The Severn River Association has sent a letter to Governor O’Malley concerning development in Sullivan’s Cove. The letter expresses members’ concerns over failures by agencies of the state of Maryland to protect the Severn River watershed.
The association states that “Any issuance of permits enabling the developments proposed for Sullivan Cove is wholly incompatible with mandates applicable to the Severn River.”
The letter asks Governor O’Malley the relevant Maryland agencies take every action to assure that the permits in question are denied, and that the construction of piers across the sensitive Sullivan Cove on the Severn River is not allowed to proceed.
The Severn River is designated by the General Assembly as a Maryland Scenic River. The proclamation states that the Severn is a “free-flowing river whose shoreline and related land are predominantly forested, agricultural, grassland, marshland, or swampland with a minimum of development…” The Act mandates the preservation and protection of its natural values, and Maryland governments are required to take whatever action is necessary to protect and enhance the qualities of a river so designated.
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