The Board of Public Works approved more than $15.7 million in grants to local governments and land trusts from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources to improve recreational opportunities and protect land with perpetual conservation easements.
More than $14.2 million in Program Open Space – Local funding was approved for 12 projects including one in the Middle River area
A $10 million grant will enable Baltimore County to acquire more than 84 waterfront acres along Seneca Creek in Bowley’s Quarters. This is the site of the old C.P. Crane plant and it will be developed into a park to be named Carroll Island Park.
Baltimore County announced it had purchased the 85-acrage parcel of the former Charles P. Crane facility grounds and will turn it into waterfront park space.
