Delegate Wendell Beitzel recently proposed two new pieces of legislation that protect Garrett County and Deep Creek Lake property owners.
House Bill 116 gives the Garrett County Commissioners the authority to enact ordinances in Garrett County regarding setbacks and decommissioning of wind [...]
The Wall Street Journal recently reported that vacation home markets are on the rise. While the article does not mention the Deep Creek Lake real estate market, it does mention other resort markets and reports some similar things that have recently happened in our market.
Deep Creek Lake manager Carolyn Mathews is reporting that DNR will proceed forward with the previously proposed changes in the PWC (personal watercraft) docking regulations. However, there was one major change - [...]
One of the great benefits of owning a vacation home and real estate at Deep Creek Lake are all the great activities you and family members can experience. Wakesurfing is fast becoming one of the most popular water sports activities to do on the lake. Wakesurfing is essentially surfing in the wake created by the boat. A wakesurf board is basically a smaller version of a regular ocean surfboard and does not have bindings for your [...]
There is no new progress to report on the proposed changes to the lake regulations dealing with how many personal watercraft may be moored at private Type A and common boat docks. This proposed regulation would essentially get rid of all the PWCs stands that can found along the shoreline. Deep Creek Lake Manager Carolyn Mathews has stated [...]
Yesterday morning, the County Commissioners approved the proposed revisions to the three main county land use and development ordinances - the Deep Creek Lake watershed zoning ordinance, the county subdivision ordinance, and the county sensitive areas ordinance. This completes a process that began in May 2009.
The Planning Commission [...]
In an effort to better manage lake water levels, a local group of property and real estate owners at Deep Creek Lake have established an online petition to extend normal water levels later in the boating season.
The normal boating season at Deep Creek Lake usually runs from mid April thru mid October. However, many property owners located in the shallower coves have recently experienced much shorter boating [...]
Last fall the Deep Creek Lake Management office sent a letter to all dock permit holders outlining proposed changes concerning the way PWCs (personal watercrafts) will be docked/stored at lakefront sites. [...]
Garrett County Maryland and the Deep Creek Lake area has received about 225 inches of snowfall this winter season according to the State Highway Association. The all time record is right around 230 inches. The heavy amounts of snow started falling on Saturday, February 6th, 2010 - about 40 inches that day - and it hasn't really stopped since [...]
The current economic climate has forced many of us to realign our priorities. Conspicuous consumption is clearly out; sustainable, “green” living with smaller carbon footprints a growing awareness. So how does one reconcile the desire to own a second home or vacation real estate at Deep Creek Lake with the need to be socially responsible? There is a [...]
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