COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF CHARLES COUNTY, MARYLAND
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that the County Commissioners of Charles County, Maryland will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. in a hybrid format, both virtually and in person in the Charles County Government Building, 200 Baltimore Street, La Plata, Maryland to consider the transfer of the following parcel of land located in Charles County to Melwood Horticultural Training Center, Inc., a non-profit organization.
Tax Identification: Part of 08-050708
Description: Part of former Washington-Baltimore Defense Area Nike Battery W-44site, Tax Map 09 Grid 00, Parcel 0022, 8th Election District Charles County Maryland; Book 1117, Page 493.
Acres: 8.68 Acres
Address: 12705 Country Lane, Waldorf, MD 20601
The property considered for transfer is a portion of Parcel 22, with an appraised fair market value of $4,600,000.00. In accordance with Local Government Article 12 §406 of the Annotated Code of Maryland, the County Commissioners shall solicit and accept comments concerning the transfer and consider issues related to the transfer that include:
1) compatibility of the proposed use with the neighborhood;
2) financial issues, including the ability of the proposed transferee to construct, renovate, maintain and operate a facility on the property;
3) historical significance of the property; and
4) unique characteristics of any structure on the property.
In-person: Speaker sign-up will begin 30 minutes (1/2 hour) prior to the hearing at the Charles County Government Building (200 Baltimore Street, La Plata) and will end at the commencement of the public hearing.
Virtually: Call (240) 776-6709, between 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, to register to speak. Once registered, individuals will receive a virtual link to testify between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. after in-person speakers testify. If you are not available to speak when your name is called, we have the right to move on to the next caller. Each speaker will be allotted three (3) minutes.
Written or voicemail comments may be submitted in lieu of oral testimony, or to expand upon oral testimony, and will be accepted Friday, January 31, 2025, starting at 8 a.m. through Tuesday, February 25, 2025, at 5 p.m.
for:
E-Comment: use https://www.charlescountymd.gov/government/public-comments/
Phone message: call 301-645-0652
Mail: Commissioners of Charles County, 200 Baltimore Street, La Plata, Maryland 20646.Comments sent by mail must be received no later than Tuesday, February 25, 2025.
Individuals with special needs may contact Maryland Relay Service TDD 1-800-735-2258.
The bill may be viewed in the Government Building at 200 Baltimore St., La Plata, MD 20646 or online at: https://www.charlescountymd.gov/government/charles-county-commissioners/board-of-charles-county-commissioners-meetings. For more information, please contact Sarah Guy, Property Acquisition Officer, at 301-638-0806 or Maryland Relay Service TDD 1-800-735-2258.
Charles County Government is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
By Order of the County Commissioners of Charles County, Maryland
Reuben B. Collins, II, Esq., President