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The Charles County Board of Appeals convened on October 28, 2025, to address two special exception applications. The board approved a special exception for Mona Recycling with eight enumerated conditions. The board also began hearing a case for a new surface mining operation by Percante Inc. on Poplar Hill Road, which was continued to a later date.
This is working. Thank you. Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the Board of Appeals meeting for Tuesday, October 28th, 2025. So everyone had an opportunity to check your mics. Good. Prior to the start of this hearing, I wish to tell all in attendance the following. The Board of Appeals is a quasi-judicial board appointed by the county commissioners. The board is charged with the responsibility of applying the Charles County ordinance to each application for a variance or special exception in a fair and impartial manner after a hearing where all parties or interested persons are heard. Our decisions are not made based on the number of witnesses or the quantity of evidence, but rather on the quality of the evidence. Repeating a point of view or an opinion already given does not make it any more credible, and repetition is to be avoided. We request the proper quorum be observed. Do not speak until recognized. After the applicant has completed their presentation, only the individuals that signed up will have the opportunity to speak. One of those uh one of those who registered online to speak, and another if you're or if you are just signing up to speak tonight. Both seats are located in the front of the room with the clerk for all scheduled hearings. If you are present and wish to speak, speak, you must put your name on the sign-in sheet. Each member of the Board of Appeals is required by law to be and remain impartial to both sides and can only base its decisions on the evidence presented at the hearing. Consequently, any verbal communication with a board member outside of the hearing room and pertaining to any pending case is strictly prohibited under the ethics of all independent boards. The board appreciates your anticipated respect for the process. At this time, I will afford an opportunity for any comments not related to the cases being presented tonight. Anyone have anything else to say other than what we the two cases we have this evening? Seeing no comments, we'll move forward with the first order of business. We have two cases for decision, I mean for discussion this evening. The Mona equipment. That's our second one this evening. Certainly. Absent. Jennifer Walker. Absent. Damien Trisada. Here. Timothy Trainer. Present. George Grendel. Here. Bud Humbert Chair. Present. The roll is complete. Thank you. At this time I'll ask for an approval of tonight's agenda for today, October the 28th. Have a motion, please. Mr. Chairman, I move that the agenda be approved. And a second? Second. We have a second. All in favor, aye.