Planning & Zoning

Open Agenda TV S3 E37 AI Data Centers and Fire Service Agreements

Red flags have been raised about the county Fire Chiefs Association's involvement in matters that only concern the Salisbury Fire Department. Although the Fire Chief's Association represents the county's volunteer fire companies, it has no governing...

Open Agenda TV S3 E30 Will Salisbury City Council Annex Solutions or Problems?

OPEN AGENDA S3 E30 is now available for viewing over the Memorial Day weekend. The spotlight this week is on the Salisbury City Council. Will they ultimately approve annexation of N. Schumaker Pond into the city, in addition to related zoning and de...

Open Agenda TV S3 E25 County Executive Addresses Smelly Issues

A waste-to-energy conversion project for which the County Executive was recently forced to withdraw support after it was discovered that her administration was spreading misinformation, hiding important facts from the public, and failed to conduct th...

Open Agenda TV S3 E20 Maintaining Local Control of Zoning Variance Appeals

We address the increasing control Annapolis is exercising over local land use issues. The state government recently passed legislation allowing for administrative approvals of certain land use variances within the Chesapeake and Coastal Bays Critical...

Open Agenda TV: S3 E16 Families Over Refineries Victory

Every now and then justice prevails. On the March 14th episode of OPEN AGENDA (S3 E16) we bring you good news of the Circuit Court ruling against the bio-refinery operation on Hickory Mill Rd. Rajneesh Kathuria, owner of Kathuria Farms, LLC, construc...

Open Agenda TV S2 E64 DAF Punk: Environmental Concerns and DAF tanks in Wicomico County

Halloween isn't the only day for horror stories. On the Friday, October 31 edition of OPEN AGENDA (E2 S64) we tell the tale of the year-round horror involving a Dissolved Air Flotation (DAF) tank in Hebron that emits nauseating odors and is ruining t...

Open Agenda TV: S2 E33 Citizens Fighting Government, Biodiesel Refinery Appeal Update

On the Wednesday 8/13/25 installment of OPEN AGENDA (S2 E33) we bring you up-to-date on the biodiesel refinery being forced upon residents of the Canterbury neighborhood on Adkins Rd. Although the County's Planning & Zoning Commission and Board...

Open Agenda S2 E22 Runaway Contract Services Expenses and Splitting Planning Commissions

On this week's episode of Open Agenda (S2 E22), we discuss legislation that will provide the County Council with some level of oversight on certain county-issued contracts, and why this is necessary to provide a reasonable check and balance on the ab...

Open Agenda Episode 24: Nov 2024 Planning and Zoning Meeting

Open Agenda with guest Shanie Shields Episode 5

In this episode of Open Agenda, host Joe White and executive producer Joe Venosa preview the critical items on the August 6th Wicomico County Council agenda. They cover upcoming public hearings on cannabis zoning and a Water and Sewer Plan amendment,...