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The Charles County Board of Commissioners held a joint District 3 town hall on September 22, 2026, at the Waldorf West Library. The meeting focused on resident concerns including mold from rain, stormwater flooding in Windsor Manor, the Aqualand displacement crisis, and a wide-ranging discussion on data centers and energy policy. Commissioners heard from six public speakers and provided updates on task forces, pending state legislation, and staff follow-up actions.
Charles County Government Process. Board of Commissioners. And welcome to the Board of County Commissioners District Three joint town hall meeting. My name is Ruben Collins. I'm president of the board. Thank everyone for being these quarterly town halls are an opportunity for us to connect directly with you. Hear your concerns and discuss the issues that matter most to our community. Each town hall is led by one of the district commissioners. Tonight, District 3 Commissioner Amanda Stewart will begin by sharing brief remarks and outlining the format for the meeting. All right. Thank you, Commissioner Collins, um, for that introduction, and thank you to everyone who's taken time out of their chilly wet evening to be here at the Waldorf West Library. It's always a good experience to have an opportunity to come together with the residents, not just to share information, but more importantly, to listen. Tonight's joint district three town hall meeting is about communication and collaboration, and it's about the community. We believe that it's important for residents to have an opportunity to share their thoughts and concerns and even praises with us directly to talk about those issues that are affecting our community, ask questions, and again share concerns. One of the things I value throughout my time here is being able to hear directly for residents, and that's what we're here tonight to do. Tonight's conversation will be as follows. Um when you're when you're called to share with the commissioners, you will proceed forward to the mic that's in the middle of the room. If a commissioner is responding, of course, we will stay seated and respond from our seats. If we have staff that's going to also add to the conversation, um staff will come to the podium that is to my right. Again, I want to thank all of the Charles County government staff for being here this evening, and of course, to thank the staff of the Waldorf West Library for hosting us this evening. Um, and again, for the residents, thanks for your thank you to you for your involvement. Um it definitely helps um doing our jobs, it makes our jobs um better and to be more effective and efficient and knowledgeable about the issues that you're facing. So again, thank you, um, Commissioner Collins, and I'm turning it back over to you. So at this time I this um the county clerk will begin the process. Okay, when I call your name, you're gonna come up to the front. If you're called, you can sit up there. I'll call the first three. The commissioners generally will hear from the first three to five speakers, and then they'll all have an opportunity to respond to whatever questions or concerns are brought up. So the first speakers are Sharice Tony, followed by William Howe, followed by Jacqueline Moore, and we will time it for about three minutes per person. And if you can just state your name and address for the record, and then we'll start the timer for each person. So Sharice Tony. And we live in a townhome, and we're connected, and it's also mold growing from this substantial amount of rain that we have been having. And we're just trying to get answers. Um, also my HOA president, um, Eileen Britt has put in concerns as well, and she hasn't heard anything. So I'm just coming to get updates personally, so I can kind of get some closure. There's a couple things with the discussion regarding these type of properties, and I remember we talked about this one specifically. Um, there's two avenues that we, as commissioners, we touch two areas that we touch on for support of from staff. One is legal, a legal department because there's a process for going on property. Um, the other thing is I want to make sure that you talk to Julie Losh. She's raising her hand. Um, Julia, I don't know if you have anything to add to give her an update. If you if so, you can come up to the podium. Okay, so so let's do this. Talk to Julie because she um documents all of the residents' compla um concerns that are reported, and she can look into the system to see where we are with resolving or addressing your issue.