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Taneytown Parks board advances Memorial Park expansion planning amid funding and permitting hurdles
Summary
The Parks and Recreation Advisory Board discussed stormwater and permitting issues tied to the Memorial Park expansion, confirmed a major grant as the FY26 capital outlay source and flagged reliance on park-impact fees and the general fund for additional costs.
Taneytown’s Parks and Recreation Advisory Board discussed technical and permitting hurdles for the Memorial Park expansion during its April 16 meeting, and confirmed the project will be the department’s sole capital outlay item for fiscal year 2026, funded primarily by a grant from the National Park Service administered through the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.
The board heard that State Highway and the County Forest Conservation office must sign off on stormwater and right-of-way elements before construction can move forward. Staff and board members described options to address runoff from a proposed sidewalk that State Highway said would be required for a connector road: keep the sidewalk and meet stormwater requirements, replace it with a pervious-concrete surface to increase…
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