Residents oppose Pascal crisis center on Mount Wolf Road; commissioners say formal approvals pending

Dozens of Charlotte Hall residents told the Board of County Commissioners of St. Mary's County on May 6 that they oppose locating the proposed Pascal Crisis Services Center on Mount Wolf Road, saying the rural road lacks sidewalks, lighting and other infrastructure and that the parcel borders homes and a daycare.

The dispute centers on whether a 16‑bed crisis stabilization facility should be placed in a residential neighborhood. Supporters said the county needs local crisis care to reduce emergency‑room visits and law enforcement responses; opponents said the selected site is unsafe and inappropriate.

The Pascal proposal drew the largest public turnout at the commissioners' May 6 public forum. Christina Stone, who identified herself as a resident of Great Mills, opened public comments urging support for the Pascal Crisis Services Center, saying the county is designated a health‑care shortage area and “a lack of crisis support services is a serious problem for anyone in Saint Mary's County experiencing a mental health crisis.”

Several neighbors objected to the Mount Wolf Road parcel. James Scheffel, who lives on Mount Wolf Road, said the stretch is “2 and a half miles down…