Prince George's County Planning Board moves March 5 meeting virtual-only; counters closed

The M-NCPPC Prince George’s County Planning Board is holding its March 5 meeting as a virtual format-only session via Microsoft Teams beginning at 12 PM / noon. "There will be no in-person meeting option for that day," the board's March 5 update states, directing public participation to digital channels.

Residents who want to speak or submit written comments faced a noon Tuesday, March 3 deadline to register. The update instructs that "prior to noon on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, individuals may visit to sign up to speak virtually or submit written comments to pgcpb@mncppc.org for the meeting," with written comments accepted at pgcpb@mncppc.org. The page omitted the specific sign-up link in the quoted text, leaving the board’s online sign-up destination unspecified in the posted excerpt.

The board made its live proceedings available via the Planning Board website and its video archives. "Individuals may watch the Planning Board meeting via live stream on pgplanningboard.org, or via the video archives on the website and YouTube," the update says. The page included an image captioned "Close up of microphone on a podium in an auditorium," underscoring the shift from a physical hearing room to streamed audio and video.

In-person services at the planning offices were closed on two dates leading into the meeting. "The Prince George’s County Planning Board Offices will be closed on Friday, February 27, 2026, and Monday, March 2, 2026, for in-person visits," the public notice states, affecting counter access at the board’s Largo address, 1616 McCormick Drive, Largo, MD 20774.

Contact information posted on the site provides phone and email routes for follow-up. The footer lists Phone: 301-952-3560 (the extracted page shows a duplicated formatting error as "301-952-3560-952-3560)"), publicaffairs@ppd.mncppc.org for public affairs inquiries, and MD Relay 711 for hearing and speech impaired callers. The meeting comment address is pgcpb@mncppc.org.

The update and the closure notice reference continuity-of-service measures for applicants but do not specify operational details. The public postings do not explicitly state whether planning applications or permit filings will be accepted electronically during the counter closures, and the sign-up link was omitted from the posted excerpt. For viewers, the board’s live stream and archived video remain available on pgplanningboard.org and the board’s YouTube channel.