Audio & video reports in Charles County, Maryland
Posted 12/10/10
Attorney General Doug Gansler
visits Charles County for
Port Tobacco River audit
Joe Tieger, President of the Port Tobacco River Conservancy, describes the controversial plan
Gansler gives opening remarks at meeting with environmental leaders
Audio files from the river audit:
LISTEN to audio from the Attorney General's stop at the Port Tobacco River Marina. David Gardiner, Executive Director of the PTRC, explains the long-standing problem of failing septic systems in the PT watershed.
LISTEN to audio from the Attorney General's meeting with environmental leaders where they discussed the Port Tobacco River.
LISTEN to environmentalist Linda Redding as she slams the developer's propsal to fix failing septic systems in exchange for allowing the developer to build an estimated 1,500 homes.
LISTEN to environmentalist Bonnie Bick as she weighs in on why she thinks the developer's proposal is a bad idea.
During the river audit, leaders of the Port Tobacco River Conservancy touted a developer's proposal to fix failing septic systems in "Riviera" -- as part of the plan, the developer would be allowed to build up to 1,500 homes on 1,000 acres near the river.