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1. How do I register for an activity?

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1. What’s planned for the property?
2. Who is the developer for the project?
3. Can you tell me what type of commercial development will take place – residential, restaurants, big box, medical, gas station, etc.?
4. How much square feet of development will fit there?
5. What is the economic impact of the project?
6. When will construction start and when will it finish?
7. Who are the principals of Generation Properties and Westmoreland Partners?
8. Whom can I speak with about the project?
9. Why doesn’t the county develop the project on its own?
10. Why was this property sold?
11. Why wasn’t it advertised for sale?
12. How was the price determined?
13. When was the old Calvert Middle School torn down?
14. What zoning changes are required?
15. There’s already a lot of commercial development taking place in Prince Frederick; how will this project tie into or take away from that development?
16. How will this project be undertaken while the Prince Frederick Town Center Zoning Ordinance is still being developed?
17. How will this project affect traffic and transportation?
18. How will public transportation fit in with the bus transfer station?
19. Will the Armory Building be part of the project? If not, what will happen to that?
20. Why wasn’t an RFP required to solicit input from other developers?

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1. Where can I find information about Calvert County closures?

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1. How do I determine if I should file a case?
2. How do I find out when my court date is?
3. How can I request to have my court date postponed?
4. What might happen if I fail to appear for a scheduled trial date?
5. Can I pay with a debit or credit card?

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1. Why is Comcast the only cable provider in the county? What about competition?
2. Is a special tax district a solution to financing service extension to unserved areas?
3. How will the new franchise agreement address unserved areas in the county?
4. What percentage of the county does not have access to cable?
5. Are cable rates a part of the franchise agreement?
6. How will the new franchise agreement be enforced?
7. Can cable companies be removed from providing service if they do not perform as expected?
8. Why does the current franchise agreement cover a 15-year term?

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1. What is a Comprehensive Plan?
2. What is a Zoning Ordinance?
3. Who is involved in updating the Calvert County Comprehensive Plan?
4. What does a Comprehensive Plan do?
5. Why is a Comprehensive Plan needed?
6. Why are we updating ours now?
7. How does the Zoning Ordinance relate to the Comprehensive Plan?
8. What is the timeline?
9. How will the public be involved?
10. What is Calvert County's history with Comprehensive Plans?
11. Whom should I contact for more information?
12. Does the Comprehensive Plan draft call for expanded town centers? Why?
13. Is the Prince Frederick Town Center to be significantly expanded? Why?
14. Is it true that traffic in Prince Frederick is projected to reach 83,500 trips per day by 2030?
15. Is it true the draft Comprehensive Plan ignores Maryland Department of Transportation studies predicting future transportation impacts in Prince Frederick even before its proposed expansion?
16. Shouldn’t studies be conducted on local traffic before any town centers are expanded?
17. Why does the draft Comprehensive Plan designate Dunkirk as a “major town center?”
18. If land preservation is a goal of the Comprehensive Plan, why has there been a moratorium on Agricultural Preservation Districts since 2013?
19. Why has land preservation slowed in Calvert County?
20. Is it true the draft Comprehensive Plan has no recommendations to improve the county’s effort to preserve 40,000 acres of farm and forest land?
21. Is it true the Board of County Commissioners members seized the Comprehensive Plan process from the Calvert County Planning Commission by hiring a consultant of their choice?
22. Is it true the Board of County Commissioners rushed through the Comprehensive Plan process two years prior to the 10-year review deadline?
23. Did the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) stop the 1989 Prince Frederick Master Plan Update Prior to the Election of 2014?
24. Did the BOCC adopt piecemeal changes, disregarding the Prince Frederick Master Plan?
25. Did the BOCC change requirements for developers when building apartments/townhomes in town centers?
26. In Prince Frederick, did the BOCC reduce setbacks, increase the number of dwellings allowed per acre (14 to 24), increase big box store size and increase building height to 6 stories?
27. Did the BOCC adopt regulations allowing big box and restaurants to have signs taller than local businesses?
28. Did the BOCC attempt to eliminate Architectural Review Committees (ARCs) and weaken regulations to favor chains and weaken ARC authority?
29. Did the BOCC gut sign regulations and weaken regulations to allow sign proliferation?
30. Did the BOCC remove architectural standards for signs?
31. Did the Board of County Commissioners adopt term limits for the Planning Commission and other boards?
32. Did Board of County Commissioners members exempt themselves from term limits?

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1. What is GIS
2. When I open the map, I see the header and zoom bar, but no map.
3. Sometimes the map is slow. Can I do anything about it?
4. I'm turning on and off the 2011 aerial but nothing is happening. Why?
5. Why doesn't anything happen when I turn on a layer listed under Map Layers?
6. Why can't I find a street?
7. Why can't I find my address?
8. Why in the map is the address on my house different from the one listed on my tax record?
9. How accurate are the property lines?
10. Information on my tax record is incorrect. Can you fix it?
11. My property lines and address appear in the base map, but my house does not.
12. Is the aerial photography real time?
13. What is Bird Eye View?
14. Is it possible to print a scaled map?
15. Is it possible to download the data in this map in a GIS or CAD format?

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1. What is Dominion proposing to do?
2. What is FERC?
3. Who will construct the new facility?
4. When will construction occur?
5. Where will the construction occur?
6. What permit requirements are there for the project?
7. Will the project require the construction of new pipelines leading to the facility?
8. Will union labor be used?
9. Will a permanent industrial pier be installed near the Thomas Johnson Bridge in the Patuxent River?
10. Will the temporary pier near the Thomas Johnson Bridge harm prime oyster areas?
11. Will the temporary pier affect public use of the Solomons public boat ramp and fishing pier?
12. Will the expansion lead to increased LNG tanker traffic in the Chesapeake Bay?
13. Will the project adversely affect our air quality?
14. Will water usage from wells at the site affect the water supply of residents?
15. Why isn’t an environmental impact statement required for the expansion project?
16. Will LNG exports from Cove Point expand the process of natural gas extraction called “fracking” across our region, including in Maryland, where no drilling yet occurs?
17. Is LNG safe and can it explode?
18. What security measures are in place at the facility?
19. Is there an emergency plan in place for the facility?
20. How many jobs will the project create?
21. What are the terms of the tax agreement reached with Dominion?
22. How much tax revenue will be generated for Calvert County when Cove Point expands?
23. Why did the county commissioners vote to provide a tax credit on the project to Dominion?
24. Do any other businesses in the county receive tax credits?
25. Is it typical for a county or municipality to offer tax credits to a utility? What is the typical credit amount?
26. Is the state offering any incentives to supplement our credit?
27. Does the tax provision guarantee that Dominion will not locate somewhere else?
28. What is the county doing to ensure that the local business community can participate in this project?
29. How is worker transportation being handled?
30. How will worker housing be accommodated?
31. Where will the workers come from?
32. What is the project impact to schools?
33. Will the construction of the Cove Point export facility require the closing of the adjacent Cove Point Park? What about Calvert Cliffs State Park?
34. What about the air emissions from the ships at the pier?
35. Will plant processes release any material into the groundwater?
36. How will groundwater from the onsite wells be used at the facility?
37. What improvements will be made to Cove Point Road and other roadways to minimize the project’s impact on traffic?
38. What about the ballast water in the ships?
39. What is Dominion doing to minimize noise from the facility?
40. Why is a bypass, or additional evacuation road, being built?
41. Who is the Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ)?
42. Why aren’t we seeking that Dominion use the most current version of NFPA 59A: Standard for the Production, Storage and Handling of Liquefied Natural Gas, 2013 Edition?
43. Has the County adopted NFPA59A standards for LNG facilities?
44. Will the County conduct a quantitative risk analysis?
45. Does Calvert County intend to satisfy its code requirements for LNG terminals by applying NFPA59A 2013?
46. Has the County reviewed the LNG facility explosion in Plymouth, Washington? Can our first responders handle this?
47. Has the county changed their position that they can delegate all of their responsibilities to FERC with regards to evaluating this project from a public safety perspective?
48. Are the County’s first responders prepared to respond to an event at Dominion Cove Point?
49. Why is the county waiving storm water prevention plans for Dominion Resources?
50. Who is liable for accidents caused by Dominion that impact residents or residential properties?
51. Has Dominion established an escrow account to cover the costs of any and all emergencies it causes prior to 2018 when Dominion first starts paying taxes?
52. What is the county and/or Dominion doing for security from all threats (domestic and foreign)?
53. Has Lusby been designated by the County, State or federal government as a High Consequence Area?
54. What is the plan for an emergency involving Dominion Resources’ proposed fracked-gas refinery?
55. Who were the public partners that contributed to that plan?
56. What real world experience makes them subject matter experts? Please include academic and work experience information.
57. Were only “experts” with a vested interest in the project consulted (as in the oil and gas industry people)?
58. What Does FERC do?
59. If Dominion Resources was the only private party that contributed to emergency planning, why? (Isn’t that a little like placing the fox in charge of the hen house?)
60. Is a Quantitative Risk Analysis (QRA) required by the 2013 NFPA standards (NFPA 59A)?
61. Will Calvert County obtain a copy of the Emergency Response Plan (ERP) submitted by Dominion to the Maryland Public Service Commission on June 26, 2014? Will it be released to the public?
62. Can you assure that the new Emergency Response Plan will be based on NFPA 59A, 2013, that it will be open for public inspection and resident experts can participate in its development?
63. According to a 2006 Maryland study, risks from the current facility could reach 4,265 feet offsite. Is there a guarantee that no risks from the proposed LNG refinery will go offsite?
64. The county says a single evacuation route from the plant is adequate yet a secondary bypass road is planned. Why?
65. How does a bypass road enabling egress from points east of Cove Point Road enhance safety if it takes residents through the 1300-meter consequence zone already identified for the current facility?
66. What is the construction schedule for the bypass road and what will be its effects on commuters and school buses?
67. If a plant incident occurs during school hours, what are the plans for student evacuation?
68. Will the county install air quality monitoring stations to document exposures to residents from Dominion Resources activities in the county before and during construction and once operational?
69. Will the county perform water testing for arsenic and to monitor for depletion as Dominion draws from the Aquia aquifer at Offsite Area A?
70. Will the County monitor and enforce sound levels in the residential community during the construction phase and once the LNG refinery is operational?
71. Are local firefighter volunteers equipped, staffed and capable of responding to a worst-case scenario at the facility?
72. What is the County and/or Dominion doing for security from all threats -- domestic and foreign -- and what is the status of the County Special Operations Team in relation to Dominion security?
73. Why were plant safety standards adopted from the National Fire Protection Association 2001 standards instead of the 2013 edition?
74. Are Lusby and the Cove Point area adjacent to Dominion Resources’ proposed fracked-gas refinery considered a High Consequence Areas, also known as a “sacrifice zone?”
75. In 2005, Washington Gas had a lawsuit with Dominion on damage to pipeline seals because of the change in properties of imported gas. How injurious is fracked gas to pipe seals?
76. Is there a danger of pipeline leaks under Dominion’s operating pressure and maximum allowable operating pressure?
77. Was the Board of County Commissioners aware the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency took action against Dominion Cove Point regarding unreported ammonia releases?
78. Was alleged brownfield soil tested from Dominion Cove Point before it was relocated to the Appeal Landfill?
79. Did the county require the alleged brownfield soil to be tested?
80. What are the remaining capacity serving years of Appeal Landfill, where soil is being stored?
81. How much will the soil storage shorten the life span of the landfill?
82. How much will Dominion be asked to compensate for the soil storage?
83. What is the difference between a large (or wide) load and a heavy haul?
84. What will the noise from the facility actually sound like when running?
85. What percent of the new full-time hires are local to Calvert County?
86. Are there any concerns over radon in the natural gas being released at the facility or taken out with the pretreatment process?
87. Will Dominion have a “visitor center” for folks to come in and learn about the facility like Calvert Cliffs used to have?
88. What security measures are in place to prevent access to the facility’s electronic infrastructure?
89. How many other sites globally have this same technology for liquefaction?
90. Are there any LNG facilities planned or being built in Europe or Russia?

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1. How can my business become a vendor for Calvert County Government?
2. Do I need a business license?
3. Do I need a trader's license?
4. How do I find commercial property available for sale or lease?
5. How do I apply for a liquor license?
6. What types of business assistance is available to new and existing businesses?
7. I am interested in holding a ribbon cutting for my business. How can the Department of Economic Development help?
8. How can I be added to your distribution list?
9. I need financing for my business expansion. Can the department help?
10. Who are Calvert County’s major employers?
11. What other incentives are available to business?
12. How can I obtain demographic information for Calvert County?

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1. How do I register to vote?
2. Do I have to register to vote before each election?
3. What is the last day to register to vote or make any changes to my registration?
4. How can I verify if I'm already registered?
5. If I register to vote, won't I get called for jury duty?
6. Where is my polling place?
7. Where do I vote during Early Voting?
8. Can I vote at any polling place in the county?
9. What are the voting hours on Election Day?
10. Do I have to show identification when I vote?
11. In a Primary Election, may I change my party affiliation on Election Day to vote a different party ballot?
12. What will the ballot look like?
13. Can I wear a campaign button or T-shirt into my polling place when I go to vote?
14. May I pick up an mail in ballot for another person?
15. Are mail in ballots only counted if the votes are close?
16. How do I complain about a candidate's campaign sign(s)?
17. Who are the Elected Officials in Calvert County?
18. How do I become an election judge?

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1. How do I apply for a position with the county?
2. How may I contact the Department of Human Resources?
3. How can I find out about available positions?
4. When and how are applications accepted?
5. How will you decide what to pay the candidate selected?
6. Is testing required?
7. What should I know before completing an application?
8. How will you evaluate my application?
9. How will you decide who to hire?
10. How will I be notified regarding the status of a position?
11. May I contact the Board of County Commissioners regarding employment?
12. What should I do if my contact information changes?
13. What should I do the first time I use the online application system (CORE)?
14. What should I do if I want to apply for another position with Calvert County and have already used CORE?
15. Is Calvert County Government an Equal Opportunity Employer?

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1. Where can I find the answers to my frequently asked questions?

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1. What senior housing is available in Calvert County?
2. When does Social Security come to Calvert Pines Senior Center?
3. Where can I find support for a senior with developmental disabilities who is able to function independently in a senior center?
4. What legal services are available to seniors?
5. What is the Accessible Homes for Seniors Special Loan program?
6. What is the Medicare Prescription Drug Program or Medicare Part D?

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1. What is covered by the Parks & Recreation Ordinance?
2. How do I register for an activity?
3. How do I reserve a field or picnic pavilion?
4. Do county parks have bins for recycling?

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1. How can I find out what goods/services are currently being solicited by Calvert County Government?
2. Are there additional business related services offered by the county to assist my business?
3. How can my company obtain Calvert County Government’s current bids?
4. How can my company obtain a bid package?
5. Does Calvert County charge a fee for their bid packages?
6. Can I just stop by and introduce my company and myself to someone in the Procurement Office or do you take appointments?
7. What is the difference between offline and online bidding?
8. What is the difference between informal and formal bids?

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1. What is the Maryland Smoke Alarm Law?
2. When can I burn leaves and debris at my residence?
3. What is the Fire Rescue Commission and How is it Associated with the Calvert County Government?

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1. I am the successful bidder in the tax sale. What do I do now?
2. How long do I have to wait before I can start foreclosure action?
3. How long does the property owner have to redeem the property I purchased?
4. What am I reimbursed for if I am the successful bidder and the property is redeemed?
5. What happens if I do not foreclose on the property?
6. What type of payment is accepted?
7. When do I pay my bid price?

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1. What is text-to-911?
2. What are the benefits of text-to-911?
3. When will text-to-911 be broadly available?
4. How does it work?
5. What are some challenges of text-to-911?
6. Why is text-to-911 important?
7. How do I text 911?
8. How do I know that 911 has received my text?
9. Is there a charge for using text-to-911 service?

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1. What is VINE?
2. When was VINE developed?
3. How does VINE work?
4. Does the VINE Program monitor all inmates?
5. Who can use the VINE Service?
6. How will the citizens of our community learn about the VINE service?
7. What should I tell victims about VINE?
8. What if the inmate is released outside of regular business hours, for example midnight on a Sunday?
9. What if the inmate is transferred out of the custody of a participating institution but is still incarcerated?
10. What if I need help?

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1. Why is the Calvert County Zoning Ordinance being updated?
2. Why is the Calvert County Zoning Ordinance Update process happening before the St. Leonard Master Plan Update and the updates to the other Town Center Master Plans?
3. What changes are being proposed for St. Leonard Town Center?
4. What is the Waterfront Community District (WCD)? Why has the WCD been proposed as part of the Zoning Ordinance update?
5. Why has the Waterfront Community District (WCD) been delineated the way it has been in the draft Zoning Map? Why is the WCD not limited strictly to waterfront properties?
6. Will the Waterfront Community District (WCD) cause property taxes to increase? Will it affect homeowner’s insurance? Will it make me change the deed to my property?
7. Will the Waterfront Community District (WCD) lead to more restrictions when making modifications to properties or dwellings?
8. Will the proposed Zoning Ordinance Update result in houses being built on tiny lots?
9. What are the differences in allowable residential density between districts?
10. What happened to the policy which allows for an increase in permitted residential densities within the one-mile radius/perimeter of town centers?
11. What are Growth Tiers and how are the relevant to zoning and residential density?
12. What type of development can be built in each zoning district?
13. How can we properly comment on draft Articles 4 through 8 without knowing the allowable uses?
14. How are the use tables changing between the current vs. draft Zoning Ordinance?
15. What do the acronyms represent on the Draft Zoning Map?
16. What are the differences between the Farm and Forest District (FFD) and Rural Community District (RCD)?
17. Why is there no longer a Wetlands District in the proposed draft zoning?
18. How will the proposed draft zoning districts effect a property that is also an Agricultural Preservation District?
19. What are the reasons and possible consequences of the proposed Industrial Districts in the area around Lusby?
20. Are there any new Residential District zones in the area around Lusby and Solomons? If so, what are the reasons and possible consequences?
21. Is it possible to publish a version of the proposed zoning ordinance update in black line so that the public can easily identify the suggested revisions on the County’s website?
22. How will the text amendment process be impacted by the Zoning Ordinance Update?
23. Is there a glossary of terms for those unfamiliar with the terminology used in the draft Zoning Ordinance?
24. Is there a mailing list to sign up for in order to keep informed about the Zoning Update process?
25. Are there regulations in the Floodplain Article that protect the environment?
26. Are there regulations in the Zoning Ordinance that protect streams outside of the Critical Area?
27. Is the new Zoning Ordinance going to change the residential density permitted in the Critical Area?
28. What studies were performed before the Floodplain and Critical Area articles were developed? Do they consider the impact of rising water levels?