AIRPORT DIVISION
ENGINEERING DIVISION
HIGHWAYS DIVISION
MAINTENANCE DIVISION
SOLID WASTE DIVISION
The Board is appointed by the County Council.
Appointed by the County Council to six-year terms, the Commission consists of six members (Chapter 129, Acts of 2010; Code Environment Article, secs. 9-621 through 9-628).
The Airport Division runs the Cambridge-Dorchester Regional Airport southeast of Cambridge, Maryland.
The Engineering Division provides technical advice to the County Council and County Departments, including in-house design, permit acquisition and reporting, funding acquisition and administration, and inspection and construction of projects.
The Highways Division maintains and improves the roadways and bridges within Dorchester County. The Division is responsible for road building; blacktopping of roads (new & overlay); surface treatment; ditching (outlet & roadside); bushing (outlet & roadside); roadside mowing; boat dock maintenance; boat ramp construction; bridge maintenance; snow removal; ice control; signage of all County roads; line stripping of all County roads; and operation of a maintenance/repair shop. The Division also maintains the County marine facilities, including boat ramps, docks,
and boat mooring sites.
ROADS BOARD
In Dorchester County, the County Council constitutes the Roads Board (County Code, sec. 40-1 ).
The Maintenance Division provides daily housekeeping and management of building resources for County public buildings. These include the County Courthouse, the
County Government Building, the State's Attorney Office Building, and the County Visitors Center.
The Solid Waste Division manages the County's solid waste disposal through implementation of the County Solid Waste Management Plan. Solid waste generated in the County is disposed of at the New Beulah Sanitary Landfill off Route 16 north of Hurlock. Adjacent to it is the Hunting Ridge Rubble Fill, which operated from 1990 to 1993. Former landfills are located at Secretary (closed 1982), Golden Hill (closed 1991), and Old Beulah. The Division also operates County recycling centers.
LANDFILL ADVISORY BOARD
The Landfill Advisory Board was reactivated in 2005 to advise the County Council on issues concerned with the County Landfill and its transfer stations.
SANITARY DISTRICT COMMISSION
The Sanitary District Commission governs the Sanitary District which includes the water system and sewerage system of Dorchester County. As a public corporate body, the Commission operates as a monopoly in providing water and sewer services to the County.
Maryland Constitutional Offices & Agencies
Maryland Departments
Maryland Independent Agencies
Maryland Executive Commissions, Committees, Task Forces, & Advisory Boards
Maryland Universities & Colleges
Maryland Counties
Maryland Municipalities
Maryland at a Glance
Maryland Manual On-Line
Search the Manual
e-mail: mdmanual@mdarchives.state.md.us