GLOSSARY AND ACRONYMS
1A: The first platted portion of Lakeside. “Phase 1” has been divided into subsections as it is platted of record: 1A, 1B, 1C and so forth. Phase 1A contained 95 residential lots.
ARRA: The “American Recovery and Reinvestment Act,” enacted in 2009 providing almost $890 Billion Dollars for infrastructure nationwide.
CBF: Chesapeake Bay Foundation
COMAR: Code of Maryland Regulations
Comp Plan: The Talbot County Comprehensive Plan, a master plan for the County based on very substantial citizen input and revised every 10 years (most recently, 2016).
CWSP: Comprehensive Water and Sewer Plan, functionally a subcomponent of the Comp Plan. No amendment to the CWSP can be adopted by the County Council unless the Planning Commission has certified that it is consistent with the Comp Plan.
DNR: Maryland Department of Natural Resources
ENR: Enhanced Nutrient Removal, currently the highest level of pollution removal technology in Maryland wastewater treatment systems.
MDE: Maryland Department of Environment
MDP: Maryland Department of Planning
MGD: Million Gallons per Day, a measure of capacity at a sewer treatment plant
PWAB: Public Works Advisory Board, a Talbot County panel of citizens appointed to advise the Public Works Department, the Planning Commission, and the County Council on matters affecting public works, especially sewer and water.
PER: Preliminary Engineering Report, typically required as first step in evaluating a proposed public work project
R100: Resolution 100 by which Talbot adopted the CWSP in 2002, the most recent version since amended about 70 times. The CWSP is technically a “Report of the Review” of a 1993 plan.=
R123: Resolution 123 unanimously rejected by the County Council on December 21, 2004. That was the only time prior to R281 that a request to change Lakeside to “S-1, immediate priority” came before the Council.
R126: Resolution 126 adopted by the County Council in November 2005 but disapproved by MDE (thereby nullifying it) in July, 2006. R126 proposed only to change certain dates for proposed capital improvements in the Trappe area, and did deal with any sewer service classifications. The County and Town had intense dispute over R126, as the Town lobbied MDE.
R281: Resolution 281 was the critical legislation at the center of the Lakeside dispute. Adopted on August 11, 2020, it was introduced December 17, 2019 for purpose of designating all of Lakeside (all 2500 lots and the large commercial development) from “Unprogrammed” to “S-1, immediate priority”…meaning for development in 1-2 years.
R281AA: Resolution 281 As Amended. R281 was amended in February 2020 so that only the northern 60% of Lakeside was reclassified (as S-1). It was adopted on August 11, 2020 after the Planning Commission was led to certify it “consistent with the Comp Plan” by 3-2 vote on June 10, 2020 (a decision it reversed in November, 2021).
S-1: A sewer service classification under the CWSP essentially meaning “immediate priority” for development. Only land properly classified S-1 can be developed in Talbot County, and such designation requires the Planning Commission’s certification that such designation is consistent with the Comp Plan.
S-2: A sewer service classification under the CWSP essentially meaning the property is expected to be eligible for reclassification to S-1 (and development) in 3-5 years. Such reclassification is not automatic as a function of the passage of time, but requires formal action as described in Chapter 3 of the CWSP.
TIP: The Talbot Integrity Project, a citizen’s organization created in 2022 as a result of the Lakeside dispute and focused on adhering to proper approval processes and protecting the Comp Plan.
TPA: Talbot Preservation Alliance, an established citizens’ organization committed to sound growth.
W-1 and W-2: The same as S-1 and S-2, but relating to water systems rather than sewerage.
WWTP: A wastewater treatment plant