The State Planning Commission advises and
reports to the Secretary of State Planning on all
matters submitted to it by the Secretary, such as
the State Development Plan It may also consider
current operations and activities of the Depart-
ment, the needs of the State for further develop-
ment, the establishment of regional or metropoli-
tan planning areas, the effectiveness of the
Department and its planning activities, and the
public awareness and understanding of the
objectives and functions of State and local plan-
ning The Commission may establish such
subcommittees as may be necessary, and may with
the approval of the Secretary of State Planning
hold pnvate or public hearings and sponsor public
forums in any part of the State whenever it deems
it necessary or useful in connection with its advi-
sory functions (Code 1957, Art 88C,secs 1-11)
REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL
Chairperson Milton H Miller
Vlce-Chdlrperson C Bowie Rose, Sr
Ex officio members James J O'Donnell, Secre-
tary of Transportation, Charles R Buck, Jr,
Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene, James
B Coulter, Secretary of Natural Resources,
Constance i^wdet,Secretary of State Planning
Members appointed by Governor J Joseph Cur-
ran, Jr, State Senate, Vacancy, House of
Delegates, Milton H Miller, C Bowie Rose,
Sr , Frank J Hutchins
Appointed members Anne Arundel County
Robert A Pascal, County Executive, George
F Bachman, Chairperson, County Council, Va-
cancy, Chairperson, Planning Advisory Board
Representative of the Municipalities June C
Weeks, Mayor ofBel Air, 1979
Baltimore City William D Schaefer, Mayor, Wal-
ter S Orlinsky, President, City Council, George
L Jude, Chairperson, Planning Commission
Baltimore County Donald P Hutchinson, County
Executive, Norman W Lauenstein, Chairperson,
County Council, Lewis M Hess, Jr, Member,
Planning Board
Carroll County Roger L Mann, President, Board
of County Commissioners, Louis B Scharon,
Secretary, Board of County Commissioners, E
Miller Richardson, Vice-Chairperson, Planning
and Zoning Commission

Harford County J Thomas Barranger, County Ex-
ecutive, John W Hardwicke, President, County
Council, Vacancy, Chairperson, Planning Adviso-
ry Board
Howard County J Hugh Nichols, County Execu-
tive, Ruth U Keeton, Chairperson, County Coun-
cil, Helen E Ruther, Member, Planning Board
Alternates
Anne Arundel County Florence B Kurdle, for
Mr Pascal, Edward Ahern, for Mr Bachman
Baltimore City Larry Reich, for Mayor Schaefer,
Vacancy, for Mr Orlinsky
Baltimore County Larry Walsh, for Mr
Hutchinson, Vacancy
Carroll County J Norman Graham, for Mr
Mann, George A Gner, for Mr Scharon
Harford County Kenneth Green, for Mr
Barranger, Barbara A Risacher, for Mr Hard-
wicke
Howard County Thomas G Hams, Jr , for Mr
Cochran, Vacancy, for Ms Thomas
Vacancy, Executive Director
Walter J Kowaiczyk, Assistant Director and Di-
rector of Administrative Services
Thomas J Ellwood, Director, Community Services
Alfred P Gwynn, Director, Community Develop-
ment
David Dunlap, Director, Transportation Planning
James F Rose, Director, Economic Research and
Information Systems
2225 N Charles St
Baltimore 21218 Telephone 383-5838
The Regional Planning Council was created by
Chapter 753, Acts of 1963, as the official succes-
sor to the Baltimore Regional Planning Council,
which was terminated in August 1964 The pnor
agency had been operating as an arm of the State
Planning Department since 1956 By Chapter 7,
Acts of 1967, the requirements for membership
on the Council were changed so as to provide
that a majority of the Council members must be
elected officials By Chapter 497, Acts of 1971,
the Secretary of State Planning, the Secretary of