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RIGHT NOW I THINK WE NEED TO MEND THE AGENDA AND START OFF THE CHAMBER [OVERLAPPING]. [LAUGHTER]
>> HEY, YOU WANT TO STAND, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, PLEASE.
DO YOU HEREBY SOLEMNLY DECLARE AND AFFIRM UNDER THE PENALTIES OF PERJURY THAT THE STATEMENT YOU MAKE AND THE TESTIMONY YOU GIVE IS THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH?
>> STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS, PLEASE.
>> I'M TRACY SNYDER. 8907 OSTERMAN COURT.
>> YOU'RE HERE TODAY FOR TEMPORARY LICENSE FOR PLAY THAT FUNKY BINGO.
WELL, PEOPLE HAVE DONE IT BUT WE'RE GOING TO ACCEPT THE CAP ON AND WE'RE GOING TO BEAR IN MIND THAT YOU BEAR IN MIND AND THE PROCEEDS WILL GO TO OUR SCHOLARSHIP FUND.
I HAVE MYSELF AS A TIPS PERSON BECAUSE I HAVE MY TIPS CARD NOW AND TONY HOLT IS GOING TO HELP AS WELL.
WE'LL HAVE TWO CHAMBER, HE'S A BOARD MEMBER AS WELL.
WE HAVE TWO CHAMBER MEMBERS THERE.
>> THIS IS TOTALLY INDOORS, NOTHING OUTDOORS.
>> INDOORS INSIDE A COW BARN. IT'LL START BY THE SNACKS, THE COTTAGE SNACKS AND DIFFERENT THINGS AND FOR SOFT DRINKS, CHECKS BEER AND WINE.
>> IS THIS A CASH BAR OR HONEY?
>> IT WILL BE A CASH BAR FOR THE BEER AND WINE.
>> THERE ARE CART AS THEY COME IN SO EVERYBODY WILL BE CARTED.
IF THEY DON'T HAVE AN ID, THEY WON'T GET SERVED.
I'LL DOUBLE CHECK IF ANYBODY, AS THEY COME TO ME.
BUT WHEN THEY COME IN THERE'S A REGISTERABLE ID THAT CART THEM.
THEY'LL GET WRISTBANDS FOR OVER 21, THAT WAY BECAUSE IF YOU'RE ON YOU CAN RIP THAT WRISTBAND RIGHT OFF.
WRISTBANDS FOR OVER 21, UNDER 21, NO WRISTBANDS.
>> DID YOU SAY 5:00? BECAUSE THE APPLICATION SAYS 6:00-9:00.
>> THE DOORS OPEN AT 5:00 BUT THE OFFICIAL BINGO DOESN'T START UNTIL 6:00.
THEN WE CAN WAIT TO SERVE UNTIL 6:00.
WE ABSOLUTELY CAN OR IF I NEED TO ADJUST SOMETHING.
>> BEFORE WE WOULD MAKE A MOTION, DID YOU WANT THAT CHANGED TO 5:00-9:00?
>> YES. IF WE CAN, WE CAN CHANGE IT TO 5:00, THAT WAY WE GET TO PROCEED AT 6:00.
>> BECAUSE THE CHAMBER HAS DONE LOTS OF STUFF, THERE'S NEVER BEEN AN ISSUE.
THIS IS 100% INDOORS, THEY'RE CARTING THERE.
>> I JUST CAME ACROSS THE ADVERTISEMENT ON FACEBOOK LAST NIGHT AND I FIGURED WE'D SEE YOU.
YOU'RE GOING TO HANDLE THE ALCOHOL YOU GUYS ARE HIRING THAT OUT THIS TIME?
>> NO, [INAUDIBLE] THIS TIME WE'VE GOT TO SERVE THE BOTTLES.
>> NOTHING WITH COW BARN, NOTHING WITH THE CHAMBER.
>> I JUST HAVE ONE QUEST, JUST PERSONAL INTEREST.
WHAT'S THE MUSICAL THING THERE? [LAUGHTER]
>> THIS IS MY FIRST TIME DOING IT SO I'M STILL A LITTLE CONFUSED BUT I'LL LET YOU KNOW AFTER FRIDAY NIGHT.
[LAUGHTER] I DON'T KNOW, I THINK THE SONGS ARE ON THE BINGO CARD AND THEY PLAY THE MUSIC AND WE TRY TO GET BINGO [OVERLAPPING].
>> YOU HAVE TO GUESS IT. IT'S VERY HARD.
>> BASICALLY THEY PLAY A COUPLE NOTES OF THE SONG AND THEN YOU GUESS THE SONG.
>> I'M EXCITED ABOUT IT, I THINK IT'S FUN.
>> I'M LIKE, NO, I MAY HAVE SOLD ONLY 100 TICKETS.
[LAUGHTER] I'M A BELIEVER NOW.
I'M LIKE, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S GOING TO WORK.
>> I MAKE A MOTION. WE APPROVED CAROLINE COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MUSIC BINGO FOR JANUARY 26, 2024 TO BE HELD AT COULBOURNE EVENTS ON 101 COULBOURNE ROAD FROM 5:00-9:00.
>> WELL, NORMALLY WE DO ALL IN FAVOR.
>> ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, AYE?
>> THANK YOU, TRACY. GOOD LUCK.
>> IT SOUNDS INTERESTING. NOW THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS RED LIGHT LIQUORS,
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TEMPORARY APPLICATION FOR A BEER AND WINE TASTING LICENSE.YOU'RE ALREADY THERE. [LAUGHTER] DO YOU HEREBY SOLEMNLY DECLARE AND AFFIRM UNDER THE PENALTIES OF PERJURY THAT THE STATEMENT YOU MAKE AND THE TESTIMONY YOU GIVE IS THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH?
>> PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.
>> [INAUDIBLE] 876 PLAINTIFFS DRIVERS.
>> TELL US ABOUT WHAT YOU WANT TO DO HERE.
>> WE HAVE A PERMIT FOR SO MANY TASTINGS DURING 2023 AND CRYSTAL SAID THAT IT'S A CALENDAR YEAR.
>> YOU THOUGHT IT WAS A YEAR FROM THE TIME YOU APPLIED.
>> WELL, NOT NECESSARILY THAT BUT FOR THE SAME YEARS YOUR LICENSE WAS.
WE HAVE ONE EVENT RIGHT NOW BUT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MORE EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
THE EVENT THAT WE ARE HOPING TO HAVE NOW IS WE WANT TO HAVE A VALENTINE'S DAY EVENT.
WE'VE SECURED A LOBSTER FOOD TRUCK.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A DESSERT VENDOR WITH LIQUOR FLAVOR DESSERTS AND HOPEFULLY A BEER AND WINE TASTE.
>> WE'VE DONE BEER AND WINE TASTING.
>> WE HAD AN ISSUE ON THE FIRST ONE, JUST WHICH, LIKE I SAID, I DIDN'T HOLD THEM TOO BECAUSE THE PEOPLE THAT CAME WERE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE RULES. THAT WAS THE FIRST ONE.
THEY'VE DONE VERY WELL WITH EVERYTHING ELSE SINCE BECAUSE WE WENT OVER THAT.
I WAS JUST AT RED LIGHT LIQUORS TWO NIGHTS AGO DOING A VERY NICE JOB AS FAR AS CHECKING IDS.
VERY INTERESTING CHARACTER COME IN WHILE I WAS THERE.
>> DID YOU GO IN THERE? [LAUGHTER]
>> THAT PERSON WAS OBVIOUSLY OVER SERVED, NOT FROM THERE, BUT THEY DID A VERY NICE JOB NOT SELLING TO HIM.
THEY'RE DOING EVERYTHING THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO DO AND AS WELL AS, LIKE SAID, THEY STAY IN CONSTANT COMMUNICATION WITH ME SO NO ISSUES WITH ANY OF THAT.
THE PRIOR EVENTS HAVE BEEN GOOD.
>> RIGHT NOW, AND I KNOW BECAUSE IT'S IN FRONT OF ME, ROBIN, BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW, YOU ONLY HAVE THE ONE.
YOU DO KNOW THAT WHEN YOU WANT TO HAVE MORE, YOU HAVE TO NOTIFY WITHIN A CERTAIN TIME PERIOD SO THAT IT CAN BE NOTED ON THE CALENDAR? YES. WE JUST THOUGHT IT WAS EASIER RATHER THAN TRYING TO PLAN OUT THE YEAR.
>> THEN SAY, OH, WE FORGOT THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN AND NOW YOU CAN'T GET A PERSON ON THIS DATE TO COME DO IT.
WE CAN MOVE IT JUST TO DO IT AS THEY HAVE.
>> NOW, YOU HAVE A THING ON HERE FOR THE TIMING TO BE EITHER FROM 4:00-7:00 OR 5:00-8:00.
>> COULD WE JUST DO 4:00-8:00 BECAUSE THE BEER GUY, HIS WIFE, SAID SHE WAS OKAY WITH HIM BEING THERE 4:00-6:00.
>> BUT WE STILL WANT TO TRY AND GET A LINE PERSON TO DO 5:00-8:00 BECAUSE PEOPLE CAN'T GET THERE.
>> OUR FOOD TRUCK IS GOING TO BE FROM 11:00-8:00.
>> BECAUSE YOU GUYS ARE COMING UP ON YOUR ONE YEAR, AREN'T YOU? YES. ON MARCH.
I FIGURE YOUR PRESS PROBABLY DO SOMETHING.
WE PROBABLY WILL BUT WE HAVEN'T.
WE'RE SO BUSY WORKING ON THAT.
>> OH, YEAH. WE TALKED ABOUT IT.
>> THIS WOULD BE GOOD FOR CALENDAR YEAR OF 2024.
>> ANY OTHER ISSUES? ANYTHING ELSE?
>> ANYTHING YOU POSSIBLY MIGHT BE THINKING ABOUT?
>> YEAH, FOR RED LIGHT. ROBIN, WE'RE JUST ASKING.
>> [OVERLAPPING] I'M SURE WE'LL DO SOME SORT OF ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY.
WE'LL PROBABLY DO SOMETHING CLOSE TO 4TH OF JULY.
WE DEFINITELY WILL DO SOMETHING RIGHT BEFORE THANKSGIVING, WE DID A LINE CASING RIGHT BEFORE THANKSGIVING, PROBABLY DO SOMETHING SIMILAR CLOSE TO CHRISTMAS.
WE'VE BEEN HAVING FOOD TRUCKS ABOUT ONCE A WEEK, NOT SO MUCH RIGHT NOW BECAUSE IT BEING SO COLD.
[OVERLAPPING] BUT WE MIGHT GO BACK TO FOOD TRUCKS ONCE A WEEK.
WE TRY AND COORDINATE. WE'D LIKE TO DO A TASTING A MONTH.
>> BECAUSE I'VE SEEN THE ADVERTISEMENTS WHERE OFF THE SAW STEPHEN'S BEEN THERE A FEW TIMES AND EVERYTHING.
>> I WAS SKEPTICAL WITH THE FOOD TRUCKS AND LIQUOR BEING THERE BECAUSE OF THE PARKING LOT, BUT RJ'S BEEN THERE EVERY TIME AND IT'S GONE VERY WELL. [OVERLAPPING]
I THINK IT'S BEEN GOOD ALL THE WAY AROUND.
I KNOW EVERY FOOD TRUCK WE'VE HAD HAS CALLED AND ASKED IF THEY CAN COME BACK.
>> I THINK AN ISSUE AT THE BEGINNING [OVERLAPPING]
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>> MAYBE TO BE EXPECTED A LITTLE BIT, BUT AS LONG AS IT WAS HANDLED, AND WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY OTHER ISSUES.
YOU WANT ME TO MAKE A MOTION OR DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING ELSE?
>> I HAVE ONE. THIS IS MAINLY A QUESTION TO YOU, TROY.
DOES SHE HAVE TO COME IN AND GET APPROVAL FOR THE YEARS?
>> SHE WOULD JUST HAVE TO NOTIFY IF SHE BOUGHT THE TOTAL OF THE WINE LICENSE AND THEN SHE WOULD JUST HAVE TO NOTIFY.
>> [OVERLAPPING] I'M READY FOR YOU.
>> I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE RED LIGHT LIQUORS TO 2024 BEER AND WINE TASTING LICENSE TO BE HELD.
>> I DO HAVE A QUESTION, I'M SORRY. ON JULY 1ST, WHEN THE LIQUOR TASTING GOES INTO EFFECT, I KNOW WE'LL NEED A NOTE BUT DO WE NEED TO DO A WHOLE ANOTHER PERMIT OR THIS [NOISE]
>> WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO WAIT TO FIND OUT WHAT [OVERLAPPING] THEY SAY BECAUSE THEY'VE NOT SAID ANYTHING YET.
>> I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I'VE GONE ACTIVE ON THAT [OVERLAPPING]
>> ONCE WE GET THAT FIRST YEAR OUT OF THE WAY, THEN IT WILL PROBABLY JUST BE SMOOTH, JUST LIKE THIS.
>> BUT I GUESS MORE OF MY QUESTION IS [OVERLAPPING]
>> I UNDERSTAND WHAT SHE'S ASKING.
>> WILL THIS COVER THE WHOLE YEAR OR WILL THERE BE A NEW PERMIT THAT WILL BE GOOD FOR HALF A YEAR?
>> I DON'T THINK UNTIL THAT LAW GOES IN EFFECT AND THE RULES COME DOWN FOR IT, I DON'T KNOW THAT ANYBODY CAN ANSWER THAT YET, ROBIN.
IT MAY ACTUALLY JUST PHASE RIGHT INTO THAT THIS IS PART OF IT, BUT IT ALSO MAY BE THAT YOU HAVE TO COME BACK.
>> WHICH IS FINE, I JUST WANT TO BE PROACTIVE TO DO WHAT I'M SUPPOSED TO.
>> IT'S UP TO ANNAPOLIS. [LAUGHTER]
>> GOOD QUESTION, BUT I'M NOT SURE.
NOT TO GIVE YOU THE RUNAROUND OR ANYTHING.
>> THAT'S FINE. I GOT TO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR WHAT'S GOING ON.
>> YES. I'M SURE, KNOWING THE WAY THAT YOU HAVE BEEN DOING THINGS, YOU WILL BE ON TOP OF IT SO YOU'LL PROBABLY BE HERE BEFORE ANY OF US UP HERE REALIZE WHAT'S GOING ON.
>> YOU GUYS SEE ME PLENTY, SO LIKE I SAID, IF I FIND OUT ANYTHING, I'LL COMMUNICATE IT WITH YOU GUYS.
MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE RED LIGHT LIQUORS 2024 BEER AND WINE TASTING LICENSE.
THEY HAVE ONE EVENT SCHEDULED AS OF RIGHT NOW FOR FEBRUARY 14TH OF 2024.
THAT WILL GO FROM 4:00-8:00 AND SHE WILL NOTIFY THE OFFICE OF ANY FURTHER PENDING DATES.
>> CAROLINE COUNTY 4-H FAIR BOARD.
ON THE STAND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, PLEASE.
DO YOU HEREBY SOLEMNLY DECLARE AND AFFIRM UNDER THE PENALTIES OF PERJURY THAT THE STATEMENTS YOU MAKE AND THE TESTIMONY YOU GIVE IS THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH?
>> FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.
>> JOHN HILL 26331 [INAUDIBLE].
>> HAVE A SEAT. TELL US ABOUT WHAT THE PLAN HERE IS.
LAST YEAR WE HAD IT AND TROY WAS OUT THERE, I THINK EVERYTHING WENT VERY SMOOTHLY.
NO ISSUES THAT HE'S COME TO ME ABOUT.
THIS YEAR, THE ONLY ALTERATION WE WANT TO DO IS, LAST YEAR, BEER WAS INCLUDED WITH YOUR MISSION TICKET, ID AT THE DOOR, BAND, SO FORTH.
THIS YEAR WE'RE DOING THE BEER ALSO, BUT WE WANT TO DO A HOOP KEY AND [INAUDIBLE] OR SOMETHING.
IT'S ANOTHER, BUT IT'S A MORE EXPENSIVE ONE, SO THE BEER, THE MILLER LITE, OR WHATEVER IT IS WE HAVE ON THE BEER TRAILER IS GOING TO BE FREE WITH THE HOOP KEY.
IS INCLUDED AND WHAT THE OTHER TWO ADDED ITEMS WILL BE A [INAUDIBLE] AND IT'LL BE SLID OVER JUST A FEW FEET FROM THAT.
>> I SEE. BUT YOU'VE GOT NO CHECK, OH, I SEE, BAY AREA DJ.
I THOUGHT THAT MEANT WRISTBANDS. [OVERLAPPING]
>> WE'RE GOING TO HAVE WRISTBANDS.
>> ALL THE ALCOHOL COMING FROM THE SAME PLACE?
>> NO. IT WAS A VERY WELL-RUN EVENT.
HE CAME OVER, TALKED TO ME, EVERYTHING WAS GREAT AND LIKE I SAID, I THINK HE EXPECTS TO SEE ME THERE.
>> IT WAS A VERY GOOD TURNOUT. WE HAD A COUPLE OF GUYS THAT WERE JOKING AROUND BUT IT WAS NOTHING.
IT WAS JUST YOUNG GUYS BEING STUPID.
[OVERLAPPING] YOU SAID YOUNG, THAT RULES ME OUT. [LAUGHTER]
>> [INAUDIBLE] THE FAIR BOARD MEMBER SAW IT AND WAS LIKE HEY, WE KNOW YOU WEREN'T FIGHTING OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, BUT NO ROUGHHOUSING, WE'VE GOT TOO MUCH MONEY AND TOO MANY PEOPLE IN HERE FOR CRAZY STUFF.
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THERE'S DOORWAYS OR SOMETHING THAT WENT OUT TO THE BEER TRAILER.>> WELL, THE BEER TRAILER WAS SET UP AND WE HAD A TABLE JUST INSIDE.
BECAUSE THE TRAILER WAS TOO BIG TO SHOVE INSIDE.
>> BECAUSE BASICALLY, IT'S AN INDOOR EVENT.
>> INDOOR EVENT. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE AN OUTSIDE FOUR-BODY SYSTEM BECAUSE WE HAD A SEPARATE ISSUE LAST YEAR, BUT WE'RE STILL GOING TO DETER AND TELL PEOPLE NO ALCOHOL OUTSIDE THE BUILDING TYPE DEAL.
>> WAIT A MINUTE, HE'S GOT TO ANSWER IT.
>> [LAUGHTER] NO FURTHER QUESTIONS. DO YOU HAVE ANY?
>> I ACTUALLY HAVE NO OTHER QUESTIONS.
THERE WAS NO ISSUES, IT WAS A WELL-RUN EVENT.
THE ONLY CHANGE IS THEY'RE ADDING BASICALLY TWO MORE TYPES OF BEVERAGE, SOME A HARD TEA, AND THEN A CIDER, IT LOOKS LIKE, FROM THE DRAWINGS.
>>OTHER THAN PORTA-POT, I'M NOT SURE HOW FAR THE PORTA-POTTY IS GOING TO BE.
>> BUT MAYBE IF YOU DO THE ROPE LIKE HOW THE FAIR DOES JUST TO EVEN THAT ONE STRING JUST TO CONTAIN THAT BECAUSE THAT COULD SPILL OUT.
>> WE TRIED TO DETER THE SMOKERS BECAUSE IT'S A NON-SMOKING BUILDING FROM CARRYING IT OUT, BUT WE DID OUR BEST WITH 400 PEOPLE THERE OR WHATEVER, IT WAS 500 PEOPLE.
FOR THAT MANY PEOPLE IN ONE BUILDING, I THINK THAT EVERYTHING WENT PRETTY GOOD ALONG.
>> JUST TO POINT, THE OTHER THINGS THEY'RE SELLING, ARE THEY BEER?
>> THEY'RE NOT CONSIDERED LIQUOR.
>> IT'S MORE OF A CRAFT THING.
THAT YOU CAN GET ONE OF THESE CRAFT PLACES THAT HAS EXPANDED TO KELLY SELLS IT NOW.
G&G PROBABLY HAS A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT ONES THAT THEY SELL.
>> IT'S NOT A VERY STRONG ALCOHOL CONTENT.
IT'S ABOUT THE SAME THING AS A BUD LIGHT OR SOMETHING.
>> IT JUST DOESN'T HAVE THE BEER FLAVOR THAT SOME PEOPLE DON'T LIKE.
>> LIKE THE TWISTED TEA, THINGS ON THAT LINE.
>> IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE DRINKING? THE TWISTED TEA.
[LAUGHTER] WHY DO YOU KEEP GOING AT IT LIKE THAT?
>> MAKE A MOTION. WE APPROVE CAROLINE DORCHESTER 4-H FAIR BOARD, SPORTSMAN'S BASH FOR FEBRUARY 24TH, 2024 FROM 11:00 AM TO 07:00 PM WITH THE ONE STIPULATION OF TRYING TO DO SOMETHING WITH THE PORTA POTTIES TO KEEP PEOPLE FROM JUST BEING ABLE TO WANDER.
BUT I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT THAT'LL BE TAKEN CARE OF.
>> AS FAR AS TIPS, LIKE I SAID, BETH'S GOING TO SEND YOU THAT EMAIL AND THEN JUST SHOOT ME TEXT.
IF YOU HAVE MORE THAN FOUR, I WILL GO WHEREVER [OVERLAPPING].
>> GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> WAIT. I SECOND THAT MOTION.
ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE.
>> IF YOU DON'T HAVE MY NUMBER, IT'S ON THAT EMAIL TOO.
>> GREAT. THANK YOU. [INAUDIBLE]
>> CAROLINE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY, COME ON UP.
>> IF YOU BOTH HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY, THEN YES, PLEASE.
>> PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HANDS.
DO YOU HEREBY SOLEMNLY DECLARE AND AFFIRM UNDER THE PENALTIES OF PERJURY THAT THE STATEMENT YOU MAKE AND THE TESTIMONY YOU GIVE IS THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH?
>> PLEASE GIVE ME YOUR NAME AND THE ADDRESS.
>> THANK YOU. SO YOU'RE HERE FOR?
>> MARCH THE 15TH AND IT'S AT THE MUSEUM.
>> IT'S AT THE MUSEUM. EVERYTHING WILL BE INSIDE THIS EVENT THAT WE HAVE QUITE A FEW THERE.
USUALLY IT'S KATHY [OVERLAPPING] THIS IS OUR FIRST TIME BUT THEN WITH JACK PASSING AWAY I KNOW THE VICE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY SO WE HAVE NEW OFFICERS.
HE SAYS HE'S NOT GOING TO BE PRESIDENT IN APRIL. [LAUGHTER].
>> HE'S MAKING US ALL NERVOUS.
>> HE SAID HE WOULD BE PRESENT IN OCTOBER IF I WOULD VOLUNTEER TO BE VICE PRESIDENT.
>> WELL, TELL US ABOUT THE EVENT.
>> WELL, THE REASON WE'RE DOING THIS IS THAT EVEN THOUGH 1773 IS WHEN THE COUNTY WAS ESTABLISHED, IT DIDN'T HOLD COURT OFFICIALLY UNTIL MARCH 15TH, 1774.
WE'RE ACTUALLY 250 YEARS FROM THAT DATE AND LATER WE HAVE OUR PRESENTATION AND IS [INAUDIBLE] THAT THEY'VE BEEN DOING IT ON JOE SMITH'S PROPERTIES ON SMITH.
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THAT'S WHERE THE FIRST PART OF THE SHOW IS.I'M NOT SURE ABOUT CAROLINE, HOW WE STARTED WE CREATE A COUNTY, YOU GOT NINE COMMISSIONERS BUT YOU DON'T HAVE A COUNTY SEAT.
AND YOU PUT IT A LITTLE BIT FURTHER NORTH BUT ANYWAYS, THAT'S WHY WE HAVEN'T BEEN THERE THAT DAY.
IT TIES IN WITH ST. PATRICK'S DAY SO WE'RE TRYING TO TIE IT IN LEADING INTO A SEPARATE TO HELP BRING BUSINESSES AND PEOPLE [INAUDIBLE].
BUT ANYWAYS, IT'S JUST THAT [INAUDIBLE].
IF THEY HAVE $50 YOU'LL GET BOTTLE FOR TWO DRINKS, EITHER WINE OR A BEER.
WE'RE NOT SELLING ALCOHOL THERE AND WE'RE NOT SELLING ANYTHING OVER THE TWO DRINKS AND THERE'LL BE FOOD AND I CAN SAY WE'LL HAVE A PROGRAM.
WE EVEN HAVE A COUNTY COMMISSIONER TO DO THE PROCLAMATION AND POLITICIANS [INAUDIBLE].
>> POLITICIANS TO THEN DO THAT FOR US.
THE CHAMBERS INVITED SOME OF THE DELEGATES.
WE DON'T HAVE A NUMBER OF HOW MANY PEOPLE WE THINK ARE GOING TO COME,-
I'M SORRY, THIS IS GETTING MIXED UP.
THIS IS WITH THE SATURDAY'S EVENT, WHICH IS SET. WE HAVE 78.
I DON'T ANTICIPATE MORE THAN 100.
BUT WE DON'T KNOW BECAUSE WE'RE JUST STARTED THE ADVERTISING.
>> WE HAVE QUITE A FEW TIPS CERTIFIED FOLKS.
WE ALSO PLAN ON BEING ON THE [INAUDIBLE].
AND WE MAY HAVE ONE OTHER OFFICER TRYING TO GET A COUPLE OF OFFICERS ALSO WHO ARE CERTIFIED SO WE HAVE MULTIPLE OPTIONS.
>> SHARE THE FUNDS. [LAUGHTER] WELL, IT'S QUITE EYE OPENING.
YOU DON'T EXPECT YOUR MENTOR TO PASS AWAY.
IT'S OPENED OUR EYES AND SO WE ALL GET INVOLVED.
>> NO ISSUES. LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING YOU GUYS IN THE CLASS AND IF THERE'S ANYTHING YOU NEED JUST REACH OUT TO BETH AND SHE'LL GET HOLD OF ME.
>> WELL, JUST KNOW THAT USUALLY ARE NEGLIGENCE FOR VERY ADULT PEOPLE BEING BACKED BY THE LAW HAVE THAT INTRIGUES YOU COME OUT AND SEE WHAT'S GOING ON. [LAUGHTER]
>> YOU'RE WELCOME TO SHARE ON SATURDAY CHECK IT OUT.
>> ANY ISSUES WITH YOU, ANY QUESTIONS?
>> I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
TO ME THIS IS NOT A DRINKING EVENT, THIS IS JUST A FUND RAISING EVENT AND THEY'RE TRYING TO JUST OFFER THAT LITTLE OPPORTUNITY.
PROBABLY A FAIR AMOUNT OF YOUR GUESTS PROBABLY WON'T EVEN TAKE A GLASS OF WINE OR A BEER THOUGH.
>> THAT'S VERY POSSIBLE. WE WILL HAVE [INAUDIBLE].
>> I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE YOU COMING IN AND DOING IT THE RIGHT WAY AND GETTING A LICENSE AND THINGS LIKE THAT, SO WE APPRECIATE THAT.
>> BECAUSE HONESTLY, I SCROLLED FACEBOOK WHEN I WAS HERE AT THE COMMISSIONER'S MEETING LAST NIGHT BECAUSE I WAS INTERESTED ON WHAT'S GOING ON.
I GOT HOME AND I OPENED UP FACEBOOK AND I'M SCROLLING THROUGH THEM, I SAW THE AD ON THERE AND I'M I WONDER.
>> BECAUSE WE STARTED LATE ON THIS.
WE HAVE TO MOVE AND HOPEFULLY THE DECKS WILL FALL IN ORDER.
I MEET GEORGE BEING PART TOMORROW TO DISCUSS THE EVENT ITSELF.
WE'RE TRYING TO CLOSE THE ROAD ON MARKET STREET BUT THERE WILL BE NO ALCOHOL THIS YEAR.
IF THIS EVENT GOES FORWARD IN THE FUTURE YEARS, THAT'S UP TO THAT.
RIGHT NOW WE STARTED OUT, WE WANT TO KEEP IT SIMPLE.
BUT SAY WE'RE GOING TO GEORGE TO SAY, WHAT DO WE HAVE TO DO TO MAKE THESE STREETS CLOSED AND HOW WE GET IT DONE.
YOU TELL ME WHAT WE NEED TO DO SO I MEET HERE AT ONE O'CLOCK TOMORROW.
>> IT'S NOT MEANT TO BE ANYTHING LIKE SUMMER FEST, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT.
>> LIKE YOU SAID, WITH THE PASSING OF JOCK AND THE SHUFFLING OF TRYING TO FIGURE EVERYTHING OUT, IT'S A LOT TO TAKE IN AND HOPEFULLY THINGS WILL CARRY ON AND KEEP GOING.
>> WE HOPE SO. WE ARE LOOKING FOR ANYBODY WHO WANTS A VOLUNTEER TO BE PRESIDENT.
YOU WERE THE PRESIDENT OF THE CAROLINE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY BEFORE JACK.
I SAID, DON'T YOU WANT TO BOOK IN THE BACK? [LAUGHTER] DON'T YOU WANT TO [INAUDIBLE]? IT AIN'T FUNNY.
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WE APPROVE CAROLINE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETIES.
WE'LL JUST GO WITH THIS, THE CCHS VIP 250TH CELEBRATION OF CAROLINE COUNTY FOR MARCH 15, 2024 FROM 05:00-08:00 P.M.
>> ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE.
>> THANK YOU GUYS. GOOD LUCK TO YOU.
>> FOLLOW UP FACEBOOK, FOLLOW UP THE WEBSITE AND COMMENT ON [INAUDIBLE].
>> IF YOU WANT A [INAUDIBLE]. [LAUGHTER] [INAUDIBLE] IS WHAT WE GOT FROM CCPC, THE HIGH SCHOOL.
THAT WAS THE PRODUCT THIS YEAR, THEY'RE SELLING [INAUDIBLE] TO HELP THEIR PROGRAM ON.
>> MY SON PROBABLY APPRECIATE IT.
>> WE OFTEN TRY TO HANG AROUND WITH THIS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> NEXT ITEM IS THE INSPECTOR'S REPORT.
>> JUST BASICALLY WRAPPED UP THE YEAR.
BASICALLY IN THE MONTH OF DECEMBER TO JANUARY WE TRIED TO WRAP EVERYTHING UP FOR THE END OF THE YEAR.
DID ABOUT 24 INSPECTIONS, WENT TO THE AMERICAN LEGION, TALKED TO THEM ABOUT ONE OF THEIR ADVERTISEMENTS, ONE OF THEIR NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS.
BUT EVERYTHING WENT GOOD THERE.
EVERYTHING HAS BEEN WRAPPING UP.
I'VE STARTED SOMETHING NEW THIS YEAR WHERE I TOLD YOU BEFORE I WAS DOING.
I GO TO THE BUSINESSES, I WOULD CHECK IDS WITH THEM.
I'M GOING TO EVERY BUSINESS TO START THE YEAR, TO PREPARE THEM FOR THESE UNDERAGE CHECKS SO THAT THEY KNOW WHAT TO LOOK FOR.
HOPEFULLY, THAT WILL HELP US SUCCEED IN NOT HAVING SO MANY SALES.
I STARTED THE YEAR, I'VE ALREADY DONE TWO.
>> WE GOT WHAT? ABOUT 39 OR 40?
>> ABOUT THAT. LIKE I SAID, I'M GOING TO SPEND TIME WITH EACH ONE OF THEM SO HOPEFULLY THEY'VE TAUGHT IT.
WRAPPED UP TIPS. I DIDN'T HAVE ANY TIPS LAST MONTH JUST BECAUSE OF THE HOLIDAYS AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT BUT WE'RE STARTING RIGHT BACK HERE IN FEBRUARY.
>> IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A FEW.
>> SO FAR IT SOUNDS LIKE THAT.
>> I JUST WANT THE RECORD TO REFLECT I ATTENDED YOUR TIPS SCREENING.
I THOUGHT IT WAS VERY WELL DONE AND I HAD NO QUESTIONS.
>> I NOTIFIED THE BOARD THE LAST TIME THAT YOU PASSED AND I PRESENTED YOU WITH YOUR CARD.
[LAUGHTER] I APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE CLASS AND SAID, HOPEFULLY LEARN SOMETHING AND WE'RE ENTERTAINED AT LEAST.
>> I THINK IT WAS VERY WELL DONE EITHER.
>> YESTERDAY, I WAS SPEAKING WITH GREG BECAUSE HE COULDN'T BE HERE TODAY AND HE WANTED ME TO FOLLOW UP ON THE GENTLEMAN FROM FEDERALSBURG THAT WANTED TO HAVE THE NEW YEAR'S CELEBRATION AND WE DID NOT APPROVE IT.
DID YOU HEAR ANYTHING OUT OF FEDERALSBURG PD OR DID YOU HAPPEN TO SLIP THROUGH THERE?
>> I WORKED AT NEW YEAR'S EVE FEDERALSBURG, I'VE WORKED AT EVERY TOWN IN NEW YEAR'S EVE.
DROVE BY JUST BECAUSE OF THE CLOSE PROXIMITY TO SUPER SODA.
WE SAW A FEW CARS UP THERE AND WE DID TALK TO THE TOWNS, NO ISSUES, TO SAY.
>> GREG YESTERDAY IN CONVERSATION BECAUSE HE COULDN'T MAKE IT TODAY, HE ASKED ME TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT.
>> WOULD IT BE ON THE MAIN STREET, AND LIKE I SAID, WITHOUT THEM BEING IN THE BUSINESS AND SELLING ALCOHOL, I DIDN'T HAVE ANY [OVERLAPPING].
>> I KNOW YOU HAD NO JURISDICTION OVER IT BUT I DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU HAD HEARD IF FEDERALSBURG PD HAD ANY ISSUES OR NOT.
I KNOW THAT THEY DO PRETTY GOOD AT KEEPING ON TOP OF THINGS AND COMMUNICATING WITH YOU.
>> FEDERALSBURG CERTAINLY DOES WORK WELL WITH ME, THEY DO COMMUNICATE.
SAY I'VE TALKED TO SEVERAL OTHER OFFICERS OVER THERE, NO ISSUES.
ONE THING I WILL ALSO PRESENT, AS WE KNOW, SUNSET PEDDLERS IS CLOSED NOW FROM SELLING ALCOHOL.
THEN SHORE COUNTRY STORE, MARY'S COUNTRY STORE, THEY WERE CLOSED FOR A FEW DAYS.
NOTHING AS FAR AS REQUESTING PERMISSION BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T CLOSED AT MAY DAYS BUT THEY WERE DOING SOME KIND OF RESTORATION.
I WILL BE GOING IN THERE TO CHECK THAT AS WELL.
>> THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
>> I THINK IT WAS JUST SOME STRICTLY MAINTENANCE KIND OF THINGS BUT WE'LL JUST CHECK IT OUT ANYWAY.
>> GLEN, YESTERDAY I HAD ORDERED LUNCH AND I'M SITTING AT A TABLE WAITING FOR MY LUNCH TO GET READY AND I HAPPENED TO JUST BE LOOKING AND UP ON THIS CORK BOARD, IT WAS STAR GAS AND DIESEL THERE IN GREENSBORO WHICH USED TO BE BODIES.
I LOOKED AND I JUST CHUCKLED TO MYSELF.
THEY ACTUALLY HAD A FILE FOLDER, SO TO SPEAK, THUMB TACKED UP THERE WITH TIPS CERTIFICATIONS IN IT.
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I SENT TRAY A PICTURE AND HE SAID, I KNOW EXACTLY WHERE YOU ARE.[LAUGHTER] BUT I WAS IMPRESSED THAT I KNOW A LOT OF PLACES OVER THE YEARS HAVE STRUGGLED WITH THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE ALL OF THOSE AVAILABLE FOR YOU.
THAT WAS RIGHT THERE, VERY CONVENIENT FOR ANYBODY THAT WAS WORKING TO BE ABLE TO SHOW.
>> WE DID GO THERE, WE CHECKED THOSE THINGS OUT.
A LOT OF THE BUSINESSES HAVE MADE IT A LOT MORE EASY.
IT'S TAKEN MY INSPECTION TIME DOWN QUITE A BIT, WHICH HAS BEEN GREAT.
IT SEEMS LIKE EVERYBODY HAS GOTTEN ON BOARD.
WE STRUGGLED A LITTLE BIT WITH COVID AS FAR AS UNDERAGE SALES, WE SAW THEM GO UP, BUT I THINK FINGERS CROSSED WE HOPE THAT THIS YEAR SHOWS PROGRESSION.
LIKE YOU SAID, IF THE GUYS ARE PASSING, HEY, I'M OUT THERE DOING MY JOB AND MAYBE MY TIPS CLASSES ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE.
>> I LIKE THE IDEA OF A LITTLE BIT OF EDUCATION FOR ALL THE ESTABLISHMENTS, EVEN THE ONES THAT YOU REALLY HAVEN'T HAD ISSUES WITH.
INSTEAD OF COMING IN HERE WITH VIOLATIONS AND FINES.
>> WHEN I COME IN, PEOPLE ARE ON THE FRONT.
SHOULD I CARD THEM, SHOULD I NOT? I TELL THEM, I'M NOT NECESSARILY HERE FOR YOU BUT I ALSO WANT TO EDUCATE YOU AT THE SAME TIME.
THAT WAY, IF ONE NIGHT A KID DOES COME IN THE STORE, OH, I WASN'T EXPECTING TO SEE HIM THERE.
IT LETS PEOPLE KNOW THAT PEOPLE IN THE COUNTY ARE LOOKING, THAT PEOPLE ARE OUT, AND THE FACT OF SHIFTING AROUND, YOU NEVER KNOW WHERE I'LL BE.
>> ONE OTHER THING I HAVE NOTICED THOUGH, EVEN THOUGH I DON'T KNOW ABOUT STATE LINE BUT I DO KNOW THAT BARGAIN IS NOT REALLY STAYING TRUE TO THEIR CARDING EVERYBODY AND USING THEIR LITTLE MACHINE.
BECAUSE I'VE BEEN IN THERE A COUPLE OF TIMES AND SET THE ITEM UP AND PAY FOR IT AND WALK OUT THE DOOR.
>> I TALKED TO RENEE ABOUT THAT AS FAR AS STATE LINE.
IT WAS GOING TO BE SCANNING, EVERYBODY WAS TO BE SCANNED, THEN IT WENT TO, WELL, WE HAVE TO PUT IN EVERYBODY'S DATE OF BIRTH.
WELL, WE'VE SEEN THAT IN THE PAST FAIL AS PEOPLE PUT IN ANYTHING.
I AM AFRAID THAT THAT MIGHT HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE.
I KNOW THEY TAKE IT SERIOUSLY BUT HEY, IT TAKES ONE EMPLOYEE TO DO IT ONE MINUTE.
BUT THEY'VE HAD QUITE A BIT OF TURNOVER LATELY AFTER TALKING TO RENEE.
I DO KNOW THAT THEY DO MEAN BUSINESS AS FAR AS THE MANAGEMENT.
LIKE I SAID, I'M INTERESTED IN SEEING IT BUT HOPEFULLY.
THOSE ARE ONE OF THE BUSINESSES THAT I DO WORK WELL WITH, THAT THEY DO SEE ME FREQUENTLY.
HOPEFULLY THESE VISITS AND THESE EDUCATIONS PUTS IT INTO PROSPECT.
SHE ALSO SAID THAT A LOT OF THE EMPLOYEES DIDN'T THINK IT WAS SERIOUS UNTIL I SHOWED UP AND THEN NEXT THING YOU KNOW, HEY, THIS EMPLOYEE HAD MORE THAN ONE PROBLEM AND THE NEXT THING YOU KNOW, SHE'S FIRED.
WE DON'T WANT TO SEE ANYBODY GET FIRED BUT IF THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES, HEY, THAT'S A BUSINESS OWNER DECISION.
>> THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES.
>> ANYTHING ON YOUR SIDE THAT WE NEED TO DO?
>> I DID GET A NOTICE AND I HAVEN'T DONE IT YET TO FILL OUT THE, I SIGNED THE ETHICS FORM WITH YOU BUT THERE'S THE STATE FORM ALSO THAT YOU GOT TO GO ONLINE AND FILL OUT SO I'VE GOT TO GET THAT DONE.
MINUTES? ANYTHING TO DO WITH MINUTES OR ANYTHING? I WASN'T HERE AT THE LAST MEETING.
>> NO MINUTES. THEY'LL PROBABLY BE ON THE NEXT.
>> SET THAT ON THE THIRD, WEDNESDAY?
>> I MAY OR MAY NOT BE AT THE NEXT ONE. DEPENDS WHERE I'M AT.
>> WHAT'S THAT MEAN? [LAUGHTER]
>> I WAS GOING TO TELL YOU THE OTHER DAY WHEN YOU POSTED AT YOUR HEAD THAT IF I HEARD SOMETHING BLOW UP OUT THERE.
>> THE NEXT MEETING WOULD BE ON FEBRUARY THE 28TH AT 09:30 A.M.
>> ANYTHING ELSE BEFORE WE CLOSE THE MEETING?
>> MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE MEETING.
>> I SECOND THAT MOTION, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.