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County staff asks commissioners to weigh in on proposed MPO boundary expansion that could boost federal transportation funding
Summary
County planning staff presented options to expand the Calvert–St. Mary’s MPO boundary to include additional urbanized areas (Chesapeake Beach, Leonardtown), potentially increasing federal planning funds and eligibility for transportation studies. Commissioners asked staff to consult Leonardtown and report back.
County planning staff updated the Board of Commissioners on a working-group review of a proposed Calvert–St. Mary’s MPO (Metropolitan Planning Organization) boundary expansion that would add newly urbanized areas in Calvert County and might also bring Leonardtown into the MPO planning area.
Courtney Jenkins, who addressed the board during the presentation, said the proposed expansion could raise the MPO’s urbanized population and thereby increase the…
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