With a full agenda, the Board of Charles County Commissioners sat down for their first meeting of 2019 Tuesday, Jan. 8.
Coincidentally, a piece of information that came before the commissioners was a briefing by the Department of Public Works, regarding inclement weather and snow removal policies that are in place for Charles County.
Another interesting point that was discussed during the meeting was an agenda item brought forth by Commissioner Bobby Rucci [D-District 4]; the possibility of bringing a designated fire marshal on the staff of Charles County.
“This is to get our business growing, to let people know we are open for business,” Rucci said. “I don’t want to discredit our [state] fire marshals, but I think they are spread too thin.”
The concept, elaborated by Director of Planning and Growth Management Steve Kaii-Ziegler, consists of bringing on multiple “fire-trained engineers” to help expedite processing for permits, development applications, and to deal with inspections in a timely manner. Currently, there is only one fire marshal designated to the three Southern Maryland counties.