PUBLIC NOTICE OF A RESPONSE ACTION PLAN

AND PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING

FORMER B&O RAIL RIGHT-OF-WAY

The Former B&O Rail Right-of-Way (Proposed Rails to Trails) Property located between Hill Street and Tempest Lane, Mount Airy, Maryland has been accepted into Maryland’s Voluntary Cleanup Program.   A proposed Response Action Plan (RAP) has been submitted to the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) for approval.  Soil impacted by metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons were identified within portions of the site.  The impacted media will be addressed primarily through capping the impacted soil.  

This RAP is based upon future use of the property for recreational purposes.

               Participant:                                                       Town of Mount Airy

                                                                                       110 South Main Street

                                                                                       Mount Airy, Maryland  21771

               Contact:                                                            Barney Quinn                                                                                                                                                                           (301) 829-1424

               Eligible Property:                                             Former B&O Rail Right-of-Way (Proposed Rails to Trails)

                                                                                       Hill Street to Tempest Lane

                                                                                       Mount Airy, Maryland

               Public Information Meeting:                           July 11, 2022 at 6:30pm

                                                                                          Mount Airy Town Hall

                                                                                          110 S. Main Street

                                                                                       Mount Airy, Maryland 21771

Any person wishing to request further information or make comments regarding the proposed RAP must do so in writing.   Comments or requests should be submitted to the attention of the Voluntary Cleanup Program project manager, Richelle Hanson, at the Maryland Department of the Environment, 1800 Washington Boulevard, Suite 625, Baltimore, MD 21230; telephone 410-537-3493, email [email protected].

All comments and requests must be received by the Department in writing no later than July 18, 2022.