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Calvert County seeks public input on Owings Town Center master plan; proposed expansion draws concern
Summary
Calvert County Planning & Zoning presented options to revise the Owings Town Center master plan, including a proposed 88-acre expansion. Staff outlined timelines and zoning alternatives after a public survey; residents raised traffic, flooding and property‑use concerns.
Calvert County planning officials held a public input meeting in Owings on the county’s proposed Town Center Master Plan updates, presenting a multi-step timeline and a proposed boundary expansion that has drawn concern from nearby residents.
Jason Brinkley, director of planning and zoning, opened the meeting and described the session as the start of a community conversation on “the next chapter for Owings,” saying the county will take public feedback, return to the Planning Commission in November, and brief the Board of County Commissioners in December before further workshops in the new year.
The presentation explained that the master plan update will consolidate town-center master plans into one document, with a first chapter applying to all town centers and subsequent chapters (2–8) addressing individual centers; Owings is Chapter 4. Tamara Blake Wallace, deputy director for planning, said the master‑plan work ties to the county’s 2019 Comprehensive Plan and the county zoning ordinance update. Tay Harris, long‑range…
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