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Commissioners set public hearings on Cusick and Goddard rezoning requests after public comment and planning commission review

2762728 · March 25, 2025
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Two rezoning requests — from Cusick Properties in Hollywood and the Belden/Goddard property in Great Mills — moved forward: the Cusick item heard and public comment period left open; the Goddard item scheduled for a public hearing April 29 after a 5–2 planning commission vote.

The St. Mary’s County commissioners on Tuesday heard a public hearing record for a rezoning request near Hollywood and scheduled a second rezoning hearing for a Great Mills property.

Cusick Properties (257413 Notch Road) asked to consolidate split land-use and zoning designations from a mix of Rural Preservation and Rural Commerce into a single Rural Commercial Limited designation. County staff said the request reflects a change in lot lines that was not before the commission when the 2010 comprehensive plan and corresponding zoning map were adopted.

Neighbors who spoke opposed the Cusick request on traffic and neighborhood character grounds. Cheryl Hagan, who said she has lived across the street “probably 50 years,” told commissioners the…

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