Appointed by Governor: David W. Beall; Derick P. Berlage, Esq.; Teena M. Green; Frank F. Hertsch; Drusilla Schmidt-Perkins.
Appointed by Senate President: Joan Carter Conway; Janet Greenip.
Appointed by House Speaker: Rudolph C. Cane; Virginia P. Clagett.
Representatives of Maryland Association of Counties: Ernest D. (Sandy) Coyman; Jan H. Gardner.
Representatives of Maryland Municipal League: Karl D. Brendle; David E. Carey.
Ex officio: Asuntha M. Chiang-Smith, designee of Chair, Base Realignment & Closure Subcabinet; Brigid E. Kenney, designee of Secretary of the Environment; Carol Ann Gilbert, designee of Secretary of Housing & Community Development; Richard E. Hall, Secretary of Planning; Caitlin H. Rayman, designee of Secretary of Transportation; David M. Jenkins, Executive Director, Rural Maryland Council; Gerrit J. Knaap, Director, National Center for Smart Growth Research & Education, University of Maryland.
Staff: Nery Morales
c/o Department of Planning
301 West Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21201 - 2365
(410) 767-4485; 1-877-767-6272 (toll free)
e-mail: nmorales@mdp.state.md.us
fax: (410) 767-4480
The Task Force on the Future for Growth and Development in Maryland formed in October 2006 (Chapter 381, Acts of 2006), and was reauthorized in July 2007 (Chapter 626, Acts of 2007).
The Task Force will study current land use policies and their impact on growth in the State; evaluate trends and challenges (including population and demographic changes) for counties and municipalities as they relate to growth; and identify regional growth and development issues. The Task Force also will analyze county and municipal capabilities to plan for future growth and development; and the effect on infrastructure, water resources, and sensitive areas of county and municipal growth.
Further, the Task Force is to develop a methodology to regionally assess the cumulative impact of proposed development on such infrastructure as water and sewer systems, roads, utilities, transportation networks, fire and safety resources, health systems, schools, and the environment. The parameters for State plans for development, transportation, and housing will be established by the Task Force, as well as how those plans will interact with local land use plans. The Task Force also will identify what infrastructure is needed for Smart Growth development in line with population growth, and how to fund and maintain such infrastructure.
Through 2010, the Task Force will advise and provide guidance to the Governor's Smart Growth Subcabinet at least twice annually.