Op-Ed: A Bridge to Somewhere by Elizabeth Watson, Judy Gifford, and Janet Christensen-Lewis January 10, 2018 by Spy Desk 7 Comments In the fall of 2018, the Maryland Transportation Authority will announce potential corridors for … Read More »
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Bay Crossing Public Participation Meeting 1/25/2018
A Public Participation Meeting, hosted by Kent Conservation and Preservation Alliance, will be held at the Chestertown Fire Hall on Thursday January 25th 6:30PM. Come join the conversation.
Kent Conservation and Preservation Alliance Comments to MDTA
COMMENTS SUBMITTED BY KENT CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION ALLIANCE TO MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY IN RESPONSE TO MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION NOVEMBER 15TH ONLINE SCOPING PRESENTATION. Bay Crossing Study presented on November 15th by the MDTA brought up … Read More »
Crossing the Bay
Since as far back at 1907 there were proposals to build a span to connect the Eastern and Western Shores of Maryland. Many proposals were put forth after that with the current Sandy Point-Kent Island … Read More »
A Third Bay Bridge Threatens Kent County
The Process In a video broadcast on November 15th, the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) laid out plans for a Tier 1 Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for bridging the Chesapeake Bay in order to provide additional … Read More »
Chesapeake Bay Crossing Study Meeting November 15, 2017
The Maryland Transportation Authority is hosting an Online Meeting about the construction of a new Bay Bridge, MAYBE TO KENT COUNTY. Chesapeake Bay Crossing Study: Tier 1 NEPA (Bay Crossing Study) from 7 to 7:30 … Read More »
Mills Branch Solar/Apex has accepted the considered decision of the Maryland Public Service Commission
Kent Conservation and Preservation Alliance is pleased that Mills Branch Solar/Apex has accepted the considered decision of the Maryland Public Service Commission that its proposed industrial scale solar project will not be built at the … Read More »
Public Utility Law Judge Sober rejects Mills Branch Solar Project
Public Utility Law Judge Sober has rejected the Mills Branch Solar proposal to construct a 360-acre industrial Solar installation in the middle of Kent County prime agricultural land and denied them the Certificate of Public … Read More »
Solar Farming: Not a Good Use of Agricultural Land
An article by Ken Heiniger,NCSU Professor and Extension Specialist, discussing whether solar farms are a good use of agricultural land. He outlines both the short and long term issues to the land and to the … Read More »
Maryland Association of Counties Summer Conference
Kent Conservation and Preservation Alliance(KCPA) sent representatives to Maryland Association of Counties(MACo) this past week. The information that was presented outlined the adverse effects associated with Mills Branch Solar in the Chesterville/Morgnec District of the … Read More »