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.

 

The CSMC then presented proclamations in recognition of Equal Pay Day.  

 

During County Administrator Time, the Commissioners took the following action:

• Reviewed future CSMC meeting agendas.
• Approved the letter to the Maryland Department of Transportation on St. Mary’s County Transportation priorities for FY2026.
• Received a status update on the local Comprehensive Plan update, St. Mary’s 2050.

 

The CSMC then held a public hearing on ZONE24-0002, specific to the property at 25741 Three Notch Road in Hollywood, Maryland, and the request to change 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.

 

For their main agenda items, the Commissioners approved requests to schedule public hearings on the following topics:

• Amendments to ZONE24-0040, specifically to change the land use designation of the property at 20698 Goddard Road in Great Mills from Rural Preservation to Mixed-Use Medium-Intensity; and the property's zoning district from Rural Preservation to Medium-Intensity Mixed-Use (April 29, 2025, time TBD).
• The establishment of an Active Volunteer Fire Fighting and Rescue Squad Response Rewards Program (April 22, 2025, 6:30 p.m.).
• The FY2026 Recommended Budget (April 22, 2025, 6:30 p.m.).

 

Public Hearing information can be found at www.stmaryscountymd.gov/PublicHearings.

 

Community members are encouraged to visit our Budget Engage Page at https://bit.ly/SMCG-FY26-Budget to view the county budget timeline and meeting schedule, watch budget work session videos, leave feedback on priorities, and more!

 

The CSMC then received a legislative update from the Office of the County Attorney.

The Commissioners wrapped their business meeting with Commissioner Time.

 

The next Commissioner’s business meeting will be on April 1, 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. 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.

 

For more information on SMCG programs and operations, visit: www.stmaryscountymd.gov or follow St. Mary’s County Government on Facebook, X, and Instagram for regular updates.