PUBLIC NOTICE
Amendment to the Charles County Comprehensive Water and Sewer Plan
The Charles County Commissioners will hold a Public Hearing on Wednesday, September 21, 2022, at 6:00 p.m., in a hybrid format, both virtually and in person at the Charles County Government Building, 200 Baltimore Street, La Plata, Maryland, to consider a requested amendment to the Charles County Comprehensive Water and Sewer Plan.
Applications for amendments to the Comprehensive Water and Sewer Plan are reviewed on a semi-annual basis, with application deadlines in February and August. The Department of Planning & Growth Management received one application for amendment prior to the February 2022 deadline. The application includes a request from:
Whitman, Requardt and Associates, LLP on behalf of St. Charles Community, LLC regarding the to-be-developed Horizon neighborhood in St. Charles. The application request changes to the sewer and water categories for the subject parcel along the north side of MD 488 (La Plata Rd) and the requested changes are from water categories W-5 to W-3DEV and from sewer categories S-5 to S-3DEV.
Individuals or representatives of groups wishing to make oral or written comments are encouraged to attend the hearing.
In-person: Speaker sign-up will begin 30 minutes (1/2 hour) prior to the hearing at the Charles County Government Building (200 Baltimore Street, La Plata) and will end at the commencement of the hearing.
Virtually: Call 301-885-2779 between 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, September 21, 2022, to register to speak. Once registered, citizens will receive a virtual link to testify between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. after in-person speakers testify. If you are not available to speak when you are called, we have the right to move on to the next caller. Each speaker will be allotted three (3) minutes.
Written comments may be submitted in lieu of oral testimony, or to expand upon oral testimony, and will be accepted Friday, July 15, 2022, starting at 8 a.m. through Wednesday, September 21,2022 at 5 p.m. for:
E-Comment: https://www.charlescountymd.gov/government/public-comments/cccwsp-amendment
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 Wednesday, September 21, 2022.
Those citizens with special needs may contact Fahad Hassan at voice phone number 301-645-0591 or Maryland Relay Service TDD 1-800-735-2258.
The associated documents for this item will be available for inspection in the Department of Planning and Growth Management, Charles County Government Building, La Plata, Maryland or online at: www.charlescountymd.gov/home/showdocument?id=12890&t=637932399373600895. For more information, please contact the Kelly Palmer at 301-638-2408 or palmerk@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 at 6:00pm in the County Commissioners Meeting Room.
