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2 issues in environment with high priority
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Chiques Creek Watershed project agreement
The county joined a USDA-backed partnership that could bring up to $25 million to remove sediment trapped behind old mill dams that smothers aquatic life and washes down to the Chesapeake Bay. The county signs on as sponsor but pays nothing — landowners and state programs cover the local share.
1 mention (1 this month)Last discussed Nov 10, 2026
HighEnvironment
Farmland preservation
Three more farms — beef/poultry in Penn Township, crops in Drumore, dairy in Salisbury — would be permanently preserved under Resolution No. 69, protecting roughly 125 acres of working farmland from development.
16 mentions (2 this month)Last discussed Oct 28, 2026