Howard County Department of Public Works to Host Public Meeting on Cherrytree Farms Pond Repair Project

April 16, 2019
 
Media Contacts:
Mark Miller, Administrator, Office of Public Information, 410-313-2022
Radhika Wijetunge, Project Manager, Department of Public Works, 410-313-6429
  
ELLICOTT CITY, MD – Howard County’s Department of Public Works (DPW) will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, May 1 at 7:00 p.m. in the da Vinci Meeting Room at the Savage Branch Library, located at 9525 Durness Lane in Laurel, to present the plans for a nearby pond repair project.
 
DPW’s Bureau of Environmental Services plans to repair the Cherrytree Farms stormwater management pond adjacent to 8411 Sand Cherry Lane in Laurel, to make safety and maintenance upgrades and to increase pollutant load reduction. Construction is expected to begin in spring 2020.
 
The meeting will include a presentation and discussion of the draft project plans, followed by an open discussion. County staff and the project’s design consultant team, Biohabitats Inc., will be on hand to answer any questions and gather public comments.
 
Those unable to attend the meeting who would like to view the plans and/or have questions, should contact Ms. Radhika Wijetunge with DPW’s Stormwater Management Division at 410-313-6429 or email rwijetunge@howardcountymd.gov.
 
An interpreter for people who are deaf or hard of hearing will be available if requested seven working days prior to the meeting. Please call DPW at 410-313-3440 (voice) or use Relay at 7-1-1, between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
 
For questions or more information about Capital Project D-1159, contact Lisa Brightwell, Public Works Customer Service, at 410-313-3440 or email publicworks@howardcountymd.gov.