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Hello everybody,

Lots of people got dirty hands Saturday a week ago planting a couple of hundred trees on a slope behind Amherst House in Kings Contrivance.

Expected outcome? Less storm water pouring at a slower rate into the stream below, and thus less erosion of silt and other pollutants into it. To refresh your memories, this was an "Early Action Project" sponsored by CA's Watershed Advisory Committee in conjunction with the upcoming Columbia Watershed Plan. (You know, the watershed plan WE… Continue

Reprinting from WBALTV.com -

Web Site Helps Fight Tree Cutting

POSTED: 7:27 pm EDT October 16, 2008
BALTIMORE COUNTY, Md. -- An ongoing controversy surrounding tree-lined Cromwell Bridge Road in Baltimore County got more heated Thursday.

Residents in the area said they are outraged that Baltimore Gas and Electric is cutting trees outside their homes.

BGE has argued for months that the trees are too close to power lines and pose a safety hazard and must be cut.

Residents have been pro… Continue

Greetings to All,

I am writing to give an up-date about BGE's resumption of "Transmission Maintenance" to take place along Cromwell Bridge Rd.

Well Summer has really flown by and BGE is anxious to get busy again. This is the most current information that they have sent:

The agreed upon signs have been prepared and will be installed near four intersections along CBR ( 2 facing East and 2 facing West) and one in front of the entrance to Cromwell Valley Park (Sherwood). We expect these to be in… Continue

By the end of the Spring 2008 session of the Maryland General Assembly, hope had died for an immediate legislative solution to the extreme "vegetation management" practices (read: clear-cutting) initiated by BG&E (Constellation Energy) in Baltimore and Howard Counties, with the likelihood of implementation in the rest of the state.

What this means:

* Constellation Energy is not legally required to notify homeowners or communities of cutting scheduled for their areas.
* No legislation requi… Continue

Bob Burchard posed the following questions in response to BG&E's letter - I believe they are worthy of answers:

Why was BG&E's response addressed solely to Senator Klausemeier?

If one were assured of BGE's good faith efforts, the letter would be OK. But, as it's written, it's BGE that identifies

* the stakeholders
* probable concerns
* reasonable actions to minimize impact
* the communications plan
* the discovery of unforeseen stakeholders

The company would also monitor itself and r… Continue