Severn River still facing challenges

Members of the Severn River Association had plenty to celebrate last night - new officers, award-winning volunteers - but they also were reminded of the challenges they face in improving the health of their beloved waterway.

"The Severn River watershed, for all of our good intentions, is not thriving, prospering and getting better," outgoing President Kurt Riegel of Arnold told association members at their 98th annual meeting in St. Margarets.

Riegel said river advocates must find creative new ways to help the river and the Chesapeake Bay, and overcome a lack of political will on the County Council to pass...