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Taneytown council gives consensus to explore county-led stormwater reviews as state rules change
Summary
Carroll County planning director briefed Taneytown council on forthcoming Maryland stormwater regulations and recommended moving stormwater review responsibility to the county; council asked the city attorney to review and agreed to return with more information in March.
Chris Hein, Carroll County director of planning and land management, told the Taneytown City Council on Feb. 10 that Maryland is preparing new stormwater-management regulations and that Carroll County is recommending municipalities adopt the county’s stormwater code and return stormwater review to county staff.
Hein said the proposed regulations stem from a legislative directive related to climate change and increased flooding and will require local code changes. He told the council the county currently performs stormwater reviews for every municipality in Carroll County except…
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