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County hears fiscal analysis, school impact for two proposed developments in Chester and Graysonville
Summary
Developers and fiscal consultants presented 20‑year fiscal studies and student‑generation estimates for two proposed water‑and‑sewer plan amendments — an 82‑unit Barnstable townhome project in Chester and a 290‑unit Aspire/Ewing Farm project in Graysonville — and county staff confirmed sewer capacity and routed full reports into the public record for upcoming hearings.
Developers and their consultants presented fiscal-impact studies and answered commissioners’ questions Tuesday night as Queen Anne’s County reviewed two proposed amendments to the Comprehensive Water and Sewer Plan.
The Barnstable proposal would reclassify a site on Main Street (Route 18) in Chester from S-3 to S-2 to allow 82 townhomes. County staff told the commission there is sufficient sewer capacity for the project; the project’s concept plan previously received planning commission concept approval and staff found no off-site sewer infrastructure issues. Consultant Carson Bice of Tischler Bise presented a 20-year fiscal model that used a conservative “snapshot” method (no inflation) and estimated the Barnstable project would produce a net fiscal surplus to the county…
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