Special POA Board Meeting Concerning the Proposed Text Amendment
To the
Deep Creek Watershed Zoning Ordinance
At a Special Meeting of the POA Board held on September 14, 2013, the Board authorized me as President to send the attached letter on behalf of the POA to the Garrett County Commissioners opposing the petition for a text amendment to the Deep Creek Watershed Zoning Ordinance submitted by an individual applicant as well as a modified version of the text amendment recommended by a simple majority of the Garrett County Planning Commission.
A Public Hearing on this matter is scheduled for September 24, 2013, at 5:00 PM in the County Commissioners’ meeting room of the Courthouse in Oakland, MD.
The POA Board is deeply concerned that the proposed text amendment would upset the integrity of the Watershed Zoning Ordinance by opening the door to unknown consequences without further public review that go far beyond the individual applicant.
