Maryland's Rural Legacy Advisory Committee
The Rural Legacy Advisory Committee (RLAC) will meet on Monday, June 17, 2024, at 2 pm virtually via the Google Meet platform. The meeting can be accessed via this link:
Members of the Advisory Committee have been appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Rural Legacy Advisory Committee is a body composed of representatives from various public and private sectors with an interest in Maryland’s land preservation efforts. The Rural Legacy Advisory Committee (RLAC) meets at least once a year. They are responsible for reviewing the annual Rural Legacy Sponsor applications in a fair and consistent manner and making recommendations for funding to the Rural Legacy Board.
The Rural Legacy Program encourages local governments and private land trusts to identify Rural Legacy Areas - delineated areas within a county that include both working farms and ecologically significant landscapes that fit the conservation goals of the Program. Local Sponsors seeking funding must submit an annual grant application to the Rural Legacy Program.
Pursuant to the Open Meetings Act, the annual Rural Legacy Advisory Committee meeting is open to the public; however; part of the meeting may be conducted in closed session pursuant to § 3-305(b)(3). During the open portion of the meeting, when invited by the Chair to participate, the public may comment on the discussion. Please contact Katrina L. Tucker at
KatrinaL.Tucker@maryland.gov if you plan to attend this meeting virtually or if you need any accommodations.
Rural Legacy Advisory Committee Meeting Agenda
- Call to Order, Introductions, Roll Call and Overview
- Public Comments
- Rural Legacy Program Staff Overview
- Discussion, Consideration, and Vote on Sponsor proposed Boundary Adjustments (expansions) to three (3) Rural Legacy Areas (the Gunpowder RLA; the Piney Run RLA; and the Deer Creek RLA)
- Discussion, Consideration, and Vote on Sponsor's request to establish a new Rural Legacy Area in Worcester County (to be named the Bishopville-Showell RLA)
- Discussion and Consideration of Rural Legacy Applications and FY 2025 Grant Funding recommendations to the Rural Legacy Board
- Public Comments
- Adjournment
The Rural Legacy Advisory Committee consists of:
- A Trustee of the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation (MALPF)
- A Trustee of the Maryland Environmental Trust (MET)
- A representative of the agricultural industry
- A representative of a non-profit land conservation organization
- A representative of a non-profit environmental organization
- A representative of the forest industry
- A representative of a county government Department of Recreation and Parks
- A representative of a business organization
- A private land owner
- A representative of the mineral resources industry
- A representative of a municipal organization
Rural Legacy Advisory Committee
Mary E. "Cricket" Goodall - Chair
Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation
Term: 2024
Greg Bowen
Maryland Environmental Trust
Term: 2026
Elizabeth Carter
Non Profit Environmental Organization
Term: 2025
Robert F. Cissel, Jr.
Agricultural Industry
Term: 2024
Hon. Steve Kline
Non Profit Land Conservation
Term: 2024
Anthony H. DiPaolo
Forest Industry
Term: 2025
Gregory C. Sterling, Jr.
County Recreation and Parks
Term: 2025
Vacant
Business Organizations
Term: 2025
Jane Griffith Evans
Private Land Owner
Term: 2026
Arshad Sayad
Mineral Resources Industry
Term: 2026
Hon. David M. Jenkins
Municipal Corporations
Term: 2024
Membership on the Rural Legacy Advisory Committee (RLAC) is through the Governor's Appointments Office. To submit your name for membership consideration, please go to:
http://govappointments.maryland.gov/
Maryland's Rural Legacy Board
Rural Legacy Program Staff Contacts
