Governor Postpones Visit to Ellicott City Stream Restoration Site

Gov. Martin O’Malley will put on his hard hat in Ellicott City alongside local and state officials to highlight the progress his administration has made in restoring the Chesapeake Bay “at a future date,” the governor’s office reported Wednesday morning.

O’Malley was to scheduled to visit a stream bed at the Upper Little Patuxent River Wednesday morning, but due to rain overnight, the visit was postponed, according to the report.

Howard County Executive Ken Ulman and Hollifield Station Elementary School students will be among those participating in the site visit to the Upper Little Patuxent River, where workers have been stabilizing a stream bed since September.

Crews have been grading the stream bed and installing plantings and logs to help reduce runoff as part of a $1.7 million project drawing upon state and federal funds, bringing the site into accordance with the Clean Water Act, the State Highway Administration reports.

Maryland Transportation Secretary James T. Smith, Jr., Department of Natural Resources Assistant Secretary David Goshorn, Department of Environment Secretary Robert M. Summers and Chesapeake Bay Foundation Maryland Executive Secretary Alison Prost will be at the press conference in the Gray Rock area. It was scheduled to take place at approximately 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 8, but the visit was contingent on weather and has since been postponed.

Photo Credit: Screenshot from YouTube video of Upper Little Patuxent restoration project by Lynn Davis.

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