Inside Your County Government

The good, the bad and the ugly of recycling.  We talk with Frankie Sherman and Meg Romero from our Environment Resources Division about all that goes into recycling in Charles County. 

For more information on recycling in Charles County or to find out about the Waste Wizard, visit our Environmental Resource Division web page.

(https://www.charlescountymd.gov/environmental/environmental-resources)

In this episode we're going inside the Broadband Task Force to learn what's being done to bring broadband internet to the rural areas of our County. 

Broadband Access Questionnaire
(https://www.charlescountymd.gov/internetaccess)

Across our county there are connections between government and the community. In this episode we look at how the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs baseball organization connects with Charles County Government.  It's more than just the stadium.

 

In this episode we're going inside Planning and Growth Management's Historic Preservation Program to talk about their recent publication, Preservation Matters.

Managing editors Cathy Thompson and Beth Groth share their experience in putting this recent, 2019, publication together and why it's important to the community and the preservation of our history. 

 
The most recent edition of Preservation Matters.

In part one of this Special Edition of Inside Your County Government, Host Kim Hicks-Dye tours the County with Taylor Yewell, Redevelopment Manager with Economic Development, to discuss Opportunity Zones and how they will impact our local economy.

For more information on Opportunity Zones in Charles County visit these links:

• Charles County Opportunity Zones 
• Maryland State Opportunity Zones

Erica Hahn, a Planner in our Watershed Protection and Restoration Program, spent two weeks in Indonesia as part of an exchange program with the International City/County Managers Association (ICMA), Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI). 

We talk about her experience, the program, and what she learned a world away. 

Erica's Blog from her time in Indonesia.
 icmaysealifellows.blog/author/ericalhahn34/

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Web: www.CharlesCountyMD.gov/podcasts 

Want to know how our wastewater is cleaned before it's returned to the environment?  Ever wonder what really  happens when you flush?  Curious about what kind of things are found?

Did you know that last year, the average daily flow through Mattawoman was 16.5 million gallons?  The plant processes over 3 billion gallons of effluent a year and removes more than 5 million pounds of waste.

In this podcast we go inside the Mattawoman Wastewater Treatment (or Reclamation) Plant to discover the process and people who protect the wastewater system and the environment.  It's not as dirty or nasty as you may think. 

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Web: www.CharlesCountyMD.gov/podcasts 

Charles County was founded in 1658, so it's not surprising we have a very large and diverse collection of historic properties, sites, and landscapes.  Helping to preserve and protect these physical and cultural elements of the past is our Historic Preservation Program and the Historic Preservation Commission.   

In this episode, we're taking a look inside Historic Preservation with Preservation Planners Cathy Thompson and Beth Groth. 

Links:

Cathy Thompson: [email protected]
Beth Groth: [email protected]
Web: Historic Preservation (www.charlescountymd.gov/pgm/planning/historic-preservation)

In this special edition of Inside Your County Government, we're going inside our Economic Development Department (EDD).  This is first part of a series highlighting EDD and their efforts to bring economic growth to Charles County.  In this episode, host Kim Hicks Dye introduces the staff and the mission of the department.

More information about our Economic Development Department can be found at: www.MeetCharlesCounty.com.
 

Winter's coming, or at least the winter weather.  Snow and ice falling on our roads can make moving around difficult so in this episode, we're talking with Chief of Roads Steve Staples, and getting an inside look at all that goes into keeping our roads clear of ice and snow. 

We're also talking with a few of our drivers: Mike Johnson, Rodger Butler, and Steven Mudd.  They have more than 60 combined years of pushing snow for the County.

The shoveling video mentioned can be found here: Shoveling Your Driveway. 

More information on roads and some winter tips can be found here: www.CharlesCountyMD.gov/wintertips