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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a)(1) The county commissioners or county council shall examine a report submitted by a board of viewers under § 26-507 of this subtitle at the first meeting after receiving the report.
(2) If the county commissioners or county council find that a report under § 26-507 of this subtitle is not in proper form or not in compliance with the law, the report shall be returned to the board of viewers to be corrected and resubmitted.
(3) If the county commissioners or county council find that a report under § 26-507 of this subtitle is in proper form and in compliance with the law, the county commissioners or county council shall set a date for a public hearing on the report.
(b)(1) At least 30 days before a hearing under this section, the county commissioners or county council shall:
(i) publish notice of the time and place of the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in each county in which the land affected is located; and
(ii) mail a notice to each person named in the report.
(2) Notice of the hearing shall state that a copy of the report is available for inspection in an office of the designated officer.
(c) A copy of the report of the board of viewers shall be:
(1) available for inspection in an office of the designated officer; and
(2) sent to the Secretary of Agriculture and the State Soil Conservation Committee in the Department of Agriculture.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Maryland Code, Local Government § 26-508 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/md/local-government/md-code-local-govt-sect-26-508/
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