KENT COUNTY, MARYLAND
COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S

PUBLIC HEARING - 3/27/2001

A Public Hearing was held on Tuesday, March 27, 2001, at 10:57 a.m. in the County Commissioners' Hearing Room, County Government Center, Chestertown, for the purpose of discussing the application submitted by Mr. and Mrs. James Sutton, for the voluntary creation of an Agricultural Land Preservation District on their 158.34 acre farm located on Still Pond 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. Mr. and Mrs. Sutton, applicants, were in attendance.

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

Ms. Martin presented a map identifying the Sutton property. She advised that approximately 57.9 % of the soils are classified capability Class II and III.

Commissioner Fithian referred to 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. Sutton 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 10:59 a.m.