Basic Services – The Lagasse Report

County’s aging stormwater system faces climate change stresses

On August 16, 2020July 10, 2022 By TLREditor

Although the Charles County government has been working aggressively in recent years to upgrade the county’s stormwater drainage network, its aging infrastructure is straining under the combined loads of increasingly severe weather and the construction of ever more acres of impervious surface. As the county commissioners consider legislation that would

Categories : 2016 Comprehensive Plan Basic Services Charles County Charles County Planning Commission COVID-19 Economic Development Department Planning and Growth Management Waldorf

Can Charles County’s water resources keep pace with development?

On August 9, 2020July 10, 2022 By TLREditor

When the Board of Charles County Commissioners return from their summer break, they will be considering legislation that will accelerate the approval of development projects that have been stuck in the pipeline for years, and in some cases for decades. That plus the greenlighting of large marquee projects like the

Census response results compared with broadband coverage in Charles County

Categories : 2020 Census Basic Services Broadband Charles County COVID-19 Planning and Growth Management

Low rural census response not due (entirely) to lack of broadband coverage, county says

On May 24, 2020July 10, 2022 By TLREditor

Nanjemoy and Cobb Neck, which will benefit from a $3 million state grant to provide wireless broadband coverage, are also the lowest responding areas in Charles County for the 2020 census, but county officials say that the lack of broadband coverage in both places is only one of the reasons.

Jacqueline Younger, program coordinator at YESS! of Charles County, who participated in Saturday's community services pop-up in Bryans Road. (Photo by Paul Lagasse)

Categories : Basic Services Bryans Road Charles County Housing AffordabilityTags : Dr. Richard Cook LifeStyles of Maryland The Worship Center United Way of Charles County YESS! of Charles County

United Way “pop-up” spotlights community services needs

On March 7, 2020July 10, 2022 By TLREditor

At their most fundamental, planning and economic development are about ensuring that citizens have access to the basic necessities for life. Food, clothing, and shelter are the traditional trio, but in a modern community those necessities also include things like clean water, electricity, health care, and transportation, and access to