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It is eerie going back and reading about how the Ellicott City Main Street watershed was destroyed by overdevelopment. We all saw it happening. So many tried to raise awareness. Let’s start in 1997: http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1997-03-16/news/1997075066_1_taylor-family-taylor-manor-autumn
From Article: “They are trying to bring many, many houses into this rural pocket...”. "The Taylors need to assess the value of the land, not only from a profit standpoint but from the viewpoint of all of the citizens of this county."
Ellicott City residents tried to stop the clearcutting of standing forest land on College Ave above Main Street. They even tried to get the park to buy the land. From 1998: http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1998-12-18/news/1998352053_1_ellicott-undeveloped-land-college-avenue
In 1999, EC residents continued protesting that development.
http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1999-06-04/news/9906040064_1_ellicott-planning-board-taylor
“They worry about area schools becoming more crowded, about dangerous congestion on winding roads, and about the impact of the developments on the historic district of Ellicott City.”
http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1999-06-04/news/9906040064_1_ellicott-planning-board-taylor
“They worry about area schools becoming more crowded, about dangerous congestion on winding roads, and about the impact of the developments on the historic district of Ellicott City.”
Taylor retained 70 acres on College Ave, and was planning development of this final parcel when the May flood occurred. You can read his opposition to the moratorium here. He notes accession to “friendly condemnation” of 10 of his Main Street buildings. https://apps.howardcountymd.gov/olis/GetFile.aspx?id=15608
This flashback to the 1990s is in no way a condemnation of anyone who lives in that development. Of course not.
@AKittleman @HC_JonWeinstein Gentlemen: I listened to this radio interview @C4Show
I also read this public exchange with the developers who own most of these buildings and most of the rest of Main St, as this is their plan.
https://apps.howardcountymd.gov/olis/GetFile.aspx?id=15608 http://www.wbal.com/article/index/332787?title=kittleman-councilman-discuss-ellicott-city-flood-mitigation-plans
I also read this public exchange with the developers who own most of these buildings and most of the rest of Main St, as this is their plan.
https://apps.howardcountymd.gov/olis/GetFile.aspx?id=15608 http://www.wbal.com/article/index/332787?title=kittleman-councilman-discuss-ellicott-city-flood-mitigation-plans
The taxpayers deserve full disclosure of these developers’ and their affiliates interests in this plan, given the history of their development upstream. We need to see third party valuations. We need to see INDEPENDENT oversight. Enough is enough.
Taxpayers deserve to know how much of the $50 million will go to these developers ... as we rebuild Main Street for them to get Class A rental income for generations to come from the rest of their properties.
