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Residents urge county to buy Discovery Village to reopen public boat ramp; call for using FY26 funds
Summary
Speakers at the Sept. 2 council meeting urged the county to use existing public boat-ramp funds or state grants to regain public access to the Discovery Village ramp, closed on July 1. Residents described economic and recreational loss and requested the administration pursue purchase or alternative funding.
Annapolis, Sept. 2 — Residents urged the Anne Arundel County Council on Sept. 2 to act to restore public access to the Discovery Village boat ramp, which community members say was closed on July 1 and has remained inaccessible.
Lisa Arrowsmith, chair of the Public Water Access Committee, told the council it has been 64 days since the ramp was closed and urged use of the $3.1 million in the FY26 public boat ramp development…
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