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Planning commission recommends DRRA and approves Heartland Holdings final site plan
Summary
The Caroline County Planning Commission voted Jan. 14 to forward a Development Rights and Responsibilities Agreement (DRRA) for Heartland Holdings to the county commissioners and to approve the company’s final site plan for an ag products processing facility in Greensboro, after staff and the applicant described stormwater improvements, haul‑route payments and traffic estimates.
The Caroline County Planning Commission on Jan. 14 voted to recommend a Development Rights and Responsibilities Agreement (DRRA) for Heartland Holdings to the county commissioners and approved the company’s final site plan for an agricultural products processing facility near Greensboro.
The DRRA, which the applicant agreed to record, requires payments earmarked for paving Sunset Avenue — the approved haul route — and contains provisions meant to cover repair or mitigation should heavy traffic damage county roads. “The financing part of the agreement is really to ensure that the county has money in hand over the next number of years,” Brenda Mulaney, attorney for Heartland Holdings, told the commission.
Why it matters: The DRRA ties developer payments to a specific roadway improvement and is…
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