EASTON, MARYLAND — Resolution 398 would reclassify and remap 21 parcels on Goose Neck Road in Royal Oak from Unprogrammed to “S-1” Immediate Priority Status on the Talbot County Comprehensive Water and Sewer Plan.

A public hearing is set for Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. in the Bradley Meeting Room, South Wing, Talbot County Courthouse, 11 North Washington Street, Easton.

The County Council introduced the resolution on Sept. 8, 2026. Sewer service would come from the Region II Wastewater Treatment Plant. Each property is granted one equivalent dwelling unit of capacity, limited to 250 gallons per day per EDU under the resolution’s terms. That is 5,250 gallons per day in resolution math for all 21 parcels — not a county statement of remaining Region II capacity.

Owners would pay permits, easements, construction, and connection charges under a Public Works Agreement. The County Engineer evaluated feasibility after the owners applied for the priority-status change. The posted resolution leaves the Planning Commission consistency date blank.

Resolutions 396 and 397 share the same Oct. 13 hearing clock. Resolution 396 covers 27414 Ferry Bridge Road in Easton for Region I. Resolution 397 covers 5586 Leeward Lane in Tilghman for Region V. The county’s wastewater page rates the St. Michaels (Region II) plant at 660,000 gallons per day. The hearing notice does not report a Council vote.