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From YouTube: Commissioners' Reports: Week of September 12, 2022
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The
calver
county
maryland
commissioners
reports
is
a
headline
news,
podcast
provided
in
part
by
the
communications
and
media
relations
division.
Commissioners
reports
is
a
summary
of
the
agenda
and
outcomes
of
regular
calvert
county
board
of
county
commissioners
meetings,
as
well
as
related
public
information
and
events,
hello,
and
welcome
to
commissioners
reports.
I'm
your
host
kevin
g
schmidt
in
this
week's
calver
county
board
of
county
commissioners
meeting
proclamation
september
17
2022
marks
the
235th
anniversary
of
the
drafting
of
the
constitution
of
the
united
states
of
america
by
the
constitutional
convention.
A
With
the
john
hanson
chapter
of
the
national
society,
daughters
of
the
american
revolution
in
attendance,
the
bocc
proclaimed
the
week
of
september
17th
through
the
23rd
2022,
be
known
as
constitution
week
and
that
by
this
action
we
urge
all
citizens
to
study
the
u.s
constitution
and
reflect
on
the
privilege
of
being
an
american
with
all
the
rights
and
responsibilities
which
that
privilege
involves
award.
The
employee
recognition
committee
of
calver
county
government
is
pleased
to
announce
that
cynthia
holland,
finance
and
budget
fixed
asset
specialist
was
selected.
A
As
the
august
2022
employee
of
the
month
appointments
thomas
reiniker
was
appointed
to
the
architectural
review
committee
for
the
prince
frederick
town
center,
melanie
woodson
sharon,
strand,
zach,
sewell
and
anthony
navarro
were
appointed
to
the
other
post.
Employment
benefits
trust
fund
board
of
trustees.
Claude
dickinson
was
appointed
to
the
economic
development
authority.
Heather
kerr
was
appointed
to
the
calvert
county
environmental
commission.
A
Jennifer
duff
was
appointed
to
the
social
services
advisory
board
in
a
consent,
calendar
department
of
finance
and
budget
award
recommendation,
top
dressing
sand
and
sand
blend
related
to
providing
and
delivering
top
dressing
sand
and
sand
blend
materials
on
an
on-call
as
needed
basis
for
the
department
of
parks
and
recreation,
department
of
parks
and
recreation
use.
Agreement
with
the
calvert
aquatics
club
related
to
swim,
lane,
rental
and
other
facility
use
at
the
edward
t
hall
aquatic
center
for
practice
and
swim
meets.
A
The
immediate
fiscal
impact
for
the
2022-2020
season
would
be
55,
504
dollars
and
20
cents
that
the
cac
will
pay
to
the
county
for
lane
and
facility
usage.
Both
agenda
items
were
adopted
as
presented
new
business
department
of
parks
and
recreation,
local
parks
and
playgrounds
infrastructure
funding
program.
The
department
of
parks
and
recreation
currently
has
prioritized
grant
funds
from
the
state
budget
for
the
replacement
of
the
tennis
courts
at
cove
point
park.
The
grant
funds
are
meant
for
shovel
ready
park
infrastructure
projects
managed
by
the
maryland
department
of
natural
resources.
Dnr.
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A
funding
allocation
of
150
000
was
also
offered
to
the
town
of
north
beach
and
the
town
of
chesapeake
beach
totaling
300
000.
These
allocations
follow
the
federal
guidelines
for
use
of
grant
money
which
state
that
quote
no
amount
of
these
funds
shall
be
used
for
projects
that
are
inaccessible
to
the
general
public,
require
memberships,
exclude
the
public
because
of
higher
user
fees
or
which
include
office
rental
or
elaborate
lodging
facilities.
End
quote:
funding
has
not
been
allocated
for
replacement
of
the
cove
point
park.
A
Tennis
courts,
though
it
is
detailed
in
the
approved,
updated,
cove
point
park
master
plan,
the
town
of
chesapeake
beach
is
requesting
an
allocation
of
150
000
to
fund
park
projects
within
their
municipality.
These
projects
meet
all
the
requirements
and
restrictions
of
the
funding
source.
There
is
no
fiscal
impact
to
submit
the
application
and
letter
of
intent
if
awarded
a
public
hearing
will
be
scheduled
to
amend
the
fy
2023
adopted
budget
to
allocate
700
000
in
grant
funds
to
the
cip
project.
A
Presentation
library,
executive
director,
carrie
wilson,
was
on
site
to
share
that
calvert
county
is
once
again
participating
in
the
one
maryland
one
book
program
with
the
goal
of
bringing
people
in
communities
across
the
state
together,
while
using
the
shared
experience
of
reading
the
same
book,
the
2022
title
is
what's
mine
and
yours
by
naomi
coster.
The
book
is
a
multi-generational
saga
that
follows
the
lives
of
two
families
whose
lives
are
intertwined
over
a
period
of
decades
work
sessions,
department
of
planning
and
zoning
text.
A
A
The
applicant
proposes
to
allow
crematoriums
and
funeral
homes
be
conditionally
permitted
within
the
farm
and
forest
district
ffd,
given
they
are
accessory
to
existing
cemeteries.
After
discussion,
the
bocc
directed
staff
to
schedule
a
work
session
to
discuss
a
possible
special
exception
process
with
the
planning
commission
and
to
begin
the
public
adoption
process,
department
of
planning
and
zoning
text.
A
Amendment
case
to
the
calvert
county
zoning
ordinance
to
allow
cigar
lounge
in
the
lusby
town
center
planning
and
zoning
staff
received
a
text
amendment
application
requesting
that
the
use
of
a
cigar
lounge
be
added
to
the
lusby
town
center
use
chart
as
a
separate
use
and
be
permitted
within
the
town
center
tavern
nightclub.
Lounge
dance
hall
are
currently
permitted
within
the
village,
commercial
and
village
edge
districts
of
the
lusby
town
center,
but
not
where
the
applicant
is
proposing
his
cigar
lounge,
which
would
be
in
the
neighborhood
commercial
district.
A
After
discussion,
the
bocc
directed
staff
to
schedule
a
work
session
with
the
planning
commission
to
begin
the
public
adoption
process
in
other
calvert
county
local
news.
The
calvert
county
department
of
economic
development
is
seeking
local
small
business
owners
who
are
veterans
of
the
u.s
armed
forces
and
would
like
to
be
featured
in
the
spotlight
series
during
national
veterans,
small
business
week
from
october
31st
to
november
4th
2022,
a
business
with
fewer
than
500
employees
is
considered
a
small
business.
A
Businesses
must
be
in
good
standing
with
the
county
and
the
state
in
order
to
be
featured
interested.
Business
owners
should
contact
economic
development
by
emailing
info
choosecalvert.com.
Before
friday
october,
7th
2022
economic
development
in
calvert
county
has
a
new
look.
The
department
of
economic
development
is
proud
to
announce
the
launch
of
three
rebranded
websites
and
two
new
urls
economic
development
is
now
available
at
www.choosecalvert.com.
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concludes
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