LEONARDTOWN, MD – The Commissioners of St. Mary's County (CSMC) began their business meeting with an invocation and the pledge, followed by approval of the consent agenda.
For their main agenda item, the CSMC approved the request to hold a public hearing regarding ZONE24-0002, property located at 25741 Three Notch Road in Hollywood, Maryland, and the proposed ordinance(s) to amend the 2010 Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map changing the land use designation of the property from Rural Preservation to Rural Commerce and the property's zoning district from Rural Preservation to Rural Commercial Limited. Once finalized, Public Hearing information is posted at: www.stmaryscountymd.gov/PublicHearings.
During County Administrator Time, the Commissioners took the following action:
- Reviewed future CSMC meeting agendas.
- Approved FY2025 agreements between the St. Mary's County Health Department and St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office (SMCSO) Detention and Rehabilitation Center for the STOP, Five County, Maryland Community Justice Treatment, and Day Reporting programs.
- Approved FY2025 RSAT grant award on behalf of SMCSO.
- Approved FY2026 Maryland Highway Safety Grant on behalf of SMCSO.
- Approved FY2025 Program Open Space funding for the LED Light Retrofit project for fields three and four at Chancellors Run Regional Park.
- Approved the budget amendment to realign funds due to salary savings.
The CSMC then received a legislative update from the Office of the County Attorney.
The Commissioners wrapped their business meeting with Commissioner Time.
The CSMC reconvened that afternoon for a Budget Work Session. Community members are encouraged to visit https://bit.ly/SMCG-FY26-Budget to view the county budget timeline and meeting schedule, watch meeting videos, and more!
The next Commissioner’s business meeting will be on March 4, 2025, at 9 a.m. in the CSMC Meeting Room, on the 1st floor of the Chesapeake Building, located at 41770 Baldridge Street in Leonardtown. There will also be a Budget Work Session that afternoon at 1:30 p.m. CSMC decisions and related documents are available on the SMCG website in BoardDocs. Meetings are open to the public and can be viewed live on TV Channel 95 or on-demand via www.youtube.com/@StMarysCoGov.
Visit www.stmaryscountymd.gov for more information.
