Maryland Planning Commissioners Association

Meeting Archives 2010

MPCA 2010 Annual Conference

October 28 through 29, 2010 
Holiday Inn, Cumberland

Conference Program

Events & Presentations:

• Planning Commissioner Education Course conducted by Rich Josephson, Amanda Conn, Peter Conrad and Dave Cotton of MDP
• Walking Tour of Downtown Cumberland conducted by Ed Mullaney, Downtown Manager
• History of Cumberland through vintage photographs presented by Albert L. Feldstein
• Opening Remarks and State of the Association Report by Mike Phipps, MPCA President
• What's New at MDP by Secretary Richard E. Hall, AICP, Maryland Department of Planning
• The New Landscape of Signage by Ray Denault, Twin State Signs, and Ken Peskin, International Sign Association

Sign-A-Rama slides by Steve Allan 
Sign Basics presentation by Ray Denault 
Understanding Sign Codes and the Law presentation by Ken Peskin

• Lunch Speaker: "Smart Non Growth: Planning Challenges in Allegany County" by Dr. Henry Bullamore, Frostburg State University
• Open Spaces Open for Big Ideas: Brad Dyjak, Town of Myersville; Janet Ady, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; and Bill Atkinson, MDP 
  Planning for Park, Trail and Open Space Improvements by Brad Dyjak 
  Federal Programs for Open Space by Janet Ady
• ESD to the MEP: Incorporating Stormwater Management into the Planning Process: Mark Etheridge, Montgomery County Department of Permitting Services; Brad Dyjak, Town of Myersville; and Donna Squires, Town of Myersville Planning Commission 
  Environmental Site Design to the Maximum Extent Practicable slides by Donna Squires

Speaker Biographies​