$145 Million Proposed to Preserve Maryland Lands

Proposal will enable state to buy back land threatened by development.

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January 11, 2001, 5:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

Gov. Parris N. Glendening (D) said yesterday that he would expand his efforts to preserve open space throughout Maryland with a proposal to spend $145 million during the next five years to buy land threatened by development.The governor said the new spending would allow the state to purchase land linking already preserved tracts, helping to protectanimal habitats and creating additional buffers for the land from storm runoff and other pollutants.

Thanks to Joshuah Mello

FULL STORY: $145 Million Proposed to Preserve Maryland Lands

Wednesday, January 10, 2001 in The Washington Post

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