Agrees to House leader's call for more study
Gov. Martin O'Malley gave up Tuesday — for this year at least — on his bid to restrict rural and suburban development on septic systems, agreeing to a key House leader's call for more study of a proposal that has drawn fire from rural and suburban lawmakers and developers.The governor's office released a brief letter to Del. Maggie McIntosh, head of the House Environmental Matters Committee, defending his proposal but acceding to her request that a task force be formed to hash out how septic systems fit into larger efforts to restore the Chesapeake Bay and preserve farmland from sprawling development.
In her own letter to the governor, McIntosh, a Baltimore city Democrat, had said while she agreed that the state needs to do a better job of curbing sprawl and "the proliferation of septic systems" that pollute the bay, she believed that "an outright ban could and would have a disproportionate impact on several counties in Maryland."
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I would normally be doing the happy dance but it's just a reprieve until next year when it rears it's ugly head again.
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