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Residents ask about Swallow Falls Bridge timeline and urge creation of Youghiogheny River advisory board
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Summary
During public comment the board heard questions about the timeline and placement of the Swallow Falls Bridge and a request from a group seeking support for legislation to establish a Youghiogheny River Advisory Board reporting to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.
During the public comment period on Nov. 4, residents asked the Board of Garrett County Commissioners about the timeline and siting for the Swallow Falls Bridge and requested the board schedule a meeting at the bridge to review plans.
A group representative also asked the board to support proposed legislation to establish a Youghiogheny River Advisory Board that would report directly to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and be modeled after the Deep Creek Lake Policy & Review Board. The minutes record the group asked for the board's support for that legislation; no formal action or vote on the request is recorded in the minutes.
The board's minutes say a meeting at the bridge will be scheduled to address the Swallow Falls Bridge questions. No additional detail about the proposed legislation's sponsors, text, or timeline appears in the meeting record.
Announcements following public comment noted that proposed plans for the MD 135 Pedestrian & Bicycle Pathway Concept Design and the Oakland to Herrington Manor Trail Feasibility Study are available for review online.