Pocomoke City, Maryland

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As Mayor of Pocomoke City I would like to bid you a warm welcome to The Friendliest Town on the Eastern Shore!

We are a family oriented city of just under 5000 people located on the coast of Maryland on the Delmarva Peninsula. Our city rests against one of our greatest attributes, the banks of the Pocomoke River which is one of the top scenic rivers in America. Our town was founded in the early 1700’s and was incorporated in 1878.

Pocomoke is proud of the fact that we are a sub-center for commerce on the lower shore as we are home to a growing industrial park with great diversity currently playing host to defense contractors, aerospace engineering and plastics fabrication. We are also strategically located...

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Contact Us For language support: The 2020 Census can be completed by phone in the following languages. Phone lines are open every day from 7am to 2am Eastern Time.

English: 844-330-2020

Spanish: 844-468-2020

Chinese (Mandarin): 844-391-2020

Chinese (Cantonese): 844-398-2020

Vietnamese: 844-461-2020

Korean: 844-392-2020

Russian: 844-417-2020

Arabic: 844-416-2020

Tagalog: 844-478-2020

Polish: 844-479-2020

French: 844-494-2020

Haitian Creole: 844-477-2020

Portuguese: 844-474-2020

Public Notice Regarding City Hall and COVID-19 Illness, Updated 3/30/2020

As a precaution against COVlD-19, public access to City Hall is restricted until further notice.

All bills can be paid: online at www.cityofpocomoke.com or via the dropbox
outside City Hall or by telephone at (410) 957-1333 or (410) 957-2521.

For questions regarding permits or Code Enforcement, please call (410) 957-1633.

For information regarding all City services and events, please visit
www.cityofpocomoke.com

AII City services will continue to operate normally.

Keep Up with Governor Hogans Executive Orders As They Are Issued, Posted 4/8/2020, Updated 4/13/2020

Click on the link below to follow Governor Hogan's executive orders as they are issued in regard to COVID-19.

https://governor.maryland.gov/covid-19-pandemic-orders-and-guidance/

Update 4/13/2020: Maryland A-Z COVID-19 Resource Guide. Follow the link below:

https://governor.maryland.gov/marylandunites/

Johns Hopkins University & Medicine, COVID-19 Resource Center, Posted 4/2/2020

Statistics, tracking and other useful information regarding COVID-19 from Maryland's own Johns Hopkins University.

https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html

Citation: Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center, coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html.

Friendly Reminders for Regular and Bulk Trash Pick Up in Pocomoke City, Posted 4/8/2020, Updated 5/18/2020

Bulk Trash Day is normally the second Wednesday of each month. Changes to that schedule will be indicated on the monthly water bills or call City Hall at 410-957-2521. The daily trash collection schedule is east of Market St. (Tues. & Fri.); west of Market St. (Mon. & Thurs.). Daily trash pickup changes during Holiday closings will be updated on the monthly water bills and posted here, on the City website and on the City's Facebook page.

Trash Collection Schedule: Trash must be placed at the curbside by 7:00 a.m. on collection days.

DOWNTOWN BUILDING FAÇADE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, Posted 5/1/2020

Under this program, the City, pursuant to a Community Legacy Program Grant from the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD), will provide secured grant funds for property owners to improve building facades and interiors in the Downtown Business District or within the Pocomoke City Sustainable Communities Boundaries. The City will also assist property owners in making needed improvements to their buildings so that they will be more attractive for new business start-ups. This project represents a comprehensive approach to increasing the number of businesses in the downtown area as well as improving its appearance. Please email Downtown Coordinator, Karah Lacey, karah@pocomokemd.gov, for more information and application cr

Legal Notice-Request for Proposals for Mini Hydraulic Excavator#2, **See RFP Attachment, Posted 5/15/2020

Sealed proposals will be received by the City of Pocomoke in City Hall, 101 Clarke Avenue, Pocomoke City, Maryland 21851, until Monday, June 1, 2020, at 4:30 pm (EST) from qualified manufacturers/dealers who are in good standing and authorized to do business in the State of Maryland.

Street Repairs on Dorchester Ave & Somerset Ave

Barricades will be up this evening Tuesday, May 26, 2020 and tomorrow Wednesday, May 27, 2020 to finish repairs. Public Works and a contractor should have the area repaired and cleared by this weekend Saturday, May 30, 2020.

Bulk Trash Day is normally the second Wednesday of each month. Changes to that schedule will be indicated on the monthly water bills or call City Hall at 410-957-2521. The daily trash collection schedule is east of Market St. (Tues. & Fri.); west of Market St. (Mon. & Thurs.). Daily trash pickup changes during Holiday closings will be updated on the monthly water bills and posted here, on the City website and on the City's Facebook page.

Trash Collection Schedule: Trash must be placed at the curbside by 7:00 a.m. on collection days.

DOWNTOWN BUILDING FAÇADE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, Posted 5/1/2020

Current Bids & Notices

Public Notice of Ordinance 450, Posted 5/22/2020

Fair Summary

ORDINANCE NO. 450

AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF POCOMOKE CITY, MARYLAND TO DECLARE CERTAIN PROPERTIES SURPLUS

Public Notice of Resolution 529, Circuit Rider Grant Application,Posted 5/18/2020

Fair Summary

RESOLUTION NO. 529

CIRCUIT RIDER GRANT APPLICATION

A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POCOMOKE CITY, MARYLAND IS AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF A MARYLAND CIRCUIT RIDER APPLICATION

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING. THURSDAY, MAY 28, 2020, 6:00PM-PROPOSED NONOWNER-OCCUPIED REAL PROPERTY TAX INCREASE, Posted 5/18/2020, Updated 5/27/2020

6:00 P.M., on May 28, 2O2O Facebook Livestream for Pocomoke City

The Mayor and City Council of Pocomoke City proposes to increase nonowner-occupied real property taxes.

1. For the tax year beginning July 1, 2020, the estimated real property assessable base will increase by 1.53o/o, from $97,007,546 to $98,490,480.

Public Notice of April 7, 2020 Municipal Election, Posted 4/1/2020, Updated 4/13/2020

Update: The Board of Election Supervisors in Pocomoke City: It is the decision and interpretation of the Board of Elections that all absentee ballots cast in the April 7, 2020 election will be declared null and void and will not be considered in any re-scheduled election.

New Stop Signs on Cedar and 4th Streets Intersection, Posted 5/11/2020

City Manager, Mayor & Council and the Public Works Department have taken the initiative to make Cedar St and 4th St intersection a safer place. Please take notice of the new 4-way stop signs.

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"The friendliest town on the Eastern Shore"

Welcome Message

Census Live Online!

2020census.gov or my2020census.gov or...

Public Notice Regarding City Hall and COVID-19 Illness, Updated 3/30/2020

Keep Up with Governor Hogans Executive Orders As They Are Issued, Posted 4/8/2020, Updated 4/13/2020

Johns Hopkins University & Medicine, COVID-19 Resource Center, Posted 4/2/2020

Friendly Reminders for Regular and Bulk Trash Pick Up in Pocomoke City, Posted 4/8/2020, Updated 5/18/2020

Trash Collection Schedule: Trash must be placed at the curbside by 7:00 a.m. on collection days.

DOWNTOWN BUILDING FAÇADE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, Posted 5/1/2020

Legal Notice-Request for Proposals for Mini Hydraulic Excavator#2, **See RFP Attachment, Posted 5/15/2020

Street Repairs on Dorchester Ave & Somerset Ave

Friendly Reminders for Regular and Bulk Trash Pick Up in Pocomoke City, Posted 4/8/2020, Updated 5/18/2020

Trash Collection Schedule: Trash must be placed at the curbside by 7:00 a.m. on collection days.

DOWNTOWN BUILDING FAÇADE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, Posted 5/1/2020

Current Bids & Notices

Public Notice of Ordinance 450, Posted 5/22/2020

Public Notice of Resolution 529, Circuit Rider Grant Application,Posted 5/18/2020

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING. THURSDAY, MAY 28, 2020, 6:00PM-PROPOSED NONOWNER-OCCUPIED REAL PROPERTY TAX INCREASE, Posted 5/18/2020, Updated 5/27/2020

Public Notice of April 7, 2020 Municipal Election, Posted 4/1/2020, Updated 4/13/2020

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New Stop Signs on Cedar and 4th Streets Intersection, Posted 5/11/2020

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