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Downtown Development Commission
Meetings
- 2nd Thursday of each month
- 8:45 a.m.
- City Hall
57 N Liberty Street
Cumberland, MD 21502
Members
Member |
District | Seat | Term |
---|---|---|---|
Larry Jackson | Primary | 1 |
July 1, 2015 - July 1, 2018 |
Sandi Saville (Chair) |
Primary | 2 | July 1, 2015 - July 1, 2018 |
David Love | Primary | 3 | January 19, 2016 - July 31, 2019 |
Doug Schwab |
Primary | 4 | July 1, 2015 - July 18, 2018 |
Daniel Taylor-Neumann | Primary | 5 | July 1, 2015 - July 1, 2018 |
Lori Lepley | Primary | 6 | March 20, 2018 - July 1, 2021 |
David Romero |
Primary | 7 | March 20, 2018 - July 1, 2021 |
Paige McFarland |
Primary | 8 | March 20, 2018 - July 1, 2021 |
Nathan Price |
Primary | 9 | March 20, 2018 - July 1, 2021 |
Ed Huber |
Secondary | 1 | July 1, 2015 - July 1, 2018 |
Dan Bowser |
Secondary | 2 | January 19, 2016 - July 31, 2019 |
Rhiannon Morgret | Secondary | 3 | January 19, 2016 - July 31, 2019 |
James Miller | Citizen at Large | 1 | February 19, 2019-July 7, 2022 |
Laurie Marchini | Council Representative - Non-voting member |
Overview
The Downtown Development Commission is a 13-member commission composed of:
This commission shall:
The Downtown Development Commission is a 13-member commission composed of:
- Not less than 9 members from among those property owners and businesses which are located within the Primary Benefit Districts within the Special Taxing District
- Not less than 3 members from among those property owners and businesses located in the Secondary Benefit District within the Special Taxing District
- An additional member appointed from among the general population of the city (Said additional member must be a resident of the City of Cumberland and may be a property owner within the Special Taxing District)
This commission shall:
- Prepare and recommend to the Mayor and City Council a comprehensive plan for the design, construction, operation and maintenance of the downtown Cumberland Mall
- Prepare and recommend changes in the plan, or any part thereof
- Recommend policy rules and regulations for orderly development, operation, use, maintenance, and regulation of the Cumberland Mall
- Conduct studies and submit reports containing specific recommendations with regard to vehicular and pedestrian traffic, parking, and special activities and events with the Cumberland Center City
- Seek the advice, counsel and active participation of city officials
- Arrange and conduct relative publicity
- Prepare an annual budget
- Prepare and submit to the Mayor and City Council a report of finances and administrative activities at the end of the fiscal year