Category Archives: Mayor/Commissioner Posts

Highway User Revenue Formula Impacts Cambridge

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From Commissioner Steve Rideout on 24 Feb 2018:

Dear Friends:

Attached is a letter to the editor from Jake Romanell, the current President of the Maryland Municipal League, regarding the issue of Highway User Revenue. As Jake indicates, cities have for a number of years received the short end of the stick with regard to these revenues that are intended to help maintain and improve city streets. The counties likewise receive this same Highway User Revenue to help maintain their roads.

As you are aware, Cambridge has a number of challenges with regard to our streets that could be helped if the state legislature and governor would adequately fund repairs and replacements.

Our Mayor and I are on the Legislative Committee of the Maryland Municipal League that is leading the effort for cities all over Maryland to restore this funding. Letting our state delegates and senator and the Governor know of your interest in this issue and urging their support could help make this effort a reality.

Thanks for considering this request.

Steve

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Street Light Problems

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From Commissioner Steve Rideout on 21 Feb 2018:

Dear Friends:

This morning someone asked for help with some street lights that were not working correctly. I emailed Comcate about the problem asking for help and received a quick response and assistance.

If you have a street light that is out, below is some self-help that you can undertake, if you have access to the internet.

On each DPL pole there are two sets of numbers that are GPS coordinates specific to DPL. One can visit the web at this address: https://delmarva.streetlightoutages.com/map/default.html
and put the pole numbers in where the light is out, and DPL will repair it.

I hope that this is helpful.

Steve