PUBLIC NOTICE
Municipal Stormwater Permit Financial Assurance Plan
The Charles County Commissioners will conduct a Public Hearing on Wednesday, October 26, 2022, at 6:00 p.m., in a hybrid format, both virtually and in-person, at the Charles County Government Building, 200 Baltimore Street, La Plata, Maryland to consider approval of the Charles County FY 2023 Financial Assurance Plan. This Plan is prepared to fulfill requirements specified in the Annotated Code of Maryland (COMAR), Environment Article, § 4-202.1. The Plan uses prior adopted budgets and projections to demonstrate sufficient funding for the County’s municipal stormwater permit over the next two years.
The FY 2023 Financial Assurance Plan document and briefing slides are available online at www.CharlesCountyMD.gov/Watershed. For further information, contact Karen Wiggen, Department of Planning and Growth Management, at 301-645-0683. Individuals or representatives of groups wishing to make oral or written comments are encouraged to attend the hearing.
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 hearing.
Virtually: Call 301-638-0801 between 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on October 26 to register to speak. Once registered, citizens 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 you are called, we have the right to move on to the next caller. In-person and virtual speakers will be allotted three (3) minutes.
Written comments may be submitted in lieu of oral testimony, or to expand upon oral testimony, and will be accepted October 7, 2022, starting at 8 a.m. through October 26, 2022, 5 p.m. for:
E-Comment: Visit https://www.CharlesCountyMD.gov/Government/Public-Comments/FY23-MS4-FAP
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 October 26, 2022.
Those citizens with special needs may contact Maryland Relay Service TDD 1-800-735-2258.
An electronic copy of the documents may be requested by contacting Karen Wiggen, Department of Planning and Growth Management, at (301) 645-0683 or WiggenK@CharlesCountyMD.gov.
BY ORDER OF THE CHARLES COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Reuben B. Collins, II., Esq., President
In the event the notified meeting is canceled due to inclement weather or acts of nature beyond the control of the County, all items scheduled to be discussed or heard at the meeting will be rescheduled to a later date at 6:00 p.m. in the County Commissioners Meeting Room.