Maryland Manual On-Line, 2020

July 31, 2020

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CAROLINE COUNTY, MARYLAND

MUNICIPALITIES

PRESTON

(formerly Snow Hill)


[Town Seal, Preston, Maryland]
  • Incorporated 1892 (Chapter 689, Acts of 1892)
  • Charter
  • Code
  • Named for J. Alexander Preston, Esq. (1836-1904)
  • Population
    1990 census: 437
    2000 census: 566
    2010 census: 719
  • Presidents of Town Commission
  • Reports

    [photo, Town Hall, 105 Backlanding Road, Preston, Maryland]
      TOWN COMMISSION
      Elected by Voters to 5-year terms (April):
      Douglas D. VanDerveer, President (chosen by Commission in May, 1-year term), 2025
      Gary E. Waltemeyer, Vice-President (chosen by Commission in May, 1-year term), 2021
      Robert L. Stacey, 2022
      Nelson M. Anderson, 2023
      David R. Dalton, 2024

    Town Hall, 105 Backlanding Road, Preston, Maryland, September 2015. Photo by David R. Herron.


    [photo, Town Hall, 105 Backlanding Road, Preston, Maryland]
    Meetings: 1st Monday, 7:00 p.m.

  • Commission Minutes
  • P. O. Box 91
    Town Hall, 105 Backlanding Road, Preston, MD 21655 - 0091
    (410) 673-7929; fax: (410) 673-2963
    e-mail: townofpreston@comcast.net
    web: www.prestonmaryland.us/index.html

    Town Hall, 105 Backlanding Road, Preston, Maryland, September 2015. Photo by David R. Herron.



    [photo, Town Hall, 105 Backlanding Road, Preston, Maryland]
        ADMINISTRATION
        Amber Korell, Town Manager (410) 673-7929; fax: (410) 673-2963
        e-mail: prestonmanager@comcast.net

        Vacancy, Clerk (410) 673-7929; fax: (410) 673-2963


    Town Hall, 105 Backlanding Road, Preston, Maryland, August 2016. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.


    [photo, James T. Wright Preston Memorial Park, Backlanding Road, Preston, Maryland]
          ETHICS COMMITTEE
          Appointed by Town Commission

          PARKS & RECREATION COMMITTEE
          Appointed by Town Commission

    James T. Wright Preston Memorial Park, Backlanding Road, Preston, Maryland, September 2015. Photo by David R. Herron.


          PLANNING & ZONING COMMITTEE
          Appointed by Town Commission

          Meetings: 2nd Tuesday, 7:00 p.m.

          BOARD OF [ZONING] APPEALS

        CODE ADMINISTRATION
        David George, Administrator (443) 520-9778

        PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
        Dale R. Whitley, Director (410) 673-7352

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