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Planning staff lay out four options to expand Rural Legacy areas; commissioners ask for public outreach and state clarification
Summary
Planning staff presented four proposed Rural Legacy expansion footprints for mid-eastern Calvert County, describing tradeoffs between preserving large contiguous tracts and potential effects on state-designated growth tiers; commissioners requested clearer maps and public engagement before deciding which option to advance.
Planning and zoning staff on Oct. 28 presented four options to expand Maryland's Rural Legacy areas in the mid-eastern part of Calvert County and asked the Board of County Commissioners for direction on public outreach and next steps.
Amalia Plique Tam, environmental planner, joined by Jen David (rural planner) and Ron Marney (environmental regulator), explained that the Rural Legacy program enables eligible landowners within designated areas to sell permanent conservation easements to the state to preserve large contiguous tracts for natural-resource, agricultural, forestry and environmental protection. The staff noted that the county currently has roughly 48,409 combined acres in designated Rural Legacy areas, of which…
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