St. Mary's County planning staff set 45‑day public review for 'St. Mary's 2050,' outline outreach and implementation matrix

Planning commission project staff presented the introduction and implementation sections of the St. Mary's 2050 comprehensive‑plan draft at a Jan. 9 work session and said they plan to release a public draft in February followed by a roughly 45‑day review period called Community Engagement Window (CEW) #3.

"What we're hoping to accomplish during this 45‑day window is, again, check‑in with our community to make sure that the information that they're seeing in one cohesive draft reflects what their priorities are," said an unnamed project staff member leading the presentation. Staff described two rounds of open houses (one at the start and one toward the end of the review window), and a late‑February strategy of tabling at area grocery stores to drive attendance to March open houses.

The presentation listed project team members present, including Jessica Andrews, director of the Department of…