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Governor O’Malley Announces Preservation Of 117 Acres In Baltimore County
ANNAPOLIS, MD - Today, Governor Martin O’Malley announced preservation of 117 acres of forest and farmland in Baltimore County through Maryland’s Rural Legacy Program.
“Continued progress in preserving our woodlands and working farms in Baltimore County remains critical to protecting and restoring our local streams and nationally treasured Chesapeake Bay,” said Governor Martin O’Malley.
On Wednesday, Feb. 13, the Board of Public Works approved the purchase of two conservation easements located in the Piney Run Watershed Rural Legacy Focus Area with $785,500 of Rural Legacy funds. The easements adjoin with a large block of 12,000+ acres of previously protected land. Protection of the properties from future development helps protect water quality of the Black Rock Run and Piney Run by permanently preserving stream riparian butters. The easements, totaling 117+ acres, will be held cooperatively by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and the Land Preservation Trust.
Since 1997, Maryland’s Rural Legacy Program has provided funding to preserve 57,915 acres vulnerable to sprawl development.
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Governor Martin O’Malley passed the largest tax hike in Maryland history. All Martin O’Malley knows is the words tax, tax and tax. 120 acres for $785,500. Hopefully he did not sell this land to another campaign contributor like he did with that land in Queen Anne’s County!