COVID-19 – The Lagasse Report

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

Tom Blandford, Board Chair of the Charles County Chamber of Commerce, speaks at a press conference announcing the county’s plan for initial stage one reopening.

Categories : Board of Charles County Commissioners Charles County Charles County Chamber of Commerce COVID-19

County economy revs into first gear

On June 1, 2020July 10, 2022 By TLREditor

As of this past Friday at 5:00 pm, Charles County has synchronized its business reopening schedule with Gov. Hogan’s “Roadmap to Recovery,” including the lifting of the stay-at-home order, the limited opening of outdoor dining and swimming pools, and the resumption of elective medical procedures, among other allowable activities. The

Categories : Board of Charles County Commissioners Charles County Charles County Chamber of Commerce COVID-19

Highlights of Tuesday’s Phase I Reopening Press Conference (VIDEO)

On May 26, 2020July 10, 2022 By TLREditor

On Tuesday morning, representatives of the Board of Charles County Commissioners, the Charles County Chamber of Commerce, and the Maryland Department of Health briefed the press on plans to commence the county’s Phase I reopening plan on Friday, May 29, 2020. The speakers were: Reuben B. Collins II (D), President,

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.

District 1 Commissioner Gilbert Bowling III (D) and Lucretia Freeman-Buster

Categories : Board of Charles County Commissioners Charles County COVID-19 Economic Development Department

Bowling raises concerns about pace of business relief funds

On May 9, 2020July 10, 2022 By TLREditor

Charles County Department of Economic Development staff went on the defensive earlier this week in response to questions from District 1 Commissioner Gilbert Bowling III (D) over the disbursement of emergency relief funds to county businesses affected by the shutdown. Lucretia Freeman-Buster, the county’s chief of business development, told the