| OBJECTIVE |
MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES |
STATUS |
| Create an education campaign on the imnpact of trash on neighborhoods and wildlife. |
Greater citizen understanding of trash; Reduced environmental impact from trash. |
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| Support the proposed Maryland Bottle Bill. |
Helps to reduce floating trash in the Middle Branch by up to 50%. |
Bottle Bill viewed as a longshot at this point. |
| Incorporate advanced storm water treatment techniques in all redevelopment projects with a goal to treat 100% of pollution in stormwater. |
Reductions of trash and pollutants in the Middle Branch. |
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| Retrofit existing developments with Best Management Practices. |
Reductions of trash and pollutants in the Middle Branch. |
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| Require a 100' wide green buffer around the Middle branch shoreline. |
Request bufer creation or mitigation on all waterfront development projects. |
Currently required; enforcement ongoing. |
| Develop a comprehensive planting, maintenance, and invasive species control plan to revetate barren areas. |
Improved habitat and aesthetic value from formerly barren areas. |
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| Enforce Critical Area regulations in Designated Habitat Protection Areas, Resource Conservation Areas, and the 100' Buffer |
Existing and new zoning enforced consistently and according to the vision of CA program. |
Enforcement ongoing. |
| Seek innovative funding sources for habitat restoration, including incentives to create new habitat and marsh areas adjacent to private development |
Additional funds located to restore and maintain the habitat in the Middle Branch and its watershed. |
Stimulus funding awarded for habitat restoration adjacent to Westport Waterfront development. |