Commission on the Environment

Meetings are held the first Wednesday, 7:00 p.m., Rm. 14 of the Potomac Building (former Governmental Center), 23115 Leonard Hall Drive, Leonardtown, MD.

Purpose:  To promote environmental awareness by research, by information gathering, and by public meetings; to involve citizens through a variety of means to effect improved community understanding; to serve as county government's official representation in matters related to the environment. As such to serve as liaison with federal, state, and other local governments and with civic organizations and the general public; and to investigate, to analyze, and to make recommendations on environmental matters as required by the Board of County Commissioners.

Composition:  Nine members

Tenure:  Two consecutive 4-year terms (8 years )

Visit the Commission's Companion Web Page where you can see:

• What we're doing right now

• What we're going to do

• The positions our commissioners have taken on important county
  environmental issues

• The positions the COE has taken on other environmental issues

• How to notify us of an environmental problem or concern you have

• How to help us by becoming an unofficial COE member