Public Hearings - CHR 5-2015 Economic Development

December 1, 2015

PUBLIC HEARING
CHR 5-2015 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

A public hearing was held today at 7:18 p.m. in the County Commissioners’ Hearing Room, County Government Center, 400 High Street, Chestertown, MD, for the purpose of discussing the proposed amendment to CHR 5-2015 Economic Development which is AN ACT to amend Chapter 21 Economic and Tourism Development, Article I. Economic Development of the Code of Public Local Laws of Kent County, Maryland. The purpose of this amendment is to update the code to define the duties of the Economic Development department and board members and rename the Economic Development Advisory Board to the Economic Development Commission.

County Commissioners, William W. Pickrum, Ronald H. Fithian and William A. Short were in attendance as well as Shelley Herman, County Administrator and Thomas N. Yeager, County Attorney.

Commissioner Pickrum read the notice of public hearing into record.

Commissioner Pickrum invited comments and questions from the audience. No one present requested to comment or ask questions.

Written comments will be accepted in the County Commissioners’ Office until Friday, December 4, 2015, at 12:00 p.m.

The hearing was taped for reference and the Commissioners adjourned the public hearing at 7:19 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,



Sondra M. Blackiston, Clerk

Approved:
William W. Pickrum, President
The County Commissioners
of Kent County, Maryland