Planning & Community
Development - Useful Links

Planning Links:

Maryland Department of Planning
http://www.mdp.state.md.us/

Maryland Real Property Records Search System
http://www.dat.state.md.us/sdatweb/datanote.html

Maryland Archives Plat Imaging Application ( access can be granted with the username: plato and the password: plato#)
www.plats.net

Washington County Board of Zoning Appeals
http://www.washco-md.net/permits/zoning.shtm

GIS Mapping & Spatial Data:

GIS (Geographical Information System)
http://www.gis.com/

Environmental Systems Research Institute
http://www.esri.com

Maryland Mapping Resource Guide
http://www. Marylandgis.net

Maryland State Geographic Information Committee
http://www.msgic.state.md.us

Agriculture Preservation Links:

 Maryland’s Rural Legacy Program
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/rurallegacy/

Maryland’s Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation
http://www.malpf.info/

Maryland’s Land Conservation Center
http://www.conservemd.org/

Maryland’s GreenPrint Program
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/greenways/greenprint/

Maryland’s Environmental Trust Program
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/met/

Maryland’s Transportation Enhancement Program (TEA)
http://www.sha.state.md.us/improvingourcommunity/oppe/tep.asp

FRPP-Farm and Ranchland Protection Program
http://www.tpl.org/tier3_cd.cfm?content_item_id=10568&folder_id=191

Historic District Commission Links:

Washington County Historical Society
http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdwchs/

Washington County Historical Trust:
http://www.wcht.org/index.html

Maryland Environmental Trust
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/met/

Maryland Historical Trust
http://www.marylandhistoricaltrust.net/

National Historic Trust
http://www.nationaltrust.org/

Civil War Heritage Area
http://www.heartofthecivilwar.org/

Parks and Environmental Planning Links (including Forest Conservation links):

Maryland’s Department of Natural Resources
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/sw_index_flash.asp

Maryland Department of the Environment
http://www.mde.state.md.us/

Department of Natural Resources- Forest Service
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/forests/

The Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP)
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/wildlife/milo.asp

Washington County Recreation Department:
http://www.washco-md.net/recreation/recreation.shtm

Transportation Links:

Hagerstown/Eastern Panhandle Metropolitan Planning Organization
http://www.hepmpo.net

American Association of State Highway and Transportation
http://transportation.org/aashto/home.nsf/FrontPage

Maryland State Highway Association
http://www.sha.state.md.us/index.asp

Maryland Department of Transportation
http://www.mdot.state.md.us/

Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations
http://www.ampo.org/