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Committee recommends amended equitable public water‑access plan after water‑quality questions
Summary
The Annapolis Environmental Matters Committee voted to recommend R40‑25 as amended, endorsing a draft Equitable Public Water Access plan that combines about two dozen capital projects in the CIP with new policy recommendations to clarify water‑access on plats and major site plans. Members requested further water‑quality data and a public presentation from Spot Creek Conservancy.
The Annapolis Environmental Matters Committee voted to recommend R40‑25, the draft Equitable Public Water Access plan, as amended after a briefing and discussion that balanced new capital projects with policy safeguards.
Eric Wysinski, chief of comprehensive planning, told the committee the draft plan includes a historically large set of public‑water‑access improvement projects already in the capital improvement program — "probably 26 projects," he said — and also recommends policy changes to formalize how the city approaches shoreline and waterfront access.
Committee members raised water‑quality concerns for headwater areas such as Spa Creek and Back…
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