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Charles County to build massive recreation complex at mall
A state-of-the-art recreational facility is planned in an abandoned store at the mall in Waldorf that was purchased this week by Charles County government. On July 24, the Charles County commissioners were joined by the county’s recreation, parks and tourism as well as economic development department staff and others to celebrate the county’s purchase of the former Sears building at the St. Charles Towne Center. “This is a big deal,”...
Charter presented to Charles commissioners, charter board dissolved
After a little over a year since the swearing-in of the Charles County Charter Board, a charter document was presented to the county commissioners at a July 23 session. Over the year, the chairman of the charter board, Greg Waring, reported that he had attended approximately 60 meetings and outreach events to help form the charter. Three of five commissioners voted last year to task a charter board to look...
Charles commissioners update ride-share policy in split vote
After a split vote in June, the Charles County commissioners were once again divided on how to allow the expensing of third-party transportation services like Uber. At their July 23 meeting, the commissioners were provided with updated language to the policy, which now allows for “usage of an external transportation service or company for business travel that is to a location 30 miles or more from the Government Building.” The...
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