LA PLATA, Md. — The Charles County Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing next month on a proposal to build a Sheetz convenience store and gas station at the intersection of northbound U.S. Route 301 (Crain Highway) and Pembrooke Square.
The application, submitted by Jeff Parana on behalf of Charles County Resource Investors, LLC, seeks approval to operate motor vehicle fuel sales in connection with a new commercial development.
Plans call for a 6,132-square-foot food and beverage convenience store with five fuel dispensers, providing 10 fueling positions.
The public hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. at the Charles County Government Building Auditorium, located at 200 Baltimore Street, La Plata.
The hearing is open to the public. Residents may register to speak or submit public comments online at:
https://charlescountymd.info/BOAPublicComment
Each speaker will be limited to three minutes.
A recording of the hearing will be available the following business day at:
https://reflect-charlescountymd.cablecast.tv/CablecastPublicSite/?channel=1
Documents related to the proposal will be available for public review beginning Dec. 29, 2025, at:
https://charlescountymd.info/Docket1475
The full meeting agenda can be found at:
https://www.charlescountymd.gov/government/boards-commissions/meeting-agendas-minutes
Why have a meeting someone pocket has gotten fat
More crime coming in
What the heck, everything else is here, lotta stuff, lotta cars, lotta people, little roads
True, but this will make everything so much more ‘Convenient’ .