Environmental Planner
Responsibilities included securing and administering grants up to $95,000 to fund county environmental programs; providing expert testimony to the County Council, Board of Appeals, Maryland General Assembly, and Anne Arundel County Circuit Court. Supervised nine people in the development and implementation of Anne Arundel County's Chesapeake Bay Critical Area Program to regulate land use within 1,000 feet of tidal waters to protect fish, plant, and wildlife habitats and minimize water quality… Show more Responsibilities included securing and administering grants up to $95,000 to fund county environmental programs; providing expert testimony to the County Council, Board of Appeals, Maryland General Assembly, and Anne Arundel County Circuit Court. Supervised nine people in the development and implementation of Anne Arundel County's Chesapeake Bay Critical Area Program to regulate land use within 1,000 feet of tidal waters to protect fish, plant, and wildlife habitats and minimize water quality impacts. Supervised analysis of water dependent facilities, forest and woodland protection, mining, park development, and habitat protection. Prepared land use classification maps, reports on shore erosion and agricultural protection, and oversaw a comprehensive revision of the county code. Project review guidelines and procedures were also developed under my direction. Initiated a groundwater protection program; managed the County's Coastal Zone Program; managed a study of the impacts of boating and marinas; prepared the Countywide Outdoor Recreation Plan; managed the environmental assessment of Anne Arundel County's 1978 General Development Plan. Show less