BOARD OF AIRPORT ZONING
APPEALS

Acting Chairperson: John T. Cookson, Jr., Ph.D.,
1987

Charles F. Bittman, 1985; Nelson F. Cross, Jr.,
1985; Gus A. Lambrow, 1986; Carol M.
McGowan, 1986; Sylvester A. Miller, 1986;
Marie B. Zimmer, 1986; George F. Bachman,
Jr., 1987; John F. Burk, Jr., 1988; one vacancy.

P. 0. Box 8755
BWI Airport 21240 Telephone: 859-7260

The Board of Airport Zoning Appeals was
created in 1968 to help enforce the BWI Airport
Noise Zone Regulations (Chapter 450, Acts of
1968). These regulations establish a "noise zone"
around BWI Airport. In this zone, new land
development is prohibited if it is incompatible with
airport noise levels. The Board is authorized and
empowered to grant specific variances from airport
zoning regulations in cases of practical difficulty or
unnecessary hardship.

The Board consists of ten members appointed to
four-year terms by the Governor with the advice of
the Secretary of Transportation and the advice and
consent of the Senate. Three members must be
Anne Arundel County residents. Three must reside
in Baltimore County and two in Howard County.
Two members, including the chairperson, must be
residents of other counties. The Governor desig-
nates the chairperson (Code Transportation Arti-
cle, sec. 5-506).

STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

Hal Kassoff. State Administrator
John A. Agro, Jr., Deputy Administrator

707 N. Calvert St.
Baltimore 21202 Telephone: 659-1100

The State Highway Administration constructs
and maintains the State highway system. The
Administration also maintains, constructs, and
administers the road system of four counties:
Calvert, Charles, Kent, and Talbot (Code Trans-
portation Article, secs. 8-101 through 8-812).

The Administration's main offices are located in
Baltimore. For operational purposes, however, the
State is divided into seven engineering districts
where right-of-way and legal offices are main-
tained.

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DISTRICT ENGINEERS

District No. 1, Salisbury:
(Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico, and
Worcester Counties)
James W. Magill, District Engineer
Telephone: 543-6715

District No. 2, Chestertown:
(Caroline, Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's, and
Talbot Counties)
James M. Wright, District Engineer
Telephone: 778-3061

District No. 3, Greenbelt:
(Montgomery and Prince George's Counties)
Michael Snyder, District Engineer
Telephone: 345-7100

District No. 4, Brooklandville:
(Baltimore and Harford Counties)
C. Robert Olsen, District Engineer
Telephone: 321-3461

District No. 5, Annapolis:
(Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, and St.
Mary's Counties)
Edward H. Meehan, District Engineer
Telephone: 841-5460

District No. 6, Cumberland:
(Allegany, Garrett, and Washington
Counties)
Wallace T. Beaulieu, District Engineer
Telephone: 777-2145

District No. 7, Frederick:
(Carroll, Frederick, and Howard Counties)
Wayne Clingen, District Engineer
Telephone: 662-1171

STATE ROADS COMMISSION

Chairperson: Hal Kassoff, State Highway
Administrator

Regional Commissioners: Thomas G. Barton, 1985;
Garner W. Duvall, 1985; W. Earl Griffin, 1985;
Werner L. Gruber, Jr., 1985; C. Robert
Morrison, 1988; William R. Smith, 1988; Frank
Thorp, 1988.

Secretary: William I. Slacum

P. 0. Box 717
707 N. Calvert Street
Baltimore 21203 Telephone: 659-1208

In 1970 the State Roads Commission became a
part of the Department of Transportation (Chapter