Public Comment Period on Golf Course Development in Sensitive Areas Closes July 28

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The Critical Area Commission is considering establishing a set of standards to guide the potential development of golf courses in the critical area, without using a county’s limited amount of growth allocation. The protected critical area includes all lands within 1,000 feet of tidal waters of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries or adjacent tidal wetlands. Public comments will be accepted until Thursday, July 28. A history of the Commission’s action on golf courses, a summary of their discussions over the last six months, and proposed criteria and standards are available here.

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July 25, 2005

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is the state agency responsible for providing natural and living resource-related services to citizens and visitors. DNR manages more than 446,000 acres of public lands and 18,000 miles of waterways, along with Maryland's forests, fisheries and wildlife for maximum environmental, economic and quality of life benefits. A national leader in land conservation, DNR-managed parks and natural, historic and cultural resources attract 11 million visitors annually. DNR is the lead agency in Maryland's effort to restore the Chesapeake Bay, the state's number one environmental priority. Learn more at www.dnr.maryland.gov