The Calvert County Board of County Commissioners held its regular meeting on September 30, 2025, starting at 10:00 a.m. The meeting included an invocation, approval of the agenda, and public service announcements. Major topics included a presentation from the Maryland Department of Transportation on the Consolidated Transportation Program (CTP), a public hearing on multiple zoning map and text amendments, updates on ADA compliance and school site certification, a work session on proposed changes to agricultural preservation rules, and public comments on library materials.
Lift up your holy name. We thank you, Lord God, for the breath of life. We ask, Father God, for your hand to be on this board of commissioners, all of our leaders and those who are in authority, for we know that you have created all authority, and that those who are in authority are your servants. So we pray for your servants today to give them wisdom and knowledge to be men and women of character and integrity to uphold your truths and your values, Lord God, and to obey your word. We pray for our men and women in uniform, our emergency responders, and we pray for our police officers and firefighters, those who are willing to sacrifice themselves for our safety and freedom. We lift up all of our teachers, educators, and everyone who was in the school system. Please guard our children, watch over them and keep them in the schools, whether they be at home or in a public school or in a private school. We pray that the angel of the Lord would surround them and guard them. And now, Lord God bless this meeting. We pray, Holy Spirit, that you have your way as you continue to lead and guide the people of Calvert County and all truth and righteousness in Jesus' name. Amen. Thank you, Reverend Turner, Reverend Turner comes to us from Brooms Island Church today. And he's new to Calvert County, so we want to welcome you. It's a great community. Uh as you'll find the longer you stay here, and uh we welcome you back here any time. Thank you. Thank you. So we do have some special guests in the audience today. Some of them we're gonna get to a little later, but I do want to recognize the superintendent. If you have anything you want to say. Good morning, thank you for this opportunity. I realize you have a long agenda, so I just want to uh greet you. I'll do this. He's a professional. Thank you. Um so uh as um I've shared with several of you that my family and I moved to Calvary County several years ago because of the reputation of the school district uh for our grandchildren who are students in the school system, and I just happened to be living here when the call came out for someone to step in to fill the gap uh as superintendent. And so over the last several weeks, I can't tell you how humbled I've been by the reception that I've received, not only from you, but from our teachers, our students, educators, and members of this community. Uh this is um an amazing community with an amazing school system, uh, but we have a lot of work to do. We have to roll up our sleeves and continue to make our our schools even better so that we can provide a quality education. I think you all know the power of a strong school system. It builds the the economy. Um we have healthy citizens, healthier citizens. Uh, our property taxes are up. Uh we have less dependence on social services and government when we have a strong school system. And so I thank you for your support uh over these many years uh supporting our schools, and I just want you to know that we're ready to work hand in hand with the commissioners, the school board, and our staff and this community to make our schools even stronger. Thank you for this opportunity. Thank you. Thank you. Welcome you here, and uh, we've heard great things, so we appreciate all you're doing to improve our schools. It's a big job. Thank you. Absolutely. Thank you, sir. All right, the first item on the agenda is to approve the agenda. Is there any additions or corrections to the agenda as presented? I have none. I've none. I'll move that we approve and adopt the agenda submitted. Second. I have a motion and a second to approve the agenda as submitted.