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Town legal counsel: council to draft ordinance requiring two entrances for large developments; Flowserve easement could complicate implementation
Summary
Taneytown’s legal counsel reported the council discussed Mountain Brook connectivity and directed staff to draft legislation requiring two access points for developments; the report said getting a second connection may depend on acquiring easements from private owners such as Flowserve and that condemnation could be a last-resort option.
Town legal counsel reported to the planning commission that, after previous public discussion about Mountain Brook, the mayor and council in closed session directed staff to draft legislation that would require developments to provide two separate access points.
Legal counsel (identified in the meeting as Jay) told the commission the planned ordinance will emphasize safety rather than traffic-count thresholds: “we want 2 connections. That’s gonna happen,” Jay said, summarizing…
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