Poolesville Commissioners Question Lack of Parks in Master Plan

The Poolesville Board of Commissioners met Monday night in a work session to review the Planning Commission’s proposed master plan.

The three attending commissioners, Paul E. Kuhlman, C. Lincoln Hoewing and Jerome J. Klobukowski, were weary of the Planning Commission’s decision to stop park growth in the town, which was one of the main visions in the 2005 plan.

“They said we have enough [parks] and don’t need anymore?” Commissioner Klobukowski asked during the work session after Town Manager Wade Yost confirmed there was no vision plan for parks.

The three commissioners agreed that they would like to see the rejected plans of the Parks Board and Community Economic Development Committee (CEDC) before moving forward with the master plan.

Commissioner Kuhlman made it clear that this version of the master plan was in no way a final draft, which is why the commissioners requested to see the park board and CEDC’s plans.

The Poolesville Planning Commission is required to submit a master plan every six years to provide a vision for the future of the community by Maryland state law.

The plan also encompasses land use, the business community, transportation, community facilities and infrastructure.

None of the commissioners objected to any other main part of the proposed master plan.

The commissioners will have the final say on the passage of the master plan after further reviews and a public hearing.

The commissioners will meet again on Aug. 8 at 7:30 p.m. at the town hall to discuss the master plan and any interest in changing the town charter.