New Market, MD
Recent New Market public meeting topics include planning & zoning, resolutions & ordinances, annexation, development projects, budget & taxes, permits & licensing.
Topics found in recent meetings
- Planning & zoning
- Resolutions & ordinances
- Annexation
- Development projects
- Budget & taxes
- Permits & licensing
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New MarketMD averageUS Census ACS
Typical home value $594,857 -0.4% yr/yr · +20.8% 5-yr
Home-value trend 2000–2026 (Zillow ZHVI)
Recent meetings
Thu Jun 11, 2026
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✓ Decided: Town Council meeting held; no decisions recorded in the minutes
The June 11, 2026 New Market Town Council meeting agenda listed approval of May 14, 2026 minutes, several budget and forest‑conservation ordinances, an annexation presentation, a planning‑commission appointment, and FY26 budget amendments. The minutes do not record any votes, approvals, denials, or other outcomes for these items.
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The Town of New Market
Town Council Meeting Agenda
40 South Alley
Digital – Zoom Meeting
ZOOM Meeting ID: 864 5922 6057
Thursday, June 11, 2026
General Session: 7:00 PM
ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS
▪ Approval of Minutes: May 14, 2026
PUBLIC HEARING
▪ Ordinance 2026-04: Forest Conservation – Eric Adamski, Shawn Burnett, Town
Engineers
▪ Ordinance 2026-02: An Ordinance making Appropriations and Adopting the
Operating Budget for the Town of New Market for the Fiscal Year ending June 30,
2027 – Mayor Burhans
▪ Ordinance 2026-03: An Ordinance making Appropriations and Adopting the
Capital Budget for the Town of New Market for the Fiscal Year ending June 30,
2027- Mayor Burhans
NEW BUSINESS
▪ Pre-submittal Presentation – Annexation Request – East End of Main Street – Pat
Faux, Town Planner/Zoning Administrator, Jimmy Azat & Nideen Morrison
▪ Appointment of Robert Slivinsky to the Planning Commission with a term ending
June 11, 2031 – Mayor Burhans
▪ FY26 Budget Amendments – Mayor Burhans
LIAISON REPORTS
Documents for this agenda: Pending Materials for Town Council Meetings | New Market,
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Sat Jun 6, 2026
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✓ Decided: No decision recorded on the accessory dwelling unit ordinance
The meeting minutes contain the full text of Ordinance No. 2026-05 to amend the Land Development Ordinance and add accessory dwelling units as a permitted land use. The document notes that the Planning Commission recommended approval and a public hearing was held, but it does not record any council vote, adoption, or effective date for the ordinance. Consequently, no substantive decision was documented in these minutes.
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ORDINANCE NO. 2026-05
THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF
THE TOWN OF NEW MARKET
FOR THE PURPOSE OF AMENDING
ARTICLE IV: DISTRICT REGULATIONS 1.11 ACCESSORY USES,2.0 TABLE
OF USES, 15.4&5 PDD ACCESSORY USES, 16.4&5 TRC ACCESSORY USES;
ARTICLE XII DEFINTIONS: AND ARTICLE V, DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS OF
THE LAND DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE TO ADD ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS
AS A LAND USE:
WHEREAS, per Article III Section 3.1 of Ordinance 2009-01
states that” The Town Council may from time to time amend,
supplement, change, modify, or repeal by ordinance the
regulations of this Ordinance and any amendment may be initiated
by resolution of the Town Council; and
WHEREAS, It is the policy of the State of Maryland to
promote and encourage the creation of accessory dwelling units
(ADUs) on land with a single-family detached dwelling unit as
the primary dwelling unit to meet the housing needs of the
citizens of Maryland. State law HB1466 requires that local
jurisdictions establish policies that further the intent of this
state law. All legislative bodies with planning and zoning
authority are required by Maryland law to adopt a local
ordinance authorizing development of ADUs by October 1, 2026;
and
WHEREAS, per Article III Section 3.4 Before taking any
action on any proposed amendment, supplement, change,
modification, or repeal, the Town Council shall submit the
proposal to the Planning Commission for review and
recommendation. The Planning Commission …
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💰 Federal awards (top 10 by amount)
Largest recent federal contract/grant awards to recipients in this city (2023–present), via USAspending.gov.
| $559,338 | PROMETHEUS COMPUTING, LLC Department of Commerce · STANDARD REFERENCE DATABASE 31 CONTENT DEVELOPMENT |
| $412,468 | MORRIS INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE AND SAFETY, INC. Department of Commerce · AIR MONITORING FOR SILICA DUST |
| $346,185 | PROMETHEUS COMPUTING, LLC Department of Commerce · IGF::OT::IGF THE CONTRACTOR IS PROVIDING SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT SERVICES F |
| $150,101 | HALLIWELL ENGINEERING ASSOCIATES, LLC General Services Administration · 47PF0023P0008 - FIRE PROTECTION ASSESSMENT REPORTS AND RISK MANAGEMENT |
| $142,846 | HALLIWELL ENGINEERING ASSOCIATES, LLC General Services Administration · FY24 FIRE PROTECTION SURVEYS LEASED BUILDINGS IN GSA PBS REGION 9 |
| $131,880 | HALLIWELL ENGINEERING ASSOCIATES, LLC General Services Administration · FISCAL YEAR 23 FIRE SURVEYS OF GSA LEASED BUILDINGS LOCATED IN ARIZONA |
| $117,370 | HALLIWELL ENGINEERING ASSOCIATES, LLC General Services Administration · FY24 REGION 5 GREAT LAKES FIRE PROTECTION ASSESSMENT REPORT AND RISK M |
| $108,832 | HALLIWELL ENGINEERING ASSOCIATES, LLC General Services Administration · FY24 FIRE PROTECTION SURVEYS OWNED BUILDINGS IN GSA PBS REGION 9 |
| $101,250 | ECOTRONICS VENTURES LLC National Aeronautics and Space Administr · NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER (GSFC) HAS A REQUIREMENT FOR THE REPA |
| $101,000 | SCHUETTINGER CONSERVATION SERVICES INC Department of Defense · CONSERVATION AND REPRODUCTION, TASK ORDER 3 |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury) — federal awards only, not city budgets.
🌐 County-level context (Frederick County)
County-level context — from BLS, IRS, FEMA, HUD, Census. These figures cover the whole county this city sits in, not just the city itself.
Business establishments6,591 (95,077 employees · 2023)
Fair Market Rent (2BR)$2,314/mo (2025)
Adults with low literacy13.7% (low numeracy 21% · 2017)
Sources: BLS LAUS, IRS SOI, FEMA, NHTSA FARS, Census CBP, HUD, NCES PIAAC
City profile
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Outcomes — economic mobility
source: Opportunity Atlas (Harvard) · research useFor kids who grew up here in low-income households, their adult household-income rank (0–1). The average hides a gap by race:
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Every rezoning, development approval, and permit — explore the geocoded records in the research explorer.