Calvert County touts business growth, Armory Square retail project and ferry feasibility study
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Summary
County presenters reported more than 60 new/expanded businesses, $28.5 million in new business permit investments in FY25, launch of a fast‑track permitting program, Armory Square retail development in Prince Frederick, and a grant‑funded ferry implementation study with St. Mary's County.
Speaker 3, an unidentified speaker, said Calvert County saw business expansion and relocation across more than 60 enterprises in FY25, with new business permits accounting for $28,500,000 in investments. The county launched a fast‑track permitting program to expedite qualified projects and emphasized efforts to support value‑added agriculture and tourism marketing that produced more than 500,000 visitors in FY25.
The presentation highlighted specific projects: an Armory Square retail development in Prince Frederick that will include a mix of national and local retailers and a planned Armory Pavilion to host markets and community events; and efforts to pursue a Chesapeake Bay ferry system with two potential Calvert County sites in Solomons and Chesapeake Beach, including a grant‑funded local ferry implementation plan and a feasibility study in cooperation with St. Mary's County.
Speaker 3 also described grant support for Patuxent Business Park (a $10,000 state grant matched by the Calvert County Economic Development Authority) to evaluate site readiness and help target nearly $150,000 in Main Street revitalization funding through Project Restore 2.
The transcript lists project intentions, grant amounts and outreach metrics but does not record permitting decisions, environmental reviews, or vote actions associated with the projects in this presentation.