PUBLIC NOTICE
Bill 2023-02 Maryland Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy Program (MD PACE)
The Charles County Commissioners will hold a Public Hearing to consider the proposed Bill 2023-02 Maryland Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy Program (MD PACE). MD-PACE, or Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy, is a powerful financing tool that pays for a wide variety of clean energy and resiliency solutions. In 2021, the General Assembly enacted legislation to the existing C-PACE statute, expanding the program (MD-PACE 2.0) to allow environmental remediation and resiliency measures.
On Tuesday, April 25, 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.
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, April 25, 2023 at the Charles County Government Building (200 Baltimore Street, La Plata) and will end at the commencement of the hearing that night.
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 Tuesday, April 25, 2023, 5 p.m. for:
E-Comment: https://www.charlescountymd.gov/government/public-comments/bill-2023-02
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, April 25, 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 for inspection in the Charles County Government Building (200 Baltimore Street, La Plata, MD 20646) or online at: https://www.charlescountymd.gov/government/public-comments/bill-2023-02. For more information, please contact the Economic Development Department at 301-885-1340 or info@meetcharlescounty.com.
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.
Charles County Government is an Equal Opportunity Employer
