[IHHAAC Update] FYI - Public Hearing - 10/1/08 BRAC Revitalization and Incentive Zone - Andrews AFB Vicinity

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FYI

Complements of Council Member Tony Knotts' Office

www.princegeorgescountymd.gov/district8 

 

 

 

Please see press release below for details:

 

 

 

THE PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY GOVERNMENT
OFFICE OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE 

For Immediate Release: September 24, 2008
Contact: Denise Roberts, Press Information Officer, 301-952-5381 

 

 

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Prince George's County BRAC Revitalization and Incentive Zone
Application-Andrews Air Force Base Vicinity 

  

UPPER MARLBORO, MD - The Prince George's County Office of the County
Executive will hold a public hearing next week on the federal Base
Realignment and Closure (BRAC) initiative, which is slated to bring
2,400 - 2,700 new employees to Andrews Air Force Base. 

The Office of the County Executive is preparing a BRAC Revitalization
and Incentive Zone application (BRAC application) that will be
considered for funding by the Maryland Department of Business and
Economic Development.  The BRAC application primarily focuses on the
creation of a zone that has the capacity for additional housing, public
facilities and infrastructure.  BRAC zones are well-defined areas where
local governments are eligible for financial assistance to improve
public infrastructure, such as streets, utilities and recreation venues.

The public hearing is part of the application process leading to the
approval of a zone to accommodate the required public infrastructure and
additional households that will be coming to the area near Andrews Air
Force Base as the result of BRAC. 

PUBLIC HEARING DATE:  
Wednesday, October 1, 2008, at 7 p.m. 
Doors will open at 6 p.m. for participants to view exhibits. Economic
Development staff will be available to answer questions.
  
PUBLIC HEARING LOCATION: 
Council Hearing Room, First Floor, County Administration Building
14741 Governor Oden Bowie Drive
Upper Marlboro, Maryland 20772

PURPOSE OF PUBLIC HEARING: 
To give all interested persons the opportunity to express their views
concerning the BRAC zone application. 

A map of the general area under consideration for containing a BRAC zone
and a copy of the application requirements will be available for review
on the County website beginning Friday, September 26, 2008.  Please
visit www.princegeorgescountymd.gov
<http://www.princegeorgescountymd.gov/>  to review these documents. 

Individual speakers and representatives from a group or groups will be
limited to three (3) minutes.  Persons desiring to speak may register in
advance or fill out a registration card available at the hearing site.
Written testimony and/or exhibits will be accepted in lieu of, or in
addition to, oral testimony.

The record will remain open for five (5) days after the public hearing
for written comments.  Written comments may be submitted until October
8, 2008 to the BRAC Team, Office of the County Executive, County
Administration Building, Room 5024, 14741 Governor Oden Bowie Drive,
Upper Marlboro, Maryland 20772.

TO REGISTER TO SPEAK, CONTACT THE PRINCE GEORGE'S OFFICE OF THE COUNTY
EXECUTIVE AT 301-952-3782/TTD 301-952-3894.

http://cms.princegeorgescountymd.gov/ExecutiveNews/default.aspx?itemid=1
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