DORCHESTER COUNTY BURIAL SITES PRESERVATION BOARD

The Burial Sites Preservation Board is authorized by Chapter 63 of the County Code and is not district appointed. 

Membership

The board shall have a voting membership of not more than nine and not less than three voting members. The board may designate or appoint an unlimited member of ex officio, and other nonvoting advisors. Members must be a County resident.

Term

4 years (can serve no more than 3 consecutive terms)

Meetings

Meetings are open to the public and held in Room 110, Dorchester County Office Building, 501 Court Lane, Cambridge, MD 21613.

2025 Meeting Schedule

Next Meeting

June 23, 2025

Minutes

April 23, 2025
March 31, 2025

Duties

To foster the protection and preservation of burial sites, cemeteries, burial grounds and funerary objects in Dorchester County, including trees, shrubs, and plantings located thereat. To respond to complaints of alleged violations of County and state burial site protection laws.

Contact      

For questions, please contact the Council’s Office at (410) 228-1700 during office hours, or by email at: [email protected]

Board Members

Dorothy Bradford Samonisky, Chair
Frederick Windsor, Vice Chair
David Beverley, II
Joe Era
Karen Tolley
Donna Abbott
(3) Vacancies