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Health Warning Against Swimming at Matapeake Beach in Stevensville

Health Warning Against Swimming at Matapeake Beach in Stevensville

Matapeake Beach is currently operating under a health warning against swimming due to high levels of bacteria found in the water sampling. Effective June 24, 2022, until further n...

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

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

The Commissioners June 14th meeting started at 5:00 p.m. with a closed session for Boards and Commissions.

The regular meeting was called to order at 5:35 p.m.

The Commissioners annou...

QAC Rabies Clinic on June 29

Queen Anne's County Department of Health is hosting a rabies clinic for dogs, cats and ferrets on June 29 from 5-6:30pm at the Centreville Health Department on 206 N Commerce Street. There will be a 5.00$ charge and we ask that you bring exact ca...

Queen Anne’s County Annual Fireworks and Family Fun Celebration set for July 4th

Queen Anne’s County Annual Fireworks and Family Fun Celebration set for July 4th

The Annual Fireworks and Family Fun Celebration is scheduled for July 4, 2022. We will be having family fun activities at the Chesapeake Heritage and Visit...

Queen Anne’s County Senior Centers will host Open House events in June!

Queen Anne’s County Senior Centers will host Open House events in June!

Please join us for an Open House from 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM at any of our three Senior Center locations. Staff will be on hand to offer center tours, answer ...

Sign Up for the First Ever Critters Camp!

QAC Animal Services is now accepting applicants ages 8-10 years old for their first ever ‘Critters Camp!’ Held at our location your child can expect a week of both fun and educational activities all focused on animals! Held fr...

Information on Kent Island Crossing Project and the Planning Commission

Information on Kent Island Crossing Project and the Planning Commission

There have been some recent conversations about an agenda item for this week’s Planning Commission Meeting regarding the Kent Island Crossing project. At Thursday&a...

QAC Seeks Volunteers to Serve on Historical Stevensville Arts & Entertainment District Advisory Boar

QAC Seeks Volunteers to Serve on Historical Stevensville Arts & Entertainment District Advisory Board

Queen Anne’s County is seeking volunteers to serve on the Historical Stevensville Arts & Entertainment District Advisory Board...

Todd Mohn’s Wrap Up of the County Commissioner Meeting on May 24th

Todd Mohn’s Wrap Up of the County Commissioner Meeting on May 24^th 

The Commissioners May 24th meeting started at 5:00 p.m. with a closed session for Consult with Counsel and Boards & Commissions

The regular meetin...

County Commissioners Announce Funding for the Sudlersville Memorial Library

County Commissioners Announce Funding for the Sudlersville Memorial Library

At the final budget hearing on May 25 in Sudlersville, County Commissioners announced a funding source for Sudlersville Memorial Library for this fiscal year and moving forward.

$65...

Anne Arundel and Queen Anne’s County Officials Want Your Support for a Replacement Bay Bridge

Traffic in Maryland surrounding the aging Chesapeake Bay Bridge is a problem that has grown out of hand. Queen Anne's County Commissioners and Anne Arundel County Council have now partnered with multiple Maryland counties in agreement that it is ...

QAC Department of Health Anti Stigma Campaign Wins National Recognition

QAC Department of Health Anti Stigma Campaign Wins National Recognition

Gold Aster Award honors anti-stigma campaign

CENTREVILLE -- The Queen Anne’s County Department of Health, Nielsen Center has won a Gold Aster Award for its anti-stig...

Seeking Board Members for QAC Community Partnerships for Children and Families

Seeking Board Members for QAC Community Partnerships for Children and Families

The Queen Anne’s County Community Partnerships for Children and Families, a Maryland Local Management Board, is looking for citizens interested in ...

Todd Mohn’s Wrap Up for the May 10th County Commissioner Meeting

Todd Mohn’s Wrap Up for the May 10^th County Commissioner Meeting

The Commissioners May 10^th meeting started at 5:00 p.m. with a closed session for Boards and Commissions and Consult with Counsel.

The Regular meeting was called ...

Queen Anne’s County Commissioners Release 2023 County Budget

Queen Anne’s County Commissioners Release 2023 County Budget

The County Commissioners have scheduled three public hearings to inform residents about the proposed Fiscal Year 2023 County budget.  Residents can attend any of the ...

Queen Anne’s County Partners with Chesapeake Bay Trust for Outreach and Restoration Grant Program

Queen Anne’s County Partners with Chesapeake Bay Trust for Outreach and Restoration Grant Program

Queen Anne’s County has partnered with Chesapeake Bay Trust to offer funding for the Outreach and Restoration Grant Program. The...

Centreville Farmers’ Market returns for weekly markets on Lawyers Row starting May 15th

DATE:      May 10, 2022                 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE     

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Community Services Update - Trips, Spring Fling and Spirit Week

Last night at the County Commissioners meeting we heard an update from the Director of Community Services, Cathy Willis and the Chief of Aging and Transportation, Anne Sparks.

Highlights include

Proclamation declaring May, Older Americans Month in Queen Ann...

Todd Mohn's Wrap Up - County Commissioner Meeting April 26

The Commissioners April 26^th meeting started at 5:15 p.m. with a closed session for Boards and Commissions.     

No decisions were made in closed session.   

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

Tennis & Basketball Lights at Old Love Point Park

Tennis & Basketball Lights at Old Love Point Park

Queen Anne’s County Department of Parks and Recreation announces the addition of lights at Old Love Point Park. The lights are located at the tennis and basketball courts and are alr...

2022 Junior Golf Camps at Blue Heron Golf Course

2022 Junior Golf Camps at Blue Heron Golf Course

Blue Heron’s Junior Golf Programs make learning the fundamentals, rules and etiquette of golf fun and rewarding. Students are taught the skills and then challenged to use them in fun games...

Queen Anne’s County Officials Warn Residents of Recent Rabid Raccoon Attack

Queen Anne’s County Officials Warn Residents of Recent Rabid Raccoon Attack

Officials from Queen Anne’s County Health Department and the Department of Emergency Services warn residents to be aware of a recent attack by a rabid...

QAC Seeking Residents to Fill Vacancies on the Police Accountability Board

QAC Seeking Residents to Fill Vacancies on the Police Accountability Board 

 The Queen Anne’s County Commissioners are seeking civilians to fill vacancies on the new Police Accountability Board. This is a voluntary position and ...

QAC To Fill a Vacancy on the Property Tax Assessment Appeals Board

QAC To Fill a Vacancy on the Property Tax Assessment Appeals Board

 The Queen Anne’s County Commissioners are looking for volunteers to fill a recent vacancy for an alternate member of the Property Tax Assessment Appeals Board. The deadl...

Parks and Recreation Staff Recognized for Heroism

At the recent County Commissioner meeting, several employees from the Parks and Recreation Department were given Proclamations, for demonstrating heroism and setting an example for their colleagues as well as the citizens of Queen Anne’s County....

Fireworks and Family Fun Event on July 4th

Save the Date! Fireworks & Family Fun Event on July 4th. Queen Anne's County Fireworks and Family Fun event will be on Monday July 4th at the Chesapeake Heritage and Visitors Center. Our musical guest this year is Dell Foxx Company. The celeb...

Emergency Rental Assistance Available

Attention renters and landlords. Emergency Rental Assistance is still available. Do you need help paying rent because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Applications are available at www.qachousing.org or by stopping by our Housing and Community Services departmen...

Todd Mohn’s April 12 County Commissioner Meeting Wrap-Up

Todd Mohn’s April 12 County Commissioner Meeting Wrap-Up

The Commissioners April 12^th meeting started at 5:15 p.m. with a closed session to review Board & Commissions.  

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

PUB...

County Commissioners Declare April 10-16 Public Safety Dispatcher Week

Declaring National Public Safety Dispatcher Week

WHEREAS, emergencies can occur at any time that require police, fire, or emergency medical; and

WHEREAS, public safety dispatchers are not visible as the men and women wh...

QAC Seeking Citizens to Serve on Boards & Commissions

QAC Seeking Citizens to Serve on Boards & Commissions

 The Queen Anne’s County Commissioners are looking for county citizens to fill vacancies on multiple county boards and commissions. The deadline for applications will remain open ...

MD Department of Aging Recognizes the 50th Anniversary of the National Senior Nutrition Program

50^th Anniversary of the National Senior Nutrition Program

The National Senior Nutrition Program was established in 1972, by the Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended. From its inception, the Program has reliably funded nutrition services for older adults...

Todd Mohn’s Wrap Up of March 22 Commissioner Meeting

Todd Mohn’s Wrap Up of March 22 Commissioner Meeting

The March 22^nd County Commissioners meeting started at 5:15 pm with a closed session to discuss Boards and Commissioners.

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

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Todd Mohn’s Wrap Up of March 8th County Commissioner Meeting

The Commissioners March 8^th meeting started at 5:30 pm.

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Queen Anne’s County Proposes a Dog Park at White Marsh Park

Queen Anne’s County Proposes a Dog Park at White Marsh Park

The QAC Commissioners and the Department of Parks and Recreation are proposing to build a Dog Park at the White Marsh Park, located in Centreville, Md. Our Parks and ...

Queen Anne’s County Parks and Recreation Launches New Online Look

Queen Anne’s County Parks and Recreation Launches New Online Look 

Queen Anne’s County Parks and Recreation has launched a new look to their website. The new look incorporates the recent rebranding for the county and ...

Todd Mohn’s Wrap Up of February 22 County Commissioner Meeting

Todd Mohn’s Wrap Up of February 22 County Commissioner Meeting

The County Commissioners February 22^nd meeting started at 5:00 pm with a closed Session for Consult with Counsel and at 5:15 p.m. for Personnel.

The regular meeting was calle...

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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Feb 8 County Commissioner Meeting Wrap Up from Todd Mohn

The County Commissioners February 8th meeting started at 5:00 p.m. with a Closed Session for Personnel and Closed Session at 5:25 p.m. for “Boards & Commissions”. 

The regular meeting was called to order at 5:35 p...

County Ride Expands a Northern Route

County Ride Expands a Northern Route

Queen Anne’s County began a new northern route with our County Ride this month. The Northern Route will serve clients from Chestertown to Denton and back twice a day. The fixed route will begin at Re...

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...

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...

Todd Mohn's Wrap Up of the Jan 25th County Commissioner Meeting

The County Commissioners January 25^th meeting started at 5:00 p.m. with a Closed Session for “Boards & Commissions and Personnel”.  Then at 5:15 p.m. a closed session for Consult with Counsel for a briefing.

ACTIO...

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...

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...

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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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...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

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 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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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.

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...

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. ...

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 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....

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        ...

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...

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...

QAC's 2019 Year in Review

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

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...

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...

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...

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.             ...

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...