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Board hears Halloween Point Park master plan update; historic tobacco barns flagged for preservation
Summary
Parks staff briefed the board on a draft update to the Halloween Point Park master plan (81 acres), proposing trails, synthetic‑turf fields, a skate park and expanded playground/pavilions; Maryland Historical Trust and the county Historic District Commission urged documentation and protection of two historic tobacco barns.
Parks staff presented the proposed update to the Halloween Point Park master plan, explaining the draft (completed September 2024) responds to more than 2,000 residents who took a public survey and identifies proposed improvements such as new paved and natural walking trails, upgraded fields (including potential synthetic turf per community demand), an additional playground, pavilion grove, and a skate park.
Stephanie Sperling, park planner, noted the plan had been circulated to state and local agencies and that the planning commission had found the draft consistent with the county comprehensive plan. "Most of the comments that we got from Department of Environment, DNR, planning, they were pretty pro forma," Sperling said, and staff said they had edited the draft to add discussion about two historic tobacco barns after Maryland Historical Trust and the Calvert County Historic District Commission raised concerns about documentation and potential archeological resources.
The board heard clarifying questions about conversion costs for different field types, irrigation, and the boundary between county‑owned and leased sections of the park; no members of the public signed up to comment in person and the board voted to close the record for the hearing and leave it open for the 10‑day statutory period for adoption actions.
