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St. Mary's County adopts 2017 Land Preservation, Parks and Recreation Plan; Snow Hill Park cited for increased water access
Summary
County commissioners unanimously adopted the five-year Land Preservation, Parks and Recreation Plan, noting Snow Hill Park and other recent acquisitions helped the county meet state acreage goals and improve public water access.
St. Mary's County Commissioners on Aug. 22 unanimously adopted the 2017 Land Preservation, Parks and Recreation Plan, a five-year update required by state statute that keeps the county eligible for Program Open Space funding.
The plan updates inventories, goals and priorities for parks, recreation and agricultural preservation and reflects state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) comments received earlier this year. Arthur Shepherd, director of Recreation and Parks, told commissioners the county has met its acreage and acquisition goal largely because of the March acquisition and July opening of Snow Hill Park.
"The county has met its acreage and acquisition goal," Arthur Shepherd, Director of Recreation and Parks, said during the…
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