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Department of Planning seeks automatic notice when municipalities adopt annexations to keep state maps current
Summary
The Maryland Department of Planning asked lawmakers to add the department to the notification list municipal governments send after annexation actions, so the state’s GIS and review records stay current; committee members asked whether the bill would change local approval powers — department said it would not.
Department of Planning staff asked the committee to pass House Bill 279 to require municipalities to copy the department when they submit annexation resolutions, allowing the agency to update statewide municipal boundary maps more promptly.
A department official told the panel the change is administrative: adding the agency to existing notice…
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