Public Hearing: Amendment to Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan

Public Hearing: Amendment to Comprehensive Solid Waste Management PlanPost Date:09/09/2025 9:24 AM PUBLIC NOTICE Public Hearing: Amendment to Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan The Charles County Commissioners will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, September 30, 2025­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­, at 6:00 p.m., in a hybrid format, both virtually and in person, at the Charles County Government Building, 200 Baltimore Street, La Plata, Maryland, to consider a proposed Amendment to the 2022-2031 Charles County Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan (SWMP). The Solid Waste Management Plan (SWMP) addresses the management of solid waste including generation, waste reduction, collection, transportation, processing, and disposal. The proposed Amendment is to update the Plan to include a glossary; and to include an amendment application process before being added to the Plan of Action section of the SWMP. Individuals or representatives of groups wishing to make oral or written comments are encouraged to attend the hearing. In-person: Speaker sign-up will begin 30 minutes (1/2 hour) prior to the hearing at the Charles County Government Building (200 Baltimore Street, La Plata) and will end at the commencement of the hearing. Virtually: Call (240) 776-6709, between 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on September 30, 2025, to register to speak. Once registered, citizens will receive a virtual link to testify between 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. after in-person speakers testify. If you are not available to speak when your name is called, we have the right to move on to the next caller. Each speaker will be allotted three (3) minutes. Written or voicemail comments may be submitted in lieu of oral testimony, or to expand upon oral testimony, and will be accepted September 12, 2025, starting at 8:00 a.m. through September 30, 2025, 5:00 p.m. for: E-Comment: https://www.charlescountymd.gov/government/public-comments/public-hearing-comments/swmp-amendment Phone message: call 301-645-0652 Mail: Commissioners of Charles County, 200 Baltimore Street, La Plata, Maryland 20646. Comments sent by mail must be received no later than September 30, 2025. Those citizens with special needs may contact Maryland Relay Service TDD 1-800-735-2258. The associated documents for this item will be available for inspection in the Planning Division, Charles County Government Building, La Plata, Maryland or online at: https://www.charlescountymd.gov/swmp. For more information, please contact Amy Blessinger, Planner III, by phone at (301) 645-0650 or by email at [email protected]. BY ORDER OF THE CHARLES COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Reuben B. Collins, II., Esq., President In the event the notified meeting is canceled due to inclement weather or acts of nature beyond the control of the County, all items scheduled to be discussed or heard at the meeting will be rescheduled to a later date and time in the County Commissioners Meeting Room. Charles County Government is an Equal Opportunity EmployerReturn to full list >>