I wish it could have happened a year ago.”
“It’s been very frustrating, the pace at which things are proceeding,” said Donna Sanger, a former federal prosecutor. “There are a lot of challenges to it.” ‘We are very vigilant’ĭonna Sanger, who co-owns Park Ridge Trading Company on Main Street with her daughter Julia Sanger, realizes it takes time to get projects done, especially with the coronavirus pandemic in the mix, but she is not sure she can stick it out through another flood. “Understand the time it takes to get designs through and permits,” DeLuca said.
The WIFA loan requires all projects to be completed within five years of receiving the loan. “The new culvert will allow water to move into two drainage points.”Īll of these projects are scheduled to begin over the next three years depending on approvals, design plans and permits. “All of these waterways collect here to channel to the Patapsco,” said Zach Hollenbeck, with the county’s Department of Public Works, as he stood near the B&O train station by the river. “They are a severe obstruction to the flow of water,” DeLuca said.įour buildings - which once housed the Phoenix Emporium, Great Panes Art Glass Studio, Discoveries and Bean Hollow - will need to be demolished to allow the creation of the Maryland Avenue culvert, which will connect the Tiber-Hudson to the Patapsco.
0 kommentar(er)
