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12/16/07
A cavalcade of residents crowded into the County Council chambers two weeks ago and testified in desperate voices of the need to help the Chesapeake Bay. 
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A sediment plume flows out of Church Creek into the South River following a March storm. Sediment clouds the water, blocking light needed for underwater grasses and coating oysters and clams on the bottom. It also fills in navigation channels and creeks.Find Us On Facebook
Although they left deflated when the council voted down a plan to raise $11 million a year to combat the subtle but toxic effects of stormwater runoff, the debate is here to stay.
A diverse chorus of voices, divided on how to raise funds to fix the problem, have pledged to forge a compromise. County Executive John R. Leopold said he wanted a new proposal by tomorrow night, but the closed-door meetings have yet to produce a unified plan to solve the problem - one that communities...
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