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Commissioners select Hayden Farm for new Leonardtown library and senior activity center after contentious debate
Summary
After a lengthy public and internal debate over access, economic development, permitting and donated land, the St. Mary's County commissioners voted to designate Hayden Farm as the site for a combined library and senior activity center.
After extended debate and public comment, the Commissioners of St. Mary's County voted on May 12, 2015 to designate Hayden Farm as the site for a new county library and a senior activity center.
The decision followed multiple presentations, emails and public testimony over several weeks about two candidate sites: a county-owned parcel at Hayden Farm and a downtown Leonardtown site for which the town and private parties had offered donated land. Commissioners discussed traffic and access, sewer capacity, parking and the potential economic-development effects of a downtown location. Planning and county staff provided written and oral material on site readiness and permitting considerations.
Commissioner Todd Morgan argued in favor of the downtown Leonardtown site, saying it would link the…
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