Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024

Keep up with important discussions and decisions and participate to make your voice heard.

Meetings

Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) meetings are held Tuesdays at 10 a.m.

BOCC Meeting

Tuesday, Aug. 20

BOCC Meeting

Tuesday, Aug. 27

No BOCC Meeting

Tuesday, Sept. 3

Public Hearings

Public hearings typically occur during BOCC meetings, no earlier than 10:30 a.m.

Aug. 20: Budget Adjustment to Increase Available Funding to Replace the Calvert County Detention Center Generator

Aug. 27: Grant Funding to Acquire High-Risk Residential Properties, Demolish the Structures and Return the Properties to a Natural State

Aug. 27: Repeal of Resolution 32-16 and Adoption of Amended Water and Sewer Allocation Resolution

Aug. 27: Ordinance for Enacting and Adopting a Local Business Preference Program

Ways to Watch: YouTube | Meetings on Demand | Comcast channel 99 or 1070 HD

Citizens who wish to provide public comment are invited to attend public meetings or can provide comment by dialing in by phone at the published time. To provide dial-in comment, call 301-715-8592 and enter the Meeting ID 899 4188 8251 and passcode #. Callers will be provided further instruction during the meeting on how to indicate you wish to speak.

Voice your thoughts on a local business preference program for county contracts. The BOCC will hold a public hearing regarding a proposed policy that would give a competitive advantage to local businesses when bidding for county contracts, even if their bid is slightly higher.

📅 Tuesday, Aug. 27 at 10:30 a.m.

📍 Commissioners Hearing Room (175 Main St., Prince Frederick)

Learn more and review the ordinance.

Send us your legislative requests and suggestions for the 2025 Maryland legislative session. Your ideas can help shape the future of Calvert County; propose new ideas or modifications to existing laws that you believe would benefit the community.

Submit your legislative request online by Aug. 19.

Requests are scheduled to be presented at the Sept. 24 BOCC meeting. The 2025 Maryland legislative session will begin Jan. 8, 2025. 

Provide your input on our ADA Self-Assessment and Transition Plan. The Department of Community Resources is seeking public feedback to help us identify accessibility barriers within county facilities and programming to ensure equitable access for people with disabilities.

Learn more and review the draft plan. Physical copies are available at the Department of Community Resources at 30 Duke St. in Prince Frederick.

Send your comments to ADAcoordinator@calvertcountymd.gov

or call 410-535-1600, ext. 8802.

Show your love to the many deserving animals in need at the Linda L. Kelley Animal Shelter.

For the entire month of August, all dog and cat adoption fees have been waived! Regular adoption procedures apply.

Visit www.CalvertCountyAnimalShelter.com to see available pets and start the adoption process.

Meals on Wheels needs volunteer drivers to deliver meals and a smile to homebound older adults in Calvert County. If you can spare just two hours once a month to help deliver meals to a neighbor in need, call the Office on Aging at 410-535-4606 or 301-855-1170.

Learn more about Calvert Meals on Wheels.

Visit the Calvert County Government website for past editions of Calvert Currents.