Great news, Gene. Thanks for all your support and hard work on this issue! Phil At 07:48 PM 03/20/1998 -0500, you wrote: >To All Maryland Birders, > >The decision has been made to restore the South Cell of Hart-Miller >Island for shorebird and nesting tern habitat. (See the following E-mail >message from the Corps to the Hart-Miller Island Study Team.) > >Thank you for your support, both at the public meetings and with your >comments to the Corps. > >Gene Scarpulla >Maryland Ornithological Society Representative >Hart-Miller Island Study Team >Towson, Maryland >gscarp@erols.com > >________________ > >Date: March 13, 1998 > > To: Hart-Miller Island Study Team (*see list below) > >From: Richard Kibby, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers > > Re: Selection of Design Alternative > >On March 6, 1998, representatives of the Maryland Department of >Transportation, Department of Natural Resources, and the COE met to >review the three design alternatives (shorebird, songbird, and no >action) and associated financing. As discussed at the last study team >meeting, a matrix was prepared which compared the three alternatives in >the following categories: creation of scarce and significant habitat, >number of acres of created habitat, cost per habitat, total first cost, >operation and maintenance costs, nuisance control and risks, >opportunities, public comment, beneficial use of dredged material, and >passive recreation. > >The selected alternative was the shorebird design. This design will >included 174 aces of wetlands/mudflats, 118 acres of grass, one 5-acre >pond with an one-acre nesting island , and a pumping system. Work is >proceeding with the next level of design which should be completed for >review by early April. > > >*Study Team List > >Stacey Underwood, COE >Mark Mendelsohn, COE >Clifford Burdeaux, COE >Jill Caverly, COE >Carol Anderson-Austra, COE >John Wilson-DNR >Mark Wheeler-DNR >Dana Limpert-DNR >Kevin Smith-DNR >Robert Gaudette-DNR >Dave Brinker-DNR >Dave Bibo-MPA >Tom Kroen- HMI Citizens Advisory Committee >Cece Donovan-MES >Wayne Young-MES >Eugene Scarpulla- MD Ornithological Society >John Gill-USFWS >Cy Lesser- USDA >Visty Dalal-MDE >Susan McConville-Chesapeake Bay Critical Area Commission > ================================================ Phil Davis home: PDavis@ix.netcom.com Davidsonville, Maryland USA work: PDavis@OAO.com Greenbelt, Maryland USA ================================================