QAC Goes Purple Kick Off Event in Centreville on September 1

Queen Anne’s County is going purple again this September. To kick off the month-long awareness campaign an event is planned for September 8 at 7:30 pm in front of the historic...

Todd Mohn's Wrap Up - County Commissioner Meeting August 10

Todd Mohns Wrap Up of Aug 10 County Commissioner Meeting

The August 10^th meeting started at 5:15 p.m. with a closed session for Boards and Commissions. 

The regular meeting was called to order at 5:30 p.m.  Commissioner...

QAC Department of Health Welcomes New Team Members to Addiction and Prevention Services

QAC Department of Health Welcomes New Team Members to Addiction and Prevention Services

Join us in welcoming two new Peer Support Specialists and one new Prevention Outreach Specialist to our amazing team. We are expanding our outreach services that offer ...

Todd Mohn's Wrap Up - County Commissioner Meeting July 27

The July 27^th meeting started at 5:15 p.m. with a closed session for Boards and Commissions.

The regular open session meeting was called to order at 5:45 p.m.

Social Services Board Appointments        ...

Queen Anne’s County Announces the Expansion of Broadband

Queen Anne’s County Announces the Expansion of Broadband

Queen Anne’s County has partnered with Atlantic Broadband, Talkie Communications and ThinkBig Networks to secure State funding for the expansion of the broadband footpri...

Brian Riley Named as Director of Information Technology & Communications

Brian Riley Named as Director of Information Technology & Communications

Queen Anne’s County announces that Brian Riley has been named as Director of Information Technology & Communications. Brian has served as the Management An...

Automatic External Defibrillators (AED) to be Installed at 10 County Parks and Trails

To ensure our parks and trails are safe for all our users, the Department of Parks and Recreation is now in the process of installing Automatic External Defibrillators (AED) at various park sites.  The next 10 sites are listed below:

• Old...

Upcoming Meetings for the QAC Comprehensive Plan

Upcoming Meetings for the QAC Comprehensive Plan

What Happens Next with the QAC Comprehensive Plan?

The public comment period for the Queen Anne’s County Comprehensive Plan and Kent Narrows Community Plan has ended. So, what happens now?...

Queen Anne’s County Emergency Rental Assistance Program is Here to Help!

Queen Anne’s County Emergency Rental Assistance Program is Here to Help!

Are you a Queen Anne’s County renter at risk of being evicted due to COVID-19 related issues?  The Queen Anne’s County Emergency Renta...

Todd Mohn's Wrap Up - County Commissioner Meeting July 13

The July 13^th meeting started at 5:00 p.m. with a closed session for Personnel, Boards and Commissions and Consult with Counsel.

The Regular meeting was called to order at 5:35 pm 

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Queen Anne’s County Recognized as one of Healthiest Communities for 2021

Queen Anne’s County Recognized as one of Healthiest Communities for 2021

US World News & World Report in collaboration with the Aetna Foundation ranked Queen Anne’s County in the top 500 healthiest communities out of nearly 3,000 na...

YMCA in Centerville will Break Ground on June 30

YMCA in Centerville will Break Ground on June 30

As most people have heard the YMCA has had plans for some time now to expand from the location on Courseval Drive in Centreville to Vincit Street next to the county building and across from Queen A...

QAC and Plastic Free QAC Announce New Fishing Line Recycle Program

Update: For anyone planning to join us for the kick off event. It has been rescheduled for Wednesday June 23 at 3:30pm. The location is Wells Cove Landing, 206 Wells Cove Road, Grasonville MD (south side of Kent Narrows between Bridges and The Je...

QAC Senior Centers Virtual Rock Painting Recognition

QAC Senior Centers Virtual Rock Painting Recognition

 The National Association of Area Agencies on Aging, n4a, announced that Virtual Rock Painting, currently offered by staff at Grasonville Senior Center, has been selected by engAGED: The Nationa...

County Commissioner Meeting Wrap Up by Todd Mohn - May 25,2021

The Commissioners May 25^th meeting started at 5:00 p.m. with a Closed Session to discuss personnel and Boards & Commissions

The regular meeting was called to order at 5:40 pm.             ...

Visiting Queen Anne’s County Nature Parks and Beaches

Visiting Queen Anne’s County Nature Parks and Beaches

With summer almost upon us, it is a great time to visit the beautiful parks and nature preserves in Queen Anne’s County. With the increased popularity of our amenities, the...

Four Seasons Files Petition to Confirm Tolled Expiration Date of DRRA

Four Seasons Files Petition to Confirm Tolled Expiration Date of the Developers Rights and Responsibilities Agreement (DRRA)

UPDATE: Four Seasons DRRA Petition Overview, read it here:

https://www.qac.org/DocumentCenter/View/12024/Four-Seasons-DRRA-Petition-...

QAC Leads State in Equipping EMS with Mobile Access to Patient Medication History

Queen Anne's County, Md.—Washington, D.C.’s Gateway to the Atlantic—Leads State in Equipping EMS with Mobile Access to Patient Medication History

Gives paramedics and EMTs rapid, secure access to life-saving...

Nichole Hepfer Named Director of Budget & Finance

Nichole Hepfer Named Director of Budget & Finance

Queen Anne’s County announces that Nichole Hepfer has been named as Director of Budget & Finance. Nichole most recently served as the county Accounting Supervisor since 2015. She...

QAC Broadband Advisory Council Answers Your Questions About Broadband

QAC Broadband Advisory Council Answers Your Questions About Broadband

One of the most common questions and complaints in our local community groups tends to be related to internet service.

Did you know that Queen Anne’s County ...

Coordinated Response from Queen Anne’s County Results in No Casualties to Staff or Animals

Coordinated Response from Queen Anne’s County Results in No Casualties to Staff or Animals

In the afternoon of April 6 there was a report of a commercial building fire at Animal Services in Queenstown. The building was filled with smoke...

Mid-Shore Pro Bono Launches Life Planning For All

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

General Inquiries: Sandy Brown, Mid-Shore Pro Bono, 410/690-8128

Media Contact: Jenni Pastusak, D3, 443/944-6285

Mid-Shore Pro Bono Launches Life Planning For All Initiative 

to Assist Families with Financial & Hea...

High School Seniors Complete Community Emergency Response Team Training

High School Seniors Complete Community Emergency Response Team Training

Seniors at the Queen Anne’s County High School enrolled in the Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, recently completed Community Emergency Response Team (C...

Queen Anne’s County Joins Local Nexamp Solar Project

Team Nexamp | Mar 04, 2021

Queen Anne’s County in Maryland has recently taken a bold step in supporting the production and consumption of clean energy by subscribing to a local solar project with Nexamp. The 2 MW AC solar project is est...

Queen Anne’s County hires new Weed Control Coordinator

Queen Anne’s County has hired a weed control coordinator, Douglas George, to assist in the management and control of noxious and invasive weeds. 

As a service to local residents, the QAC Department of Public Works, in cooperation with th...

Today Gov. Hogan Announced Actions to Reduce Bridge Backups

At today's Board of Public Works meeting, Governor Hogan announced a series of actions that his administration will take to expedite the Chesapeake Bay Bridge rehabilitation project.1) MDOT will make every effort to expedite the project, and crews will wo...

Emergency Rental Assistance Available

Attention renters and Landlords. Emergency Rental Assistance is Available. do you need help paying rent because of the COVID-19 pandemic? Applications are available at www.qachousing.org or by calling 410-758-3977

FREE COVID-19 At Home Tests and KN95 Masks

FREE COVID-19 At Home Test Kits and KN95 Masks are available while supplies last at the county library locations.

These items were procured by the QAC Department of Health with pandemic grant funds. These items are offered free of charge, and we ask that y...

Calling all Food Vendors for the Queen Anne’s County Fireworks and Family Fun Event

Calling all Food Vendors for the Queen Anne’s County Fireworks and Family Fun Event

Queen Anne’s County Parks and Recreation is looking for interested food vendors for the Annual Fireworks and Family Fun Event being held of Mo...