Category: Maryland Airport

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Procedural, economic, environmental questions dominate comments at Maryland Airport hearing

The first public hearing on a set of proposed amendments to the county’s 2016 Comprehensive Plan drew criticisms that focused not just on the potential environmental and health impacts of expanded operations at the Maryland Airport near Bryans Road — which the amendments are designed to permit — but also

Maryland Airport rezoning proposal unveiled

Charles County’s Department of Planning and Growth Management has formally introduced a proposal to amend the county’s land-use guidelines to allow land around the Maryland Airport to be rezoned for commercial uses, a change that proponents say will encourage economic development and critics argue could harm the Mattawoman watershed. The

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Commissioners kick off airport rezoning process

Charles County planning staff have been given a green light to restart the legislative process for rezoning land around the Maryland Airport for commercial development after more than a year of little public-facing activity. The Board of Charles County Commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to allow the planning and growth management

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Economic Assessment of Bryans Road Will Likely Impact WCD Recommendations

Charles County’s planning department is awaiting next month’s release of a report on economic conditions in Bryans Road to help it develop recommendations for the future of the Watershed Conservation District in western Charles County. The report, which is being prepared by the county’s Economic Development Department, will look at