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Southern Anne Arundel residents urge council to revisit Discovery Village boat-ramp lease termination
Summary
Multiple community groups and watermen urged the Anne Arundel County Council to revisit its June decision to terminate the lease at Discovery Village Park and boat ramp, saying local businesses and water access are harmed and that county staff presented incomplete information.
Several southern Anne Arundel County residents and local waterway advocates told the County Council on July 21 that the council should reverse or revisit its June decision to terminate the county lease at Discovery Village Park and its public boat ramp.
At the start of the meeting’s public-invitation period, community leaders and users of the facility said the ramp drew steady traffic and supported nearby businesses. Julia House, president and CEO of the Southern Anne Arundel Chamber of Commerce, told the council the chamber “missed the amendment on the virtual June 10 meeting where the council voted on amendment number 54 where they decided to save $156,000 of the $914,037,000 Rec and Parks budget determined to terminate the lease at Discovery Village Park And Boat…
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