(May 19, 2016) The Pocomoke City Council, through City Manager/Attorney Ernie Crofoot, announced Monday morning that the regular meeting — scheduled for Monday evening — has been delayed until next week.
The meeting will be held Monday, May 23 at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall instead.
The town is pursuing a Main Street community designation offered by the state, which has granted that status to other lower shore towns such as Berlin and Salisbury. However, to pursue the designation, the council must pass a resolution, an action that requires the town to advertise its intentions.
Crofoot said the mayor and City Council had not been notified of the resolution requirement in time for this week’s meeting, and moved back the meeting date as a result.
The Main Street Maryland program is competitive and selects communities that “have made a commitment to succeed and helps them improve the economy, appearance and image of their traditional downtown business districts,” according to the state’s website for the program.  
Main Street program participants get access to a number of resources such as training, education programs and information on funding programs.