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Commissioners adopt Chestertown enterprise-zone redesignation adding roughly 47 acres
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Kent County commissioners adopted Resolution 2026-04 to redesignate the Chestertown enterprise zone, adding four properties (about 47 acres). County staff said the redesignation is required every 10 years and the county published the hearing notice on March 19; no public testimony opposed the redesignation.
The Kent County Board of Commissioners unanimously adopted Resolution 2026-04 at a joint public hearing to redesignate the Chestertown Enterprise Zone, county staff said, adding four properties that together total roughly 47 acres.
County Attorney Bobby Mao opened the joint hearing and explained the application must be renewed every 10 years and requires a town joint hearing because the zone includes land within Chestertown. Director Williams summarized the changes and noted that four properties had been added, expanding the zone by about 47 acres for potential development.
"This application is due every 10 years," the county attorney said. "Our deadline's April 15." County staff also told the board the public hearing notice was published in the Kent County News on March 19 and that only one person had signed the testimony log at the time (Director Williams was listed as having signed the log to present details for the record).
After a brief opportunity for testimony (no members of the public signed up to speak against the redesignation), the board introduced and adopted Resolution 2026-04 by unanimous voice vote.
The resolution will be forwarded as required under state and local procedures for enterprise-zone designation.
