On the agenda

Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008

La Plata Planning Commission will meet at 7 p.m. Aug. 6 at the town hall, 305 Queen Anne St., La Plata. Call 301-934-8421 or 301-870-3377.

Monday, Aug. 11

Fourth and Fifth Districts Democratic Club of Charles County will meet Aug. 11 at Shymansky’s restaurant, Cobb Island. Social hour will begin at 6 p.m., followed by dinner at 7 p.m. Speaker will be state Sen. Thomas ‘‘Mac” Middleton (D-Charles). Reservations are required and will be accepted through Aug. 8. Call Frank H. Lancaster at 301-259-2232.

Charles County commissioners’ Vice President Edith J. Patterson will hold a focus group meeting concerning affordable housing possibilities in the Nanjemoy area. The groups will be made up of individuals from the Nanjemoy area, but the public is encouraged to attend. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Aug. 11 at Mount Hope-Nanjemoy Elementary School, 9275 Ironsides Road, Nanjemoy. Another meeting is scheduled for Sept. 8 at Christ Church, Durham Parish. Call George Clarkson at 301-885-1329.

Tuesday, Aug. 12

Charles County Board of Zoning and Appeals will meet at 7 p.m. Aug. 12 in the county commissioners’ meeting room in the county government building, 200 Baltimore St., La Plata. Items on the agenda include a request for a special exception by Telecom Capital Group LLC to erect a telecommunications tower with a height of more than 50 feet on Old Mill Road in Charlotte Hall and a variance request to renovate a single-family home and install an in-ground pool in the Chesapeake Bay Critical Area buffer on Shirley Boulevard in Port Tobacco. Call 301-645-0540.

Monday, Aug. 18

Charles County Planning Commission will meet at 7 p.m. Aug. 18 in the county commissioners’ meeting room in the county government building, 200 Baltimore St., La Plata. Call 301-645-0540.

Tuesday, Aug. 19

Indian Head Planning Commission will meet at 7 p.m. in the front room of the Indian Head Senior Center,100 Cornwallis Square, Indian Head. Call 301-743-5511 or 301-753-6633.

Monday, Aug. 25

Indian Head Town Council work session will be held at 2 p.m. at the town hall, 4195 Indian Head Highway, Indian Head. Call 301-743-5511 or 301-753-6633.

Charles County Commissioner Reuben B. Collins II will hold a meeting for Commissioner District 3 residents from 7:30-8:30 p.m. Aug. 25 at the Capital Clubhouse, 3033 Waldorf MarketPlace, Waldorf. Call Jason Lang 301-638-2402 or e-mail langj@charlescounty.org.

Northern Democratic Club will meet at 6 p.m. Aug. 25 at the Hong Kong Buffet in Waldorf. Sen. Thomas ‘‘Mac” Middleton will be the guest speaker. Call 301-932-8864.