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Worcester County Public Works Water and Wastewater (WWW) Division staff will be replacing touch pad water meter registers in Ocean Pines, Mystic Harbour, and Newark water service areas now through the end of 2025 during normal business hours. Because water meter pits should always remain easily accessible, property owners in these areas are asked not to park over water meter pits, place mulch or any other covering over the lids, or erect yard decorations in areas that could block access to the meter pits.

Public Works encourages drivers to exercise caution following recent snowfall, advises will begin salt brine treatments today as temps rise above 20 degrees.

An average of 1 1/2 inches of snow fell across the county last night. Historically, the County doesn’t begin plowing operations until accumulations reach 3 inches or more. Plowing less than 3 inches of snow produces sporadic results, as the snow lacks the volume to clump up and be effectively removed from the roadway.

Photo caption: Braving freezing temperatures Tuesday, January 21, 2025, the commissioners and library officials broke ground on the new Pocomoke branch of the Worcester County Library. Those in attendance included County Commissioner President Ted Elder, and Commissioners Caryn Abbott, Diana Purnell, and Joe Mitrecic, Library Director Jennifer Ranck, and Library Board of Trustees President Jeffrey Smith, Vice President Sandra Buchanan, and board members Patricia Tomasovic, Vicki O’Mara, and Nancy Howard.

Worcester County Government offices, including all five Branch Libraries and Recreation and Parks, will be closed Monday, January 20, 2025, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Normal business hours will resume Tuesday, January 21.

The Central Landfill and Homeowner Convenience Centers will be open Monday during standard hours of operation.

Commissioners to Break Ground on New Pocomoke Branch Library January 21, 2025

Snow Hill, Maryland – Tuesday, January 21, 2025, at 1:30 p.m., the commissioners will break ground on the new Pocomoke Branch of the Worcester County Library. This official project kickoff will take place on the grounds of the former branch at 301 Market Street in Pocomoke, and all are invited to attend.

EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2025

Recordation Tax will be collected by the Worcester County Treasurer instead of the Clerk of the Court.

For documents submitted for recording after December 31, 2024, a separate check for recordation tax should be made payable to Worcester County. 

Worcester County Government offices will resume standard operating hours on Wednesday, January 8, 2025. All employees should report for their normal shifts.

The Worcester County Central Landfill in Newark, and the Homeowner Convenience Centers (located in Berlin, Pocomoke, Snow Hill, and at the Central Landfill) will also resume standard operating hours January 8.

The Worcester County Recreation Center in Snow Hill will open January 8 at 8 a.m.

Due to ongoing inclement weather conditions, Worcester County Government Offices will be closed Tuesday, January 7, 2025.

The Worcester County Commissioners’ meeting previously scheduled for January 7 has been rescheduled for next Tuesday, January 14, at 10 a.m.

In anticipation of continuing unsafe conditions, the Worcester County Recreation Center in Snow Hill, the Worcester County Central Landfill in Newark, and the Homeowner Convenience Centers (located in Berlin, Pocomoke, Snow Hill, and at the Central Landfill) will also be closed Jan. 7.

Due to inclement weather, Worcester County Government Offices will be closed Monday, January 6, 2025.

In anticipation of unsafe conditions, the Worcester County Recreation Center in Snow Hill, the Worcester County Central Landfill in Newark, and the Homeowner Convenience Centers (located in Berlin, Pocomoke, Snow Hill, and at the Central Landfill) will also be closed Jan. 6.

The Solid Waste Division of Worcester County Public Works is hosting its annual collection of Christmas trees December 26, 2024 through January 31, 2025. Area residents can drop off Christmas trees at the Central Landfill in Newark and the Berlin, Pocomoke, and Snow Hill Homeowners Convenience Centers at no cost.