Comprehensive Plan Update
Project Timeline
Phase 1
Launch Project:
Fall 2024
Kickoff meetings, interviews, and more, with the Commissioners of St. Mary’s County, Planning Commission, and County Staff.
Phase 2
Establish the Vision and Goals:
Fall 2024 to Spring 2025
Community Engagement Window #1 and Analysis of Existing Conditions and Planning Influences to Guide the Development of Plan Vision and Goals.
Phase 3
Develop Policies, Strategies, and Actions for Plan:
Spring 2025 to Fall 2025
Community Engagement Window #2 to Explore Potential Policy Directions, Drafting of the Plan, and Community Engagement Window #3 to Unveil the Draft Plan.
Phase 4
Adopt Plan:
Winter 2025-Spring 2026
Public Hearing Draft of the Plan presented at Endorsement and Adoption Hearings with the Planning Commission and the Commissioners of St. Mary’s County.