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Commission approves Priority Preservation Area chapter; water resources chapter delayed to March
Summary
The Planning Commission approved the final draft of the comprehensive plan's Priority Preservation Area chapter with staff edits and additions to ranking criteria and postponed the water resources chapter to March, citing a lack of recent county‑level groundwater and aquifer data.
The Caroline County Planning Commission approved the final draft of the comprehensive plan’s Priority Preservation Area chapter at its February 2026 meeting and directed staff to proceed with the county and state review process. Chair Jeff Jackson moved for approval; a commission member seconded and the commission voted in favor.
Planning staff said the final draft incorporates mapping corrections and adds ranking criteria for easement applications, including extra points for proximity to priority preservation areas and for proximity to transmission lines. Staff described…
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