Arnold MD Development

Marcia Watson-Whitmyre (mww@UDel.Edu)
Mon, 26 Oct 1998 15:33:49 -0500 

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My friend Dorothy Miller, who is active in environmental
affairs in Delaware, got a phone call from a MD resident who
is seeking help in preventing development of a pond that has
harbored birds over the last 30 years.  The resident is John
Fischbach of Arnold in Anne Arundel County and although I
have his phone number, I have not yet been able to reach him
to talk directly, so everything I know is second-hand at
this point.  Here's the scoop:

The Fischbachs live next door to some rural property with
pond (known as Scholol's (spelling?) Pond) that was slated
for development 30 years ago.  However, that developer went
bankrupt, and the land was left undeveloped until now.  The
Fischbachs took it upon themselves to clean up trash on the
property and to erect bird boxes around the pond (I don't
know what species, and yes, I know, they were trespassing).
The Fischbachs have some vague idea that this land was
supposed to be set aside as a sanctuary and/or left as open
space.  Anyway, now another developer has bought the
property and is proceeding with plans to build houses on
it.  The developer has asked the Fischbachs to remove the
bird boxes.

Does anyone out there have any ideas as to any recourse the
Fischbachs might have to prevent this development? And yes,
I know, it's private land, so it is probably too late to do
anything...still, the guy asked the question, so I thought
if some Ospreyers are familiar with the area they might have
some insights.  Thanks for any thoughts you might have.

Marcia Watson-Whitmyre
Cecil COunty

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