The Lagasse Report

Commissioners greenlight Waldorf Station development agreement

On July 19, 2020July 10, 2022 By TLREditor

Earlier this month, the Board of Charles County Commissioners voted to approve a 31-page agreement between the county and developer Greenberg Gibbons Commercial that lays out the terms for what has been called the biggest development project in the county in the past 40 years. The 140-acre Waldorf Station mixed-use

Categories : Editorial

EDITORIAL: RIP Maryland Independent (1874-2020)

On July 15, 2020July 10, 2022 By TLREditor

When I wrote TLR‘s first-ever editorial two weeks ago, I ended with this: ‌Charles County needs to care about whether, and for how long, the Maryland Independent will be able to continue putting out a damn paper tomorrow. Turns out it wasn’t very long. At the top of last Friday’s

Categories : Charles County Economic Development Department New Businesses Planning and Growth Management Waldorf

Amazon picks Charles County for new local delivery warehouse

On July 11, 2020July 10, 2022 By TLREditor

UPDATE: On Monday evening, June 21, the Charles County Planning Commission voted unanimously to approve the initial site development plan for the warehouse property being eyed as the site of the new Amazon regional delivery center, following a lengthy discussion during which several commissioners expressed concern about the suddenness and

Categories : 2016 Comprehensive Plan Board of Charles County Commissioners Charles County Charles County Planning Commission Housing Affordability School Seat Allocations Waldorf

School allocation legislation moves forward

On July 4, 2020July 10, 2022 By TLREditor

The Charles County Planning Commission agreed last week to pass on submitting comments on proposed legislation that would change the county’s formula for approving new residential subdivision construction based on school capacity. The unanimous decision to wait until the draft legislation has been presented to the Board of Charles County

Categories : EditorialTags : Adams Publishing Group Annapolis Capital Gazette APG Media of Chesapeake Bob Hiaasen Gerald Fischman John McNamara Rebecca Smith Wendi Winters

EDITORIAL: On the anniversary of the Annapolis Capital Gazette shooting, one reporter’s view of the state of local journalism

On June 28, 2020June 28, 2020 By TLREditor

Two years ago today, the reporters and editors of the Maryland Independent were wrapping up another routine weekly staff meeting — probably in the midst of someone telling a funny story, I don’t remember — when one of our ad reps interrupted us to say that she was hearing reports