PUBLIC NOTICE
Docket 90 Amendment #22-90(22) Villages of Wooded Glen and Piney Reach
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The Charles County Commissioners will hold a Public Hearing to consider proposed Docket 90 Amendment #22-90(22), to amend the Master Plan for the Villages of Wooded Glen and Piney Reach in St. Charles. The amendment would relocate the middle school from Wooded Glen Neighborhood #3 (Highlands Neighborhood) to a new school site added to Piney Reach Neighborhood #2. The amendment also proposes to waive the “85% Rule” as it applies to the Villages of Piney Reach Neighborhood #3 and clarifies requirements for the buffer along MD Route 488.
On Tuesday, March 28, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. the Commissioners will hear all in-person testimony at the Charles County Government Building, 200 Baltimore Street, La Plata, Maryland.
On Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. the Commissioners will hear all virtual testimony.
Individuals or representatives of groups wishing to make oral or written comments are encouraged to attend the hearings. Anyone wishing to testify will be allowed to speak either in person or virtually, but not both.
Please Sign Up:
In-person: Speaker sign-up will begin 30 minutes (1/2 hour) prior to the hearing on Tuesday, March 28, 2023 at the Charles County Government Building (200 Baltimore Street, La Plata) and will end at the commencement of the hearing that night.
Virtually: Call (240) 776-6709, starting at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, March 28, 2023 to 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 29, 2023 to register to speak. Once registered, citizens will receive a virtual link to join the meeting. Virtual public comments will be heard between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. on Wednesday, March 29, 2023.
If you are not available to speak when your name is announced, we have the right to move on to the next speaker. Each speaker will be allotted three (3) minutes.
Written or voicemail comments may be submitted in lieu of oral testimony, or to expand upon oral testimony, and will be accepted Friday, March 10, 2023 starting at 8 a.m. through Wednesday, March 29, 2023, 5 p.m. for:
E-Comment: https://www.charlescountymd.gov/government/public-comments/master-plan-amendment-notes
Phone message: call 301-645-0652
Mail: Commissioners of Charles County, 200 Baltimore Street, La Plata, Maryland 20646.
Comments sent by mail must be received no later than Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Those citizens with special needs may contact Maryland Relay Service TDD 1-800-735-2258.
The associated documents for this item will be available to view digitally in the Department of Planning and Growth Management, Planning Division, Charles County Government Building, 200 Baltimore Street, La Plata, Maryland or online at https://bit.ly/Docket90Amendment. For more information, please contact Heather Kelley at (301) 645-0592 or KelleyH@CharlesCountyMD.gov.
BY ORDER OF THE CHARLES COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Reuben B. Collins, II., Esq., President
In the event the notified meeting is canceled due to inclement weather or acts of nature beyond the control of the County, all items scheduled to be discussed or heard at the meeting will be rescheduled to a later date.
