On the agenda

Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2009

Charles County Board of Education member Jennifer S. Abell will hold a question-and-answer session for interested residents 6-8:30 p.m. Feb. 19 at Unique Sports Academy, 109 Post Office Road, Waldorf. Call Abell 301-659-4112 or e-mail abell4edu@verizon.net.

Saturday, Feb. 21

St. Mary's College of Maryland Board of Trustees will meet Feb. 21 at the college's Glendening Student Service Building Annex, St. Mary's City. The general session is open to the public and will begin at 11 a.m. Call Marc Apter at 240-895-4381.

Monday, Feb. 23

Northern Democratic Club of Charles County will meet at 6 p.m. Feb. 23 at the Hong Kong Buffet, 3331 Plaza Way, Waldorf. Speakers will be Mary Jane Short and Thelma Woodland of the Bel Alton High School Development Center and Mary Boyd of the African-American Heritage Society. Dinner is $15. Call Kathy Kazimer at 301-932-8864.

Charles County Planning Commission will meet at 7 p.m. Feb. 23 in the county commissioners' meeting room in the county government building, 200 Baltimore St., La Plata. Call 301-645-0540.

Tuesday, Feb. 24

Charles County Board of Zoning and Appeals will meet at 7 p.m. Feb. 24 at the county government building, 200 Baltimore St., La Plata. Items on the agenda include a request by Washington Security Group for a special exception to build a research facility on a parcel of land off Liverpool Point Road in Nanjemoy and a special exception request by Charles County Sand and Gravel to build a youth baseball field on about two acres of a 143-acre parcel in the rural conservation zone at the intersection of Route 5 and Cedar Hill Place in Waldorf. Call 301-645-0540.

La Plata Town Council will meet at 7 p.m. Feb. 24 at the town hall, 305 Queen Anne St., La Plata. Call 301-934-8421 or 301-870-3377.

Thursday, Feb. 26

Greater Baden Aquasco Citizen Association will hold a special meeting at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 26 at the Baden Firehouse, 16608 Brandywine Road, Baden. There will be an update on the rubble fill and Subregion 6 Master Plan as it pertains to agriculture. Call 301-888-2831.

Sunday, March 1

Del. Peter F. Murphy (D-Charles) will hold an open house 1-3 p.m. March 1 at his newly opened district office at the Southern Maryland Business Center II, 3221 Old Washington Road, Waldorf. A ribbon cutting for the office will be at 2 p.m. Call 301-885-2424.

Wednesday, March 4

Southern Maryland chapter of the Project Management Institute will hold a luncheon seminar 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. March 4 at the Waldorf Center for Higher Education; 3261 Old Washington Road, Waldorf. Register at www.pmisomd.org or call 301-843-0566. RSVP by March 3 for the $10 lunch rate; e-mail lunch request to mikem@mviservices.us. Seminar is free.

Monday, March 23

Charles County Commissioner Reuben B. Collins II (D) will conduct a district meeting for Commissioner District 3 residents 7:30-8:30 p.m. March 23 at the Capital Clubhouse, 3033 Waldorf MarketPlace, Waldorf. Call Jason Lang at 301-638-2402 or e-mail langj@charlescounty.org.

Thursday, March 26<P> Southern Maryland Higher Education Center Board of Governors will meet at 5 p.m. March 26 at the center, 44219 Airport Road, California. Call 301-737-2500.