Prince George’s task force reviews draft Plan 2035 implementation report, debates role of climate guidance

Prince George’s County’s Plan 2035 Implementation Infrastructure Task Force on Monday, March 17, 2025, reviewed a redlined draft of a staff report that recommends developing infrastructure-resilience guidance, clarifying the Adequate Public Facilities (APF) and fiscal-impact analyses, and creating a private-development data indicator. The task force approved standing minutes from Dec. 16, 2024, and directed staff to consolidate edits and circulate a revised draft for the next meeting in April 2025.

The draft—prepared by planning department staff and circulated in redline and clean versions—pulls several recommendations into a front-page “Recommendations” list and proposes “next steps for calendar year 2025,” including specifying lead agencies for planned outcomes. Chair Dehoca said, “The director’s draft was very good, and [is] a solid base from which to work from. So thank you, Miss Hall and your staff.”

Why it matters: the report is intended to guide the county council and incoming county executive in implementing policies from Plan 2035 and to align infrastructure investments, capital improvement planning and development review with resilience goals and countywide priorities. Because many recommendations touch on land use, school capacity and county-municipal coordination, the task force’s wording and whether to treat the county’s draft climate action work as binding guidance will shape what the Council and Executive consider for formal action.

Discussion highlights

- Infrastructure resilience guidelines: Several members backed a recommendation that the incoming county executive…