Planning commission frames water policy as central to Onancock's comprehensive plan and economic development work
Commissioners said water management and related DEQ/USGS data must drive the next comprehensive‑plan chapters; they assigned chapter leads, discussed maps of vacant parcels and funding for an economic development role while prioritizing stormwater and aquifer data.
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Commission members spent substantial time updating the commission on the comprehensive plan and assigning chapter leads for zoning, housing and economic development. Commissioners agreed that water—withdrawal permits, aquifer health, stormwater and mapping underground piping—will be one of the largest sections of the plan and will shape future decisions about annexation and development.
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