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Howard County residents and developers clash over moratorium on Tiber and Plum Tree watershed development
Summary
At a Sept. 17 public hearing, residents urged the County Council to extend or strengthen a moratorium on development in the Tiber and Plum Tree watersheds after repeated flash floods, while developers warned the measures would halt housing projects and delay mitigation work.
Howard County held an evening public hearing dominated by sharply divided testimony over whether to extend and tighten development limits for properties draining to the Tiber Branch and Plum Tree Branch watersheds.
Supporters of an extension told the County Council that stronger rules are needed to prevent further loss of life and property in Ellicott City. Amy Lynn, who identified herself as an Ellicott City historic-community resident, urged the council to halt all development in the watersheds and said of current practice, “It’s simply outright corruption to allow developers…
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