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1. What’s planned for the property?
2. Who is the developer for the project?
3. Can you tell me what type of commercial development will take place – residential, restaurants, big box, medical, gas station, etc.?
4. How much square feet of development will fit there?
5. What is the economic impact of the project?
6. When will construction start and when will it finish?
7. Who are the principals of Generation Properties and Westmoreland Partners?
8. Whom can I speak with about the project?
9. Why doesn’t the county develop the project on its own?
10. Why was this property sold?
11. Why wasn’t it advertised for sale?
12. How was the price determined?
13. When was the old Calvert Middle School torn down?
14. What zoning changes are required?
15. There’s already a lot of commercial development taking place in Prince Frederick; how will this project tie into or take away from that development?
16. How will this project be undertaken while the Prince Frederick Town Center Zoning Ordinance is still being developed?
17. How will this project affect traffic and transportation?
18. How will public transportation fit in with the bus transfer station?
19. Will the Armory Building be part of the project? If not, what will happen to that?
20. Why wasn’t an RFP required to solicit input from other developers?

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1. How do I determine if I should file a case?
2. How do I find out when my court date is?
3. How can I request to have my court date postponed?
4. What might happen if I fail to appear for a scheduled trial date?
5. Can I pay with a debit or credit card?

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1. Why is Comcast the only cable provider in the county? What about competition?
2. Is a special tax district a solution to financing service extension to unserved areas?
3. How will the new franchise agreement address unserved areas in the county?
4. What percentage of the county does not have access to cable?
5. Are cable rates a part of the franchise agreement?
6. How will the new franchise agreement be enforced?
7. Can cable companies be removed from providing service if they do not perform as expected?
8. Why does the current franchise agreement cover a 15-year term?

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1. What is a Comprehensive Plan?
2. What is a Zoning Ordinance?
3. Who is involved in updating the Calvert County Comprehensive Plan?
4. What does a Comprehensive Plan do?
5. Why is a Comprehensive Plan needed?
6. Why are we updating ours now?
7. How does the Zoning Ordinance relate to the Comprehensive Plan?
8. What is the timeline?
9. How will the public be involved?
10. What is Calvert County's history with Comprehensive Plans?
11. Whom should I contact for more information?
12. Does the Comprehensive Plan draft call for expanded town centers? Why?
13. Is the Prince Frederick Town Center to be significantly expanded? Why?
14. Is it true that traffic in Prince Frederick is projected to reach 83,500 trips per day by 2030?
15. Is it true the draft Comprehensive Plan ignores Maryland Department of Transportation studies predicting future transportation impacts in Prince Frederick even before its proposed expansion?
16. Shouldn’t studies be conducted on local traffic before any town centers are expanded?
17. Why does the draft Comprehensive Plan designate Dunkirk as a “major town center?”
18. If land preservation is a goal of the Comprehensive Plan, why has there been a moratorium on Agricultural Preservation Districts since 2013?
19. Why has land preservation slowed in Calvert County?
20. Is it true the draft Comprehensive Plan has no recommendations to improve the county’s effort to preserve 40,000 acres of farm and forest land?
21. Is it true the Board of County Commissioners members seized the Comprehensive Plan process from the Calvert County Planning Commission by hiring a consultant of their choice?
22. Is it true the Board of County Commissioners rushed through the Comprehensive Plan process two years prior to the 10-year review deadline?
23. Did the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) stop the 1989 Prince Frederick Master Plan Update Prior to the Election of 2014?
24. Did the BOCC adopt piecemeal changes, disregarding the Prince Frederick Master Plan?
25. Did the BOCC change requirements for developers when building apartments/townhomes in town centers?
26. In Prince Frederick, did the BOCC reduce setbacks, increase the number of dwellings allowed per acre (14 to 24), increase big box store size and increase building height to 6 stories?
27. Did the BOCC adopt regulations allowing big box and restaurants to have signs taller than local businesses?
28. Did the BOCC attempt to eliminate Architectural Review Committees (ARCs) and weaken regulations to favor chains and weaken ARC authority?
29. Did the BOCC gut sign regulations and weaken regulations to allow sign proliferation?
30. Did the BOCC remove architectural standards for signs?
31. Did the Board of County Commissioners adopt term limits for the Planning Commission and other boards?
32. Did Board of County Commissioners members exempt themselves from term limits?

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1. What is GIS
2. When I open the map, I see the header and zoom bar, but no map.
3. Sometimes the map is slow. Can I do anything about it?
4. I'm turning on and off the 2011 aerial but nothing is happening. Why?
5. Why doesn't anything happen when I turn on a layer listed under Map Layers?
6. Why can't I find a street?
7. Why can't I find my address?
8. Why in the map is the address on my house different from the one listed on my tax record?
9. How accurate are the property lines?
10. Information on my tax record is incorrect. Can you fix it?
11. My property lines and address appear in the base map, but my house does not.
12. Is the aerial photography real time?
13. What is Bird Eye View?
14. Is it possible to print a scaled map?
15. Is it possible to download the data in this map in a GIS or CAD format?

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1. How can my business become a vendor for Calvert County Government?
2. Do I need a business license?
3. Do I need a trader's license?
4. How do I find commercial property available for sale or lease?
5. How do I apply for a liquor license?
6. What types of business assistance is available to new and existing businesses?
7. I am interested in holding a ribbon cutting for my business. How can the Department of Economic Development help?
8. How can I be added to your distribution list?
9. I need financing for my business expansion. Can the department help?
10. Who are Calvert County’s major employers?
11. What other incentives are available to business?
12. How can I obtain demographic information for Calvert County?

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1. How do I register to vote?
2. Do I have to register to vote before each election?
3. What is the last day to register to vote or make any changes to my registration?
4. How can I verify if I'm already registered?
5. If I register to vote, won't I get called for jury duty?
6. Where is my polling place?
7. Where do I vote during Early Voting?
8. Can I vote at any polling place in the county?
9. What are the voting hours on Election Day?
10. Do I have to show identification when I vote?
11. In a Primary Election, may I change my party affiliation on Election Day to vote a different party ballot?
12. What will the ballot look like?
13. Can I wear a campaign button or T-shirt into my polling place when I go to vote?
14. May I pick up an mail in ballot for another person?
15. Are mail in ballots only counted if the votes are close?
16. How do I complain about a candidate's campaign sign(s)?
17. Who are the Elected Officials in Calvert County?
18. How do I become an election judge?

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1. How do I apply for a position with the county?
2. How may I contact the Department of Human Resources?
3. How can I find out about available positions?
4. When and how are applications accepted?
5. How will you decide what to pay the candidate selected?
6. Is testing required?
7. What should I know before completing an application?
8. How will you evaluate my application?
9. How will you decide who to hire?
10. How will I be notified regarding the status of a position?
11. May I contact the Board of County Commissioners regarding employment?
12. What should I do if my contact information changes?
13. What should I do the first time I use the online application system (CORE)?
14. What should I do if I want to apply for another position with Calvert County and have already used CORE?
15. Is Calvert County Government an Equal Opportunity Employer?

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1. What senior housing is available in Calvert County?
2. When does Social Security come to Calvert Pines Senior Center?
3. Where can I find support for a senior with developmental disabilities who is able to function independently in a senior center?
4. What legal services are available to seniors?
5. What is the Accessible Homes for Seniors Special Loan program?
6. What is the Medicare Prescription Drug Program or Medicare Part D?

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1. What is covered by the Parks & Recreation Ordinance?
2. How do I register for an activity?
3. How do I reserve a field or picnic pavilion?
4. Do county parks have bins for recycling?

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1. How can I find out what goods/services are currently being solicited by Calvert County Government?
2. Are there additional business related services offered by the county to assist my business?
3. How can my company obtain Calvert County Government’s current bids?
4. How can my company obtain a bid package?
5. Does Calvert County charge a fee for their bid packages?
6. Can I just stop by and introduce my company and myself to someone in the Procurement Office or do you take appointments?
7. What is the difference between offline and online bidding?
8. What is the difference between informal and formal bids?

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1. What is the Maryland Smoke Alarm Law?
2. When can I burn leaves and debris at my residence?
3. What is the Fire Rescue Commission and How is it Associated with the Calvert County Government?

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1. I am the successful bidder in the tax sale. What do I do now?
2. How long do I have to wait before I can start foreclosure action?
3. How long does the property owner have to redeem the property I purchased?
4. What am I reimbursed for if I am the successful bidder and the property is redeemed?
5. What happens if I do not foreclose on the property?
6. What type of payment is accepted?
7. When do I pay my bid price?

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1. What is text-to-911?
2. What are the benefits of text-to-911?
3. When will text-to-911 be broadly available?
4. How does it work?
5. What are some challenges of text-to-911?
6. Why is text-to-911 important?
7. How do I text 911?
8. How do I know that 911 has received my text?
9. Is there a charge for using text-to-911 service?

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1. What is VINE?
2. When was VINE developed?
3. How does VINE work?
4. Does the VINE Program monitor all inmates?
5. Who can use the VINE Service?
6. How will the citizens of our community learn about the VINE service?
7. What should I tell victims about VINE?
8. What if the inmate is released outside of regular business hours, for example midnight on a Sunday?
9. What if the inmate is transferred out of the custody of a participating institution but is still incarcerated?
10. What if I need help?

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1. Why is the Calvert County Zoning Ordinance being updated?
2. Why is the Calvert County Zoning Ordinance Update process happening before the St. Leonard Master Plan Update and the updates to the other Town Center Master Plans?
3. What changes are being proposed for St. Leonard Town Center?
4. What is the Waterfront Community District (WCD)? Why has the WCD been proposed as part of the Zoning Ordinance update?
5. Why has the Waterfront Community District (WCD) been delineated the way it has been in the draft Zoning Map? Why is the WCD not limited strictly to waterfront properties?
6. Will the Waterfront Community District (WCD) cause property taxes to increase? Will it affect homeowner’s insurance? Will it make me change the deed to my property?
7. Will the Waterfront Community District (WCD) lead to more restrictions when making modifications to properties or dwellings?
8. Will the proposed Zoning Ordinance Update result in houses being built on tiny lots?
9. What are the differences in allowable residential density between districts?
10. What happened to the policy which allows for an increase in permitted residential densities within the one-mile radius/perimeter of town centers?
11. What are Growth Tiers and how are the relevant to zoning and residential density?
12. What type of development can be built in each zoning district?
13. How can we properly comment on draft Articles 4 through 8 without knowing the allowable uses?
14. How are the use tables changing between the current vs. draft Zoning Ordinance?
15. What do the acronyms represent on the Draft Zoning Map?
16. What are the differences between the Farm and Forest District (FFD) and Rural Community District (RCD)?
17. Why is there no longer a Wetlands District in the proposed draft zoning?
18. How will the proposed draft zoning districts effect a property that is also an Agricultural Preservation District?
19. What are the reasons and possible consequences of the proposed Industrial Districts in the area around Lusby?
20. Are there any new Residential District zones in the area around Lusby and Solomons? If so, what are the reasons and possible consequences?
21. Is it possible to publish a version of the proposed zoning ordinance update in black line so that the public can easily identify the suggested revisions on the County’s website?
22. How will the text amendment process be impacted by the Zoning Ordinance Update?
23. Is there a glossary of terms for those unfamiliar with the terminology used in the draft Zoning Ordinance?
24. Is there a mailing list to sign up for in order to keep informed about the Zoning Update process?
25. Are there regulations in the Floodplain Article that protect the environment?
26. Are there regulations in the Zoning Ordinance that protect streams outside of the Critical Area?
27. Is the new Zoning Ordinance going to change the residential density permitted in the Critical Area?
28. What studies were performed before the Floodplain and Critical Area articles were developed? Do they consider the impact of rising water levels?