St. Mary's Co. Stop construction of Pascal Crisis Service Center in residential area of Charlotte Hall.

[Skid]

Stop construction of Pascal Crisis Service Center in residential area of Charlotte Hall

The Issue​

We the community of Mount Wolf Rd and the surrounding Charlotte Hall area strongly urge the St. Marys County Planning and Zoning Commission to deny the Pascal Crisis Service Center in its proposed location.
Our community is a peaceful, strictly residential community, and this proposed facility - a 16 bed medical crisis center - would fundamentally disrupt the character, safety, and integrity of our community. While we recognize and support the need for crisis and mental health facilities, we believe that the location of these facilities should be in a more appropriate area, with more supporting infrastructure. Not in a residential community with no sidewalks, public water, or sewage systems.
We believe approving this proposed facility would set a troubling president allowing medical and commercial facilities to encroach upon quite, family centered neighborhoods.
We respectfully ask the Commision to preserve the quite nature of the Charlotte Hall communities by denying this proposal.

 

[Grumpy]

:nimby:

 

[phreddyp]

NIMBY azzhole!

 

[TPD]

I just came to post about this. Just got an email from Delegate Matt Morgan. Here is what he wrote:

Dear Friend,

This email is designed as a PSA for residents of Nothern St. Mary's. I am gathering more information about the proposed psychiatric urgent care facility on Mount Wolf Road in Charlotte Hall.

I had no involvement in recruiting or funding this proposed project. My knowledge was limited to the fact that last year's state budget included a line item for the Pascal Center. Like many residents, I find it troubling that a facility of this nature is being proposed in a residential area, particularly when it appears the primary goal is to cater to out-of-county residents.

I look forward to learning more about the funding mechanisms and timeline associated with these decisions as further details become available.

Until then, I would like to share a few important things.

First, residents have started a petition in opposition. I have personally signed the petition; if you are a resident of St. Mary's, I recommend signing as well. Please sign and share: https://chng.it/c2mjvbSdtT



Secondly, the community will have two in-person opportunities to voice their opinion regarding this development. These meetings are crucial as they provide a platform for us to express our concerns directly to the decision-makers.

1) Tuesday, May 6 at 6:30 PM: Public County Commissioners Forum

2) Thursday, May 22 at 6:30 PM: Planning Commission Meeting

Both in-person meetings will be held at the Chesapeake Building, 41770 Baldrige St, Leonardtown, MD.

 

[NorthBeachPerso]

Posting on social media won't do dick if the opponents don't show up to the Public Hearings. And don't just whine about it, have legitimate reasons on why not. Statistics, impact on property values, traffic, etc.

Also, if the Zoning allows it you have a tall hill to climb.

Nit pick:
precedent
Commission

 

[RoseRed]

Commissioner Alderson put out a statement today on Facebook.

 

[Clem72]

I haven't heard anyone describe the function of this psychiatric "urgent care" facility. We have half-way houses and long-term care facilities in residential areas without it generally causing an issue, but this seems like a different animal.

The general description from Google is that it:

provides immediate mental health support, offering rapid access to assessment, crisis intervention, and referrals for further care, particularly for individuals experiencing a mental health crisis or needing urgent psychiatric evaluation

Immediate support makes me think ambulances and people self-admitting while in the process of a mental health crisis. Neither of those are something you really want in a residential neighborhood.

That's less NIMBYism and more being reasonable, we have zoning rules for a reason and one of those reasons is to keep noisy high traffic businesses away from residences.

So maybe the issue is why is this area zoned for commercial if it's all residential homes?