Town Meeting Preview: Police Holiday, Avoiding Sprawl

There are three pieces of new business and a number of announcements on the town meeting agenda for tonight.

Two policies, one for signing checks and the other for a police holiday, are scheduled to come before the Bel Air Board of Commissioners for discussion and approval.

An endorsement of the town's application to the state of Maryland to be designated a is also on the agenda.

"Smart growth concentrates new development and redevelopment in areas that have existing or planned infrastructure to avoid sprawl," according to the state Department of Planning web site.

The meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Bel Air Town Hall, 39 N. Hickory Ave. See the for the full agenda.

Patch will provide live updates from the meeting here.

(The link will work once the meeting begins.)