KENT COUNTY, MARYLAND
COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S

PUBLIC HEARING - 3/27/2001

A Public Hearing was held on Tuesday, March 27, 2001, at 10:45 a.m. in the County Commissioners' Hearing Room, County Government Center, Chestertown, for the purpose of discussing the application submitted by Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Guthrie, for the voluntary creation of an Agricultural Land Preservation District on their 106 acre farm located on MD Route 298 and Clark Road in the Second Election District.

County Commissioners Ronald H. Fithian, Larry B. Beck and W. Michael Newnam were in attendance as well as Gail Owings, Director of Planning and Zoning Administration, Carla Martin, Community Planner, and Mr. Guthrie, applicant.

Notice of public hearing was read into the record by Commissioner Fithian.

Ms. Martin presented a map identifying the Guthrie property. She advised that approximately 97.8 % of the soils are classified capability Class II and III.

Commissioner Fithian read into the record correspondence received from Elizabeth H. Morris, Chairman, Planning Commission, and correspondence received from Robert W. Clark, Jr., Chairman, Agricultural Preservation Advisory Board, which advised of both Boards' unanimous vote to recommend approval of this application.

There was no one in the audience who wished to speak for or against this application for submission to the Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation.

A motion was made by Commissioner Beck, seconded by Commissioner Newnam and made unanimous by Commissioner Fithian to recommend approval of the application submitted by Mr. and Mrs. Guthrie for the voluntary creation of an Agricultural Land Preservation District to the Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation.

This hearing was taped for reference and adjourned at 10:49 a.m.