Public Comments

Comments received on the upcoming Board of Public Works meeting agenda through the BPW Public Comment Form.

Agenda Item	First Name	Last Name	Position
Agenda : Department of General Services ‎(3)

46-LL	Chris	Sybert	Oppose
Completely opposed to item as it currently stands as it needs a more extensive environmental impact analysis, shorten length of lease back to the public and increase oversight of discharge as these parameters are CRITICAL to the health of the bay (which,of course, everyone SAYS they are concerned about until it comes to money).


46-LL	Nancy	Hart	Oppose
One just needs to put their kayak in at Mariner Point Park and experience the beauty and wonder of urban kayaking from the bay into the Gunpowder River. Eagles sore above, heron scurry as you round a corner and startle them, turtles slide off rocks into the murky water, all Amtrak trains rush by. These are sacred places that people in urban environments have worked hard to create, preserve and protect. My opposition stems from the length of the lease, a lack of language detailing state control of the escrow account, and a lack of Special Environmental Plan for the Irreplaceable Natural Area of Days Cove located within the Critical Area of the Chesapeake Bay. I urge the Board to reconsider the environmental monitoring necessary to protect the waterways being discharged into, formalize the escrow language, shorten the length of the lease to transition the area for public use, and to increase the external oversight of the discharge in order to prevent potential harm to aquatic life and riverine recreation and livelihoods. Thank you.


46-LL	Brian	Phipps	Oppose
Thanks to the Maryland Department of the Environment, Department of Natural Resources, and Board of Public Works for continuing to listen to our community’s concerns over the Days Cove Rubble Landfill Lease Renewal. At this time, I, much like the Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER, OPPOSE the Maryland Board of Public Works Department of General Services Agenda item 46-LL. Our opposition stems from the length of the lease, a lack of language detailing state control of the escrow account, and a lack of Special Environmental Plan for the Irreplaceable Natural Area of Days Cove located within the Critical Area of the Chesapeake Bay. We urge the Board to reconsider the environmental monitoring necessary to protect the waterways being discharged into, formalize the escrow language, shorten the length of the lease to transition the area for public use, and to increase the external oversight of the discharge in order to prevent potential harm to aquatic life and riverine recreation and livelihoods.

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