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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
WASHINGTON COUNTY
Hagerstown, Maryland
May 24, 2011
JOINT PUBLIC HEARING – AMENDMENT TO THE WASHINGTON COUNTY
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO INCORPORATE THE WATER RESOURCES
ELEMENT REQUIRED BY SECTION 1.03 OF ARTICLE 66B OF THE
ANNOTATED CODE OF MARYLAND
A joint public hearing of the Board of County Commissioners of Washington County,
Maryland and the Washington County Planning Commission was convened in Courtroom
#l at 7:_ p.m. to hear testimony and receive evidence regarding an amendment to the
Washington County Comprehensive Plan (CP-11-001) to incorporate the Water Resources
Element required by Section 1.03 of Article 66B of the Annotated Code of Maryland.
Present were County Commissioners President Terry L. Baker, Vice President John F.
Barr, and Commissioners Ruth Anne Callaham, Jeffrey A. Cline, and William B.
McKinley. Planning Commission Chair Terry Reiber presided at the meeting and Planning
Commission members present were Sam Ecker, Andrew Bowen, Dennis Reeder, Sassan
Shaool, and Clint Wiley. County Staff present were Tim Lung, Chief Planner and Steve
Goodrich, Acting Director-Planning and Zoning Department; Julie Pippel, Director-
Divisiont of Environmental Management; and Kirk C. Downey, Assistant County
Attorney. Mr. Reiber reviewed the procedures for the Public Hearing. County Clerk Vicki
Lumm administered the oath to those who planned to give testimony.
On behalf of the Washington County Department of Planning and Zoning, Steve Goodrich
presented the staff reports for the Water Resources Element Amendment (CP-11-001) to
the Washington County Comprehensive Plan. Testimony was given by John Porter, 19739
Tranquility Court, Hagerstown, Maryland (Exhibit #1) and C. M. “Mike” Harshman,
11102 Dolores Court, Hagerstown, Maryland (Exhibit #2). Upon hearing all testimony,
Mr. Reiber stated that the record is closed and the hearing for RZ-10-004 was concluded.
The public hearing was adjourned at _ p.m.
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Gregory B. Murray, County Administrator
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Kirk C. Downey, Assistant County Attorney
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Vicki C. Lumm, County Clerk