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TRI-COUNTY COUNCIL FOR SOUTHERN MARYLAND

P. O. Box 745
15045 Burnt Store Road, Hughesville, MD 20637 - 0745
(301) 274-1922; (301) 870-2520 (Washington, DC area)
e-mail: info@tccsmd.org
web: www.tccsmd.org/

A Southern Maryland scene: Sailboats docked on St. Leonard Creek, Calvert County, Maryland, May 2002. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

Gary V. Hodge, Chair (chosen by Council in Jan., 1-year term), 2009
Gerald W. Clark, 1st Vice-Chair
John L. Bohanan, Jr., 2nd Vice-Chair
Harry A. Shasho, 3rd Vice-Chair

Appointed by Southern Maryland Municipal Association: one vacancy

Ex officio (nonvoting): Christian S. Johansson, Secretary of Business & Economic Development; Richard E. Hall, Secretary of Planning.

LEGISLATIVE MEMBERS
Southern Maryland Senate Delegation: Roy P. Dyson; Thomas M. Middleton; Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr.

Southern Maryland House of Delegates Delegation: John L. Bohanan, Jr.; Sally Y. Jameson; Sue Kullen; Murray D. Levy; Peter F. Murphy; Anthony J. O'Donnell; John F. Wood, Jr.

CALVERT COUNTY MEMBERS
Board of County Commissioners: Gerald W. Clark; Linda L. Kelley; Wilson H. Parran; Susan Ellsworth Shaw; Barbara A. Stinnett.

At-Large: David F. Hale
Nonvoting: Maurice T. Lusby; Nathaniel Pope, Jr.

CHARLES COUNTY MEMBERS
Board of County Commissioners: Reuben B. Collins; F. Wayne Cooper; Samuel N. Graves; Gary V. Hodge; Edith J. Patterson.

At-Large: Harry A. Shasho
Nonvoting: Raymond R. Detig; Marcia Keeth.

ST. MARY'S COUNTY MEMBERS
Board of County Commissioners: Kenneth R. Dement; Lawrence D. Jarboe; Thomas A. Mattingly, Sr.; Daniel H. Raley; Francis J. (Jack) Russell.

At-Large: Mary Lynn Stone
Nonvoting: Steven T. Reeves; Robert R. Schaller.

Formed on December 6, 1964, the Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland fosters the economic and social development of the southern Maryland counties (Calvert County, Charles County, & St. Mary's County). In 1965, the Governor recognized the Council as the cooperative planning and development agency for Southern Maryland. The Council was established by statute in 1966 and became a tax-exempt corporation in 1970 (Chapter 586, Acts of 1966; Chapter 573, Acts of 1970). The Council's enabling law was reenacted as State general legislation in 1976 (Chapter 708, Acts of 1976). In 1984, the status of the Council as an independent agency was confirmed (Chapter 373, Acts of 1984).

The Council brings together local, State and federal resources to address issues in economic development; environmental protection; and regional resource management, which includes transportation, utilities, urban growth and development, housing, and public facilities and services. Annually, the Council submits its proposed programs and operating budget for the next fiscal year to the Department of Business and Economic Development. At least every four years, the Council reevaluates the General Development Plan for Southern Maryland, following the election of State and local officials (Chapter 36, Acts of 1979).

Thirty-seven members make up the Council. Twenty-nine are voting members, and eight nonvoting (Code Economic Development Article, secs. 13-601 through 13-640).

EXECUTIVE BOARD

SOUTHERN MARYLAND AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
Appointed by Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland to 4-year terms:
Charles Rice, Chair
Yates Clagett, Co-Chair
Lisa Barge; Joan Bearden; Chris Campany; Bert Dean; Earl E. Griffith; William Hittee; Carolyn McHugh; Thomas M. Middleton; Roz Racanello; Daniel Raley; Donna Sasscer; Stephen Walter; John F. Wood, Jr.

Special members appointed to 1-year terms: Suzy Hance-Wells; Mary Wood.

Ex officio (nonvoting): Gary V. Hodge, Chair, Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland; Earl F. (Buddy) Hance, Secretary of Agriculture; Steven Wall, designee of Secretary of Business & Economic Development; Herb Reed, designee of Dean, College of Agriculture & Natural Resources, University of Maryland, College Park.

Christine L. Bergmark, Ph.D., Director

P. O. Box 745
15045 Burnt Store Road, Hughesville, MD 20637 - 0745
(301) 274-1922
e-mail: cbergmark@somarylandsogood.com
web: www.somarylandsogood.com

In 2000, the Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission was convened by the Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland. At that time, the State of Maryland had instituted a voluntary tobacco buy-out program, administered by the Council , to encourage farmers to stop growing tobacco.

The Commission assists farmers in transitioning from tobacco production to alternative crops and agricultural enterprises. With the Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland, the Commission also has developed and revised the Tobacco Transition and Southern Maryland Strategic Plan for Agriculture.

Twenty-one members comprise the Commission. The Tri-County Council appoints ten members to 4-year terms, five members to 2-year terms, and two members to one-year terms. Four members serve ex officio.

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