Telephone: (410) 767-4500
Toll-free: (877) 767-6272
Fax: (410) 767-4480

The Planning Services Office provides technical assistance, local program review and planning design services for Maryland’s counties and municipalities. The division also monitors and forecasts changes in development and land use throughout the state. The division contains the following units: Land-Use Planning & Analysis, Infrastructure Planning and Local Planning.

LAND-USE PLANNING & ANALYSIS
Land-Use Planning & Analysis develops and promotes policies to support sustainable communities, neighborhood conservation, land preservation, and natural resources protection. Special attention is accorded to land use and growth, agriculture and forest preservation, restoration and protection of the Chesapeake Bay, open space and recreation planning, and implementation of the Patuxent River Policy Plan. This office provides technical support for the Patuxent River Commission and includes the following units: Land Preservation, Recreation Planning, Technical Planning Support and Watershed Planning.

INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING
The Infrastructure Planning Division provides research and technical assistance necessary for the transportation, water and sewer, and public school construction needs of the State. Modeling and projections are used to anticipate future needs and analyze current proposals. The following units are part of the Infrastructure Planning Division: Planning Implementation, Public School Construction, Transportation Planning, and Water and Sewer Planning.

LOCAL PLANNING
The Local Planning Division helps local governments improve their planning and management, develop long-range comprehensive plans and implement programs for economic growth and resource protection. The Section also provides technical services mandated by State laws, such as the Economic Growth, Resource Protection and Planning Act and the Chesapeake Bay Critical Areas Act. The Section operates four regional offices in Annapolis, Centreville, Cumberland and Salisbury.

LAND-USE PLANNING & ANALYSIS
Joe Tassone, Director
Telephone: (410) 767-4562
Toll-free: (877) 767-6272
Fax: (410) 767-4480

LOCAL PLANNING
Patricia Goucher, Director
Telephone: (410) 767-4500
Toll-free: (877) 767-6272
Fax: (410) 767-4480

PLANNING DATA SERVICES
Michel A. Lettre, Director (410) 767-4500
Toll-free: (877) 767-6272
Fax: (410) 767-4480

Western Maryland
Al Feldstein, Director
Telephone (301) 777-2161
Fax: (301) 777-5803

Upper Eastern Shore
Mark Gradecak, Director
Telephone (410) 819-4080
Fax: (410) 819-4090

Lower Eastern Shore
Tracey Gordy, Director
Telephone: (410) 713-3460
Fax: (410) 713-3470

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