Advocacy

Community Input Session for Foster Branch and Gunpowder River Remediation and Restoration Projects to be held October 7, 2026

Join us, Chesapeake Bay Trust, and your fellow invested community members for a Community Input Session to discuss possible projects to put the available funding to use. Who: Chesapeake Bay Trust, your neighbors, and you What: Listening Session to hear from community members on their project priorities for Restoration and Remediation funding Where: Mariner Point …

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Maryland Public Service Commission Adopts New MPRP Schedule: New Date for Testimony March 2, 2027

On August 27, 2026 the Public Service Commission of Maryland ordered the adoption of a new procedural schedule for the Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project. Notably this schedule extends the window for Intervenor Direct Testimony from September 2, 2026 to March 2, 2027 and schedules the windows for subsequent procedures such as Public Comment Hearings and …

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Recap of Bush & Gunpowder Amtrak Bridge Projects Public Meeting August 18, 2026

It was a humid, summer evening where Baltimore & Harford county folks delayed their dinners to learn more from Amtrak’s Bush & Gunpowder Rail Bridge project team on planning stages and process. Amtrak Project team & Sarah Kestner outside of Joppatowne Christian Church with view of a community garden behind them. Preview of Amtrak’s Presentation …

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Bush & Gunpowder Amtrak Bridge Projects Meeting: Tues, Aug 18th 6-7pm

Details: Public meeting Tuesday, August 18th 6-7pm *doors @ 5:30pm Location: Joppatowne Christian Church 725 Trimble Road, Joppatowne MD 21085 For those interested in the Bush River and Gunpowder River rail bridge projects, The Amtrak Project Team has learned of your interests and is warmly looking forward to introducing themselves to the community. Amtrak’s Bush & Gunpowder …

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Bush and Gunpowder Amtrak Bridge Projects Meeting

Amtrak will be reconstructing both Bush River and Gunpowder River Bridges in our near future. The Gunpowder Bush Waterways Advocacy Group was established May 2025, comprised of Bush & Gunpowder River community members interested in these projects, volunteering public oversight to help influence current planning for community interests and environmental consideration. Snapshot of Current Plans …

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