Click here to view the agenda from the March 24th Meeting

Task Force Chair Jon Laria opened the meeting at 12:15 p.m. Mr. Laria noted that all future meetings of the Task Force will be held at MDP’s offices in Baltimore. The next meeting is scheduled for Monday, April 28, 2008 at 1:00 p.m.

The March meeting was designed to give the Task Force an opportunity to understand the county, municipal and State perspective on growth and development. Panels assembled by the Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) and the Maryland Municipal League (MML) presented the unique viewpoint of growth from counties and municipalities to the task force members. Planning Secretary Richard Eberhart Hall followed these by sharing the State’s perspective. The three presentations were to answer a list 12 framing questions posed by the Task Force. Click here for the list of questions.

A summary of the meeting is provided here: Click to open the summary

Presentations by the Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) Panel – The County Perspective

Sandy Coyman, Director, Worcester County Department of Comprehensive Planning
The Comprehensive Planning Process, Click Here

Marsha McLaughlin, Director, Howard County Department of Planning and Zoning
Updating the Comprehensive Plan, Click Here

Dr. Fern Piret, Director of Planning, Prince George's County Department of Planning
Planning Implementation, Click Here

Jan Gardner, President, Frederick County Board of Commissioners
Engaging Stakeholders, Planning Coordination and Planning Capacity, Click Here

Roger Fink, County Attorney, Charles County
The Planning Act, Article 66B and Enabling Legislation

Leslie Knapp, Associate Director, MACo
Summary Findings of the MACo Smart Growth Survey

Presentations by the Maryland Municipal League (MML) Panel – The Municipal Perspective

Tom Reynolds, Manager, Research & Information Management, MML
Summary Findings of the MML Smart Growth Survey, Click Here

Christopher Jakubiak, Jakubiak & Associates, Inc., Town Planning and Consulting Firm
Planning Capacity of Municiplaities

David Carey, Board of Town Commissioners, Town of Bel Air
The Comprehensive Master Plan and Zoning, Click Here

Click here to View Excerpts from the Comprehensive Plan

Karl Brendle, Director, Planning & Zoning Division, City of Laurel
The Municipal Growth Element, Annexation and Smart Growth Practices, Click Here

Presentation by the Maryland Department of Planning – The State Perspective

Richard Eberhart Hall, Secretary, Maryland Department of Planning
Maryland Planning – Which Path?, Click Here