NEWS
By Jamie Smith Hopkins and Jamie Smith Hopkins,SUN STAFF | January 9, 2003
Howard County parks officials won a commitment yesterday for nearly $2 million in state funds to increase a huge swath of preserved land in Columbia by 21 acres, an addition they believe could be ideal for a long-talked-about nature center. The county and landowner are still negotiating a price. But the average appraisal was $94,500 an acre, similar to what the Department of Recreation and Parks has paid for land recently on Howard's very expensive east side. Howard County spent less overall - roughly $1.8 million - on the original 1,000 acres that make up the Middle Patuxent Environmental Area, which stretches from one end of Columbia to the other.
NEWS
By Jamie Smith Hopkins and Jamie Smith Hopkins,SUN STAFF | July 26, 2002
A large swath of Ellicott City land once owned by Declaration of Independence signer Charles Carroll is headed for development, and preservationists are bemoaning the lost conservation opportunity, saying neither the county nor the state is aggressively trying to save environmental gems. The 306-acre parcel, just north of the huge tract of preserved land known as the Middle Patuxent Environmental Area, is expected to be subdivided into lots for 94 expensive homes. The land, known as Benedict Farm, is being developed by Toll Brothers and Carroll family descendants.
NEWS
By Jamie Smith Hopkins and Jamie Smith Hopkins,SUN STAFF | July 26, 2002
A large swath of Ellicott City land once owned by Declaration of Independence signer Charles Carroll is headed for development, and preservationists are bemoaning the lost conservation opportunity, saying neither the county nor the state is aggressively trying to save environmental gems. The 306-acre parcel, just north of the huge tract of preserved land known as the Middle Patuxent Environmental Area, is expected to be subdivided into lots for 94 expensive homes. The land, known as Benedict Farm, is being developed by Toll Brothers and Carroll family descendants.
NEWS
By TaNoah Morgan and TaNoah Morgan,SUN STAFF | October 13, 2000
A sewer main broke in Severn yesterday, spilling about 5,000 gallons of raw sewage onto the ground near Severn Run Natural Environment Area. The break was discovered about 9:30 a.m. by a plant operator at the Severn Run pumping station, at Burns Crossing and Old Mill roads on the edge of the environmental area that contains Severn Run. The spill was not major, but sewage might have seeped into the stream, said John Morris, a county spokesman. Effects of the spill should be minimal, said Richard McIntire, spokesman for the Maryland Department of the Environment.
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By Larry Carson and Larry Carson,SUN STAFF | October 19, 1999
Deep in the woods, his shotgun ready, Russell Allen sat quietly in his tree stand for 20 minutes watching two oblivious young buck deer not 10 yards away -- but he never pulled the trigger.The rules for the 28-day controlled hunt in Columbia's Middle Patuxent Environmental Area require killing two does before taking a buck. And Allen, a big, patient Cooksville resident, followed the rules.On the hunt's opening day yesterday, shooters killed 24 deer -- all but three of them does -- between dawn and the 11 a.m. deadline.
NEWS
July 18, 1999
The Middle Patuxent Environmental Foundation has announced that Joyce M. Kelly has succeeded Gerald "Jerry" E. Brock as chairman. Brock, vice president at the Route Co., will remain as trustee.Johanna G. Cote, senior vice president of NationsBank, succeeded Ken Paynter as secretary/treasurer.Charles "Chick" Rhodehamel of the Columbia Association remains as vice chairman.Kelly is president emeritus of the Wildlife Habitat Council, immediate past president of the Howard County Conservancy and trustee of the Maryland Environmental Trust.