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Taneytown officials say Memorial Park expansion still stalled pending SHA, MDE and forest approvals
Summary
Town staff said progress on Memorial Park’s expansion is blocked by three outstanding approvals — State Highway, Maryland Department of the Environment and County forest-conservation — and by the need to record a private easement before an RFP can be posted.
Taneytown Parks & Recreation staff said on Jan. 15 that work on the long-planned Memorial Park expansion cannot proceed until the town secures three regulatory approvals and records a private easement.
Lorena (Parks & Recreation staff) told the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board that staff and consultants have met with adjacent property owners to secure an easement across the Runahans' parcel for a stormwater line. "We've been hitting this roadblock, pun intended, with SHA," she said, referring to the town's need for State Highway approval. She also said the town must obtain a waterways permit from the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) and County Forest Conservation approval before the project can move forward.
The easement would allow the town to route a drainage pipe across a neighboring property and resolve the stormwater issue for…
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