Remarks by Artie Harris
348 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 14
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“Good afternoon, everyone. It's September 17th, and we're starting our planning board meeting. Our first item is a closed session. According to the Maryland Annotated Code General Provisions Article 3-305B7 to consult and counsel to obtain legal advice, the topic is requests for reconsideration. Is there a motion to go into closed session? Move for closed session. Second. All in favor?”
Planning Board · Sep 17, 2026
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“Aye. The ayes have it. Thank you. We will now go into closed session, and... We'll come back in the open session as soon as we finish. Thank you. Welcome back, everyone. We're on item number 2C of the preliminary matters. The first item is request for consideration, followed by Aaron E. Girard, Popular Grove Preliminary Plan Amendment Number 1, 2019-004C, regarding resolution dated August 5th, 2026, hearing date July 9th, 2026. So is there a motion for reconsideration of specifically only of I believe it was condition number 19 that addresses the traffic signal and of that reconsideration…”
Planning Board · Sep 17, 2026
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“Aye. The ayes have it 5-0. We're going to go to the next item, which is a fair let in.”
Planning Board · Sep 17, 2026
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“Thank you for that information and clarification. So now we're on item number two, Fairland-Briggs-Cheney Implementation Advisory Committee member appointments, where staff is recommending that the Planning Board appoint selected candidates to fill vacancies on the Fairland-Briggs-Cheney Implementation Advisory Committee. And I see that the staff is recommending that they appoint three candidates candidates to fill three vacancies on that committee for three-year terms, as stated in the committee bylaws. Those are Charlene Brooks, Earl H. Brooks, and Kimuel Chavez, and that they also…”
Planning Board · Sep 17, 2026
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“Maybe you could just mention the recent accomplishments or whatever so that the board loves to hear about accomplishments. If you don't, my fellow board members, you're open to that? We are open. OK.”
Planning Board · Sep 17, 2026
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“Any other questions or comments from the board? Hearing none, thank you for your presentation. And is there a motion to approve the members to the Fairland and Brooks Cheney Implementation Advisory Committee as presented?”
Planning Board · Sep 17, 2026
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“Aye. The ayes have it, 5-0. Thank you so much. And we'll go into the minutes, approval of minutes. We have two this afternoon, the minutes of July 30th, 2026, where all commissioners can vote. So why don't we all go on that one. There's a motion to approve the minutes of July 30th, 2026.”
Planning Board · Sep 17, 2026
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“Second. Yes. Great. All in favor? Aye. Aye. The ayes have it. And there is a motion to approve the minutes of August 18th, 2026, where Commissioner Linden can vote. I'll move to approve the minutes from August 18th.”
Planning Board · Sep 17, 2026
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“All in favor? Aye. Aye. The ayes have it, 4-0-1. Thank you. And we're going to Record Platts.”
Planning Board · Sep 17, 2026
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Planning Board · Sep 17, 2026
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“Second. All in favor? Aye. Aye. Aye. The ayes have it, 5-0. We're going to our two record plats. There's a subdivision plat for Willerbaum Acres, and there's a subdivision plat for Greenwich Forest, where staff is recommending approval of these two record plats. Do I have a motion to approve the record plats?”
Planning Board · Sep 17, 2026
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“Aye. The ayes have it, 5-0. We're going on to regulatory extension requests. We have one this afternoon, the Woodland Estates Preliminary Plan Amendment and Forest Conservation Plan, the fourth request, where staff is recommending approval of the extension request. There is a motion to approve this extension request. I'll move to approve the extension request.”
Planning Board · Sep 17, 2026
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Planning Board · Sep 17, 2026
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“Yeah. Director Sartori, I just wanted to thank you for reaching out with the Prince George's planning team and building on that collaboration. That's really important for the commission. And I love that you highlighted the new employees, the full-time, and also the interns. It's so amazing, as you said, to see the talent that we were able to attract. So thank you.”
Planning Board · Sep 17, 2026
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“We could get you up, get a quick photo and then we'll be done. And Paul, thank you for organizing this. This is wonderful. It just shows also the creativity of the staff not only at their jobs, but outside. So thank you. I know it took time to do it, but it's so appreciative. Thank you. And thank you to the winners. Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome back. We're on item number six, the 2026 fall semiannual outline, where the directors Sartori and Figueredo will outline what they expect to provide to the council soon. So I'll have both directors present what they are suggesting. Thank you.”
Planning Board · Sep 17, 2026
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“Any questions or comments from the board? Please.”
Planning Board · Sep 17, 2026
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“Any other questions or comments? I have just, thank you both for presenting. I think they always, you always give great presentations to council, and I think the topics you highlight will be great for them. And the piece about honoring the council members, I think they would, especially the outgoing one, I think that would be great for them. One of the things that, maybe alluding to what Commissioner Petum said, I think a key accomplishment that your team did during this year, especially in order to maybe pushing economic development, was this, you know, and it's also honoring the council…”
Planning Board · Sep 17, 2026
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Planning Board · Sep 17, 2026
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“Does that mean you've included the time to care funds that's loaded with that and the pension increase? Yes.”
Planning Board · Sep 17, 2026
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“OK, great. Great. Thank you for sharing great news. No, but I would rather have the news than no news. So a couple of questions I have.”
Planning Board · Sep 17, 2026
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“The county's numbers, they're also budgeting for their own portion of the Time to Care Act, right?”
Planning Board · Sep 17, 2026
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“Are we factoring in a half year or a whole year?”
Planning Board · Sep 17, 2026
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“But even though our budget is a fiscal year You're starting, so we have to start paying in January of 2028, right?”
Planning Board · Sep 17, 2026
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“OK. We have to do what we have to do. What we had heard during the MAKO is that you have to start paying. If you form your own club, you don't need to start paying until 2028. So to save a half a year, I don't know. But you'll keep going. Also, we learned about the pension increase yesterday. I had also heard that even though this is because they're doing this experience study and you're going to big hit the first year, do you think that, and I heard it may go down the second, third? I mean, is there a way to, what do you call it, even that out? So we aren't taking such a big hit the first…”
Planning Board · Sep 17, 2026
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“Any other questions or comments from the board? And thank you.”
Planning Board · Sep 17, 2026