Maryland Forest Service Seeks Input on 2022 Proposals The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is seeking public comment on the proposed fiscal year 2022 annual work plans for the following state forests: Chesapeake/Pocomoke, Green Ridge, Potomac-Garrett, and Savage River. The comment period concludes March 5. Annual work plans help the department identify priorities within the […]
Town Continues to Seek Resident Comment
On Zoning Ordinance Short Term Rental’s Prohibited from Operating in Residential Zones The Chesapeake Beach Planning & Zoning Commission received public comment, related to the Town’s Zoning Ordinance and the long-established restriction on short term rentals, during the January 27, 2021 Planning & Zoning Commission meeting. Short-term rentals refer to a private home or condominium […]
Public Comment Period for I-495 and I-270 Managed Lanes
Draft Environmental Impact Statement Closes November 9 MDOT SHA, FHWA Remind Public to Submit Comments Online or Via Email, Mail The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) are reminding the public that the deadline to submit comments on the I-495 & I-270 Managed Lanes Study Draft Environmental […]
Public Input for Pocomoke River Wildlands Expansion Proposal
Comments Taken Through November 27; Public Meeting October 28 The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is seeking public comment on a proposal for an expansion of the Pocomoke River Wildlands within Pocomoke State Forest in Worcester County. The plan would expand the wildlands by about 80 acres and adjust the Wildlands boundary to create a […]
MDOT SHA & FHWA Announce 30 Day Extension on Comments
The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced a 30-day extension of the public comment period for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) and Draft Section 4(f) Evaluation, which is being developed in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for the I-495 & I-270 […]
NAS Public Comment Period on Former Pistol Range
Notice of Availability and Public Comment Period Engineering Evaluation/Cost Analysis Report For Munitions Response Site UXO-002, OU-1 Former Pistol Range, Naval Air Station Patuxent River The Department of the Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Washington and Naval Air Station Patuxent River, in cooperation with the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and the Maryland Department […]
State Forest Work Plans Open for Public Comment
Input on 2021 Plans Accepted Through February 28 The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is seeking public comment on the proposed fiscal year 2021 work plans for the following state forests: Chesapeake/Pocomoke, Green Ridge, Potomac-Garrett, and Savage River. The comment period concludes February 28. Annual work plans help the department identify priorities within the scope […]
Public Comment Sought for Hunting and Trapping Seasons
Input Taken Beginning Feb. 3; Public Meetings Scheduled The Maryland Department of Natural Resources in February will accept public comment on proposed changes to the 2020-2022 hunting and trapping seasons. Included in the proposals are concepts related to the 2020-2021 Migratory Game Bird Seasons. Through the past several months, the department has presented a variety […]
Revised Chesapeake Lands Hunting Lease Plan
Open for Comment Public Meeting Scheduled in Salisbury Sept. 24 The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has developed a new, revised proposal for administering hunting leases on Chesapeake Forest Lands. A copy of the new revised proposal and place for comment is available on the department’s website. Additionally the department is hosting a public meeting […]
Department of the Navy Invites Public Comment
On Proposed Remedial Action Plan for Munitions Response Site UXO-0001 Under the Environmental Restoration Program Webster Field Annex, St Inigoes In accordance with the requirements of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), Webster Field Annex invites public comment on the Proposed Remedial Action Plan (PRAP) for Munitions Response Site UXO-0001. During World […]