TALBOT COUNTY, MARYLAND

MUNICIPALITIES

Talbot County has five municipalities: Easton, Oxford, Queen Anne, St. Michaels, and Trappe. Of these, Easton, the county seat, was the first to form its own government in 1790. It was followed by St. Michaels (1804), Trappe (1827), Oxford (1852), and Queen Anne (1953).

EASTON

(formerly Talbot Town)
Incorporated 1790 (Chapter 14, Acts of 1790)
Population (1990 census): 9,372

MAYOR
Elected by Voters to 4-year term (May):
C. Eugene Butler, Mayor, 2003

TOWN COUNCIL
Elected by Voters to 4-year terms (May):
Robert C. Willey, President (4-year term), 2001
John F. Ford, Ward 1, 2003
George E. (Happy) Mayer, Jr., Ward 2, 2001
Carl B. Reed, Ward 3, 2003
H. Hoyt Heinmuller, Ward 4, 2001

Meetings: 1st & 3rd Mondays, 7:00 p.m.

P. O. Box 520
14 South Harrison St.
Easton, MD 21601 - 0520
(410) 822-2525
e-mail: town@town-eastonmd.com
fax: (410) 820-8016
web: http://Town.EastonMD.com/

ADMINISTRATION
Robert F. Karge, Clerk
(410) 822-2525
e-mail: robert.karge@eastonmd.com

ENGINEER
Timothy W. Glass, Town Engineer (410) 763-9450

HOUSING AUTHORITY
Donald Bibb, Director (410) 822-5358

PLANNING DEPARTMENT
W. L. Thomas Hamilton, Town Planner (410) 822-2525

POLICE DEPARTMENT
George Harvey, Chief (410) 822-1111

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
Brian Hause, Superintendent (410) 822-2525

OXFORD

Incorporated 1852 (Chapter 367, Acts of 1852)
Population (1990 census): 726

Elected by Voters to 3-year terms (June):

President (chosen by Commission in July, 1-year term),

Meetings: 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m.

P. O. Box 339
100 North Morris St.
Oxford, MD 21654 - 0339
(410) 226-5122
fax: (410) 226-5597

ADMINISTRATION
Lillian A. Lord, Clerk/Treasurer (410) 226-5122

POLICE DEPARTMENT
Paul C. Fegan, Chief (410) 226-5650

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
Mark W. Price, Supervisor (410) 226-5740

QUEEN ANNE

Queen Anne's & Talbot Counties
Incorporated 1953 (Chapter 17, Acts of 1953)
Population (1990 census): 250

Elected by Voters to 3-year terms (April):

Meetings: 1st Monday (Feb., April, June, Aug., Oct., Dec.), 7:00 p.m.

P. O. Box 365
Queen Anne, MD 21657 - 0365
(410) 364-5880
fax: (410) 364-5880

ADMINISTRATION
Vacancy, Clerk (410) 364-5880

ST. MICHAELS

Incorporated 1804 (Chapter 82, Acts of 1804)
Population (1990 census): 1,301

TOWN COMMISSION
Elected by Voters to 4-year terms (May):
Robert T. Snyder, President (chosen by Commission in June, 1-year term), 2001
Edgar M. (Sonny) Bosley, 2002
Robert M. Noble, 2004
A. Philip Dinkle, 2004
Marie E. Wroten, 2004

Meetings: 2nd Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.

P. O. Box 206
109 South Talbot St.
St. Michaels, MD 21663 - 0206
(410) 745-9535
e-mail: cthomas@talbgov.org
fax: (410) 745-3463
web: www.talbgov.org/stm

ADMINISTRATION
Cheril S. Thomas, Town Manager (410) 745-9535

POLICE DEPARTMENT
Mike D. McDonough, Acting Chief (410) 745-9500

TRAPPE

Incorporated 1827 (Chapter 103, Acts of 1827)
Population (1990 census): 974

TOWN COUNCIL
Elected by Voters to 4-year terms (May):
Edgar N. Harrison, President, 2001
C. Donald English, Vice-President, 2003
Richard Darling, 2001
Robert F. Quidas, 2001
Robert Neimeyer, 2003

Meetings: 1st Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.
3rd Wednesday (planning & zoning), 7:30 p.m.

P. O. Box 162
4011 Powell Ave.
Trappe, MD 21673 - 0162
(410) 476-3170
e-mail: trappe@goeaston.net
fax: (410) 476-3192
web: www.goeaston.net/~trappe/home.html

ADMINISTRATION
Carol M. Parks, Clerk/Treasurer (410) 476-3170

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