Community Corner
PUBLIC MEETING: Overview of Patapsco Valley Heritage Area Proposal
Maryland Heritage Area Designation Sought for Patapsco Valley
The Patapsco Heritage Greenway (PHG) will hold public meetings on
the dates below to discuss the draft of a Proposed Management Plan for a
Maryland Heritage Area that would encompass a portion of the Patapsco River
Valley from approximately Daniels to Elkridge.
- 7 pm TUESDAY, MARCH 25 - HALETHORPE / RELAY
Relay
Town Hall, 1700 Arlington Ave.
This
is also the ANNUAL MEETING of PHG - 9 am SATURDAY, MARCH 29 - ELKRIDGE
Grace
Espicopal Church, 6725 Montgomery Road - 7 pm MONDAY, MARCH 31 - CATONSVILLE
Catonsville
Clubhouse, 10 St. Timothy's Lane
The meetings will provide an opportunity for the public to see,
better understand, and comment on the proposed scope of the Heritage Area
initiative, its geographic area, and the desired outcomes for the Patapsco
Valley as a certified Maryland Heritage Area.
Following these meetings the draft plan will be finalized and the Proposed
Management Plan will be submitted in early summer to both the Baltimore and
Howard County Planning Boards for approval. Once approved the Management
Plan will then be submitted to the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority where it
will help determine whether the area receives certification as a designated
Maryland Heritage Area
The Proposed Management Plan and MAP <http://www.patapscoheritagegreenway.org/>
S will be made
available online prior to the meetings. The Management Plan and
Heritage Area Designation DOES NOT IMPACT ANY DESIGNATED ZONING.
The Heritage Area Proposal is being sponsored by the Patapsco Heritage
Greenway with support from Baltimore & Howard County Governments, the
Maryland Department of Natural Resources and the Maryland Heritage Authority.
PHG is dedicated to preserving, protecting, interpreting and restoring the
environment, history and culture of the Patapsco River Valley. Neither a
property-owning or governmental organization, PHG encourages positive
management of the Patapsco Valley and its visitors to ensure that the Patapsco
Valley remains pleasant for our generation and for future generations.