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At its Nov. 20 cal office building at the strategic inter- meeting, the Calvert County Planning section of Routes 2/4 and Stoakley Road, Commission gave approvals to three across from the CalvertHealth Medical projects that fall into that category. They Center entrance. are: The new bank will have a right in only • Demolition of the Stoakley Road enterance off Routes 2/4 and two en- Professional Center and building of trances off Stoakley Road. a new Chase Bank. `The expansion to Calvert Coun- • Demolition of the existing McDon- ty’s only movie theater involves a alds and building a new one. 9,148-square-foot addition to the exist- • Expansion of the Calvert Village ing 13,550-square-foot building. movie theater. According to the staff report on All of the approvals were unanimous the project: “The existing site has and with little comment. 31,883-square-feet impervious area. The The McDonalds approval was for proposed addition and re-configuration screening to hide the drive-thru window. of the parking will decrease the imper- The Prince Frederick Town Center Ar- vious area to 31,347 square feet. chitectural Review Board had recom- The planning commission administra- mended a brick wall for the drive-thru tor has approved a reduction in the front screening similar to what was voluntari- set back to zero because the adjacent ly constructed at the Taco Bell next door. property is under common ownership. Site plan for Calvert Village movie theater expansion. The developer appealed to the plan- Also, “The proposed building height ning commission to allow for plantings is 31.7 feet. The applicant requested a Also at the meeting, the planners ap- day’s feature story for more details on instead. The plantings would grow to setback reduction to accommodate the proved the new warehouse for End Hun- the warehouse). about four feet in height according to addition; it is proposed to be 27.6 feet ger in Calvert on the grounds of Chesa- a representative for the developer. The away from the common boundary line peake Church in Huntingtown (see to- [email protected] planners went along with their request, with adjoining Parcel 595.” Bowen's Grocery Family Owned & Operated Since 1929 The Charm and Quality of the Past with the Convenience and Variety of Today USDA Choice Beef “Our Own” Freshly Ground Chuck Steaks • Roasting Pigs Southern MD Stuffed Ham 4 lb. Bags · Halves · By The Pound FULL LINE OF GROCERIES, MEAT, PRODUCE Full Service Deli "Our Own" Homemade Country Sausage Breakfast Loose • Links Stuffed Pork Chops Existing medical office building to be demolished for a new Chase Bank. 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Meet-and-Greet with Santa Dec. 17, 2019 – 4PM to 6PM Dec. 21, 2019 – 9:30AM to 10:30AM Private meet and greets with Santa are available for families of loved ones with disabilities and families celebrating a baby’s 1st Christmas! Santa & Mrs. Claus on the Square Dec. 21, 2019 – 11AM to 1PM Bring your wish lists and camera and join the jolly old elf and his lovely wife in Leonardtown Square! For more information on all these events visit www.leonardtown.somd.com or call 301-475-9791 WITH SPECIAL THANKS TO THE LEONARDTOWN VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT, THE COMMISSIONERS OF LEONARDTOWN & THESE LOCAL SPONSORS Wednesday, November 27, 2019 The Calvert County Times Local News 5 Calvert Teachers Intensify Their Concerns Thanksgiving Day Curriculum Development Plan Under Fire Schedules The Calvert County Board of County By Dick Myers of the policies that you’ve put Commissioners announces county of- Editor fices will be closed Thursday, Nov. 28, in place that allowed chil- 2019 and Friday, Nov. 29, 2019, in ob- dren to beat up their teachers servance of Thanksgiving. In addition: For the fourth meeting in and destroy their classrooms. • County senior centers will be closed a row, the Calvert County What about the education of and Meals on Wheels will not be Board of Education was all the other students in the delivered either day. However, par- barraged by concerns from classroom?” ticipants will be provided shelf-sta- teachers, parents and students Hance congratulated Su- ble meals in advance. about violence in the class- perintendent Dr. Daniel Cur- • There will be no county bus service rooms from disruptive stu- ry for being chosen State Su- Thursday, Nov. 28 and Friday, Nov. dents. At the Nov. 21 meeting, perintendent of the Year, but 29. Regular service will resume on Saturday, Nov. 30. more than 55 people spoke she added, “that was chosen • Calvert Library locations will close during the public comment by your peers, but what the Wednesday, Nov. 27 at 5 p.m. for the session, eclipsing the more teachers under you really see holiday and will reopen Saturday, than 40 who spoke a month is a school system that’s fall- Nov. 30 with normal hours of opera- earlier. ing apart.” tion. Online services and electronic The concerns about disrup- Amy Cox, another Hun- checkouts will be available. tive students also included a tingtown High School teach- • All community centers will be parallel issue at the Nov. 21 er, spoke on behalf of the Cal- closed on Thursday, Nov. 28 and meeting -- the rollout of a vert Education Association, Friday, Nov. 29. curriculum development pro- which represents the teachers. • All recreation parks including Dunkirk, Hallowing Point and Cove gram called “Learning Fo- She also sits on a school sys- Point parks will be open with nor- cused.” The program is touted tem committee aimed at clos- mal hours. as a way to close the achieve- ing the achievement gap. She • The Appeal Solid Waste Facility, ment gap for some students, said, “Teachers have not had including the landfill and transfer including minorities and one Learning Focused train- station, and all county customer those with special needs. At ing that deals with explicit convenience centers will be closed times the two topics seemed or implicit biases or cultural Thursday, Nov. 28.