# Wicomico County Council Legislative and Open Work Session Oct 6 2026

The Wicomico County Council legislative and open work session, held October 6, 2026, addressed several funding and development matters. The Council unanimously approved Legislative Bill 2026-12, granting Salisbury Neighborhood Housing Services a property-tax abatement while it owns properties, for up to five years or until sale; the organization said the savings would support acquiring, rehabilitating, and developing homes for local families. The Council also approved a bond resolution, though no amount or project details were stated, and unanimously approved Matthew Reinhardt and Saul Ewing LLP as special legal counsel for the Sheriff’s Office on Police Accountability Act trial-board matters; no fee was specified. In an open work session, members reached consensus to send a letter supporting a request for $3 million in state funding toward construction of a Chime School facility serving students with disabilities. Separately, the Wicomico Clean update raised possible future funding for recycling-station staffing and litter reduction, but no spending decision was made. Speakers also cited a planned $13 million landfill cell, without Council action on that project.

The Council introduced Legislative Bill 2026-13 to revise county solar-zoning rules to conform with Maryland Senate Bill 931, which preempts certain local controls and generally requires solar systems to be permitted across zoning districts, subject to limited local standards. A public hearing was scheduled for November 3. Public comments raised questions about a proposed broadband cable route through the county and requested information about any related provider or Amazon Web Services contracts; no contracts or procurement decisions were confirmed. Residents also urged changes to the tax and rent rules affecting Hebron Woods mobile-home tenants and raised housing, road, nursing-home, and water-and-sewer concerns, with no related procurement approvals made during the session.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Construction & Infrastructure, Education
**Topics:** Grants & Funding, Physical Infrastructure
**Published:** October 09, 2026

### Sources
- [Wicomico County Council Legislative and Open Work Session Oct 6 2026](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Yqv9nhNWnY) - PAC 14