Main Street (MD 18), Del Rhodes Ave (MD 456) and Maryland Ave will be closed to through traffic in the area of the Queenstown Town Square on Wednesday, July 8, beginning at 4pm lasting through approximately 8pm for the planned Courthouse Event.

• • • • Eastbound MD 18 will be closed at Charity Lane and Westbound MD 18 will be closed at the Queenstown Firehouse.
      • Northbound MD 456 will be closed at the Queenstown Post Office.
      • Maryland Ave will be closed at the intersection with Main Street.

All other local town streets will be open to provide alternate routes through town.

The Queenstown Commissioners will hold a Public Hearing and Regular Meeting in the Town Office on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, at 6:00pm on the following proposed ordinances:

ORDINANCE 26-01    ORDINANCE 26-02

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Emergency water main repairs in the Old Wharf Lane area will begin Monday, March 2 around 7 a.m. and will last several hours through approximately 12 p.m. Water service will be unavailable to customers along Old Wharf Lane and along Maryland Ave. between Old Wharf Lane and Steamboat Ave. during the repairs. We apologize for any inconvenience. Please call 410-827-7646 with any questions.

Upon service restoration, you may experience discolored water entering your home. Please inspect your water before use and if discoloration is observed, allow all of your water fixtures to run until the discoloration disappears, usually about 5 minutes. Discolored water can possibly stain clothing during laundry cycles if the above precaution is not followed.

BULK COLLECTION DELAY NOTICE

Due to equipment issues, Bulk Collection for the week of November 17 may be delayed by a few days and is ongoing. We are working to have items collected as soon as possible. Please leave items out for collection to allow us time to collect all items. We apologize for any inconvenience.

SNOW EVENT NOTICE

A snow event beginning early Tuesday between 1 PM and 3 PM with snowfall accumulations of 4-6 inches is forecast for Queen Anne’s County.

Salting and plowing operations will occur as needed. We ask all residents to refrain from on-street parking if possible during the snow event to allow for effective clearing of town streets. Also a reminder that residents are responsible for clearing all sidewalks, driveways, and mailboxes on their properties. Please avoid shoveling snow back into the roadways.

Town Office hours of operation may be affected by inclement weather. UPDATE: The Town Office will tentatively open around 11am on 2/12/25. Further updates will be posted here.

UPDATE: The Wednesday, 2/12/25 Commissioners Meeting has been cancelled due to the snow forecast.

UPDATE: The Town’s Recycle/Trash service provider has informed that services are on a 1-day delay due to the snow. Recycle Collection should now be on Thursday, 2/13 and Trash Collection will now be on Saturday, 2/15.

COMMISSIONERS MEETING CANCELLED/RESCHEDULED

The Commissioners meeting scheduled for Wednesday, April 22, 2026, has been cancelled due to lack of quorum and will be rescheduled for April 29, 2026, at 6pm.

Meeting schedules may be found here.

PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED

The Queenstown Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing on Thursday, August 28, 2025, at 6:00 pm in the Town Office.

Hearing for a request from Brian Russell for a Special Exception to the Queenstown Zoning Ordinance to operate a Type II Home Occupation firearms/accessories sales/maintenance business at property located within the R2 zoning area at 320 Del Rhodes Ave., Queenstown.

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HYDRANT FLUSHING SCHEDULED

The Town will be conducting routine hydrant flushing town-wide on Thursday, November 20 and Friday, November 21, 2025.

The lines will be flushed as a routine practice to remove scale build up and to ensure proper operation of the hydrants.

While the hydrants are being flushed, and for a short period after, you may experience discolored water entering your home. Please inspect your water before use and if discoloration is observed, allow all of your water fixtures to run until the discoloration disappears, usually about 5 minutes. Discolored water can possibly stain clothing during laundry cycles if the above precaution is not followed.

Please call the Town Office at 410-827-7646 with any questions.

The election for Queenstown Town Commissioner will take place on Monday, November 3, 2025 from 3pm to 8pm at the Town Office.

For information on nominations, voter registration, and absentee ballot application deadlines, please click the link below.

CLICK HERE for Election Information

The election for Commissioner of Queenstown scheduled on November 3, 2025 is hereby cancelled pursuant to Queenstown Town Charter, Section 19-21.2 titled, “Cancellation of Election Where Seat is Uncontested”.

The time for filing a certificate of nomination has expired and only one candidate, Bryon Callahan, filed said certificate.

Therefore, the election is cancelled and Bryon Callahan is declared elected and shall be sworn in as Commissioner of Queenstown at the Commissioners November meeting.

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