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Task Force to Study Mulching, Composting, and Wood Processing

Council Resolution 74-2014 established the Task Force to Study Mulching, Composting, and Wood Processing policies and regulations with respect to Howard County land use planning processes and Zoning Regulations.

Final Report

To view the Final Report submitted to Council, click below.
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Council Resolution

To view the Council Resolution that created this task force, click below.
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Task Force Information

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Council District 1
Martha Clark

Council District 2
Sean Harbaugh

Council District 3
Brent Loveless (alternate: Dale Fixsen)

Council District 4
Richard Goldman

Council District 5
Brent Rutley

County Executive
Rick Lober

Other Members

  • Dayton Rural Preservation Society, LLC – John Tegeris, Ph.D. (alternate: Mike Navarre)
  • Howard County Citizens' Association – Stu Kohn (alternate: Jacquie Sentell)
  • Concerned Citizens of Western Howard County – Theodore Mariani
  • Howard County Farm Bureau – Zack Brendel
  • Howard Soil Conservation District – Robert Ensor (alternate: Keith Ohlinger)
  • Howard County Agricultural Land Preservation Board – Lynn Moore
  • Howard County Health Department, Bureau of Environmental Health – Bert Nixon
  • Howard County Department of Public Works, Bureau of Environmental Services – Jeff Dannis
  • Howard County Environmental Sustainability Board – Cathy Hudson
  • Howard County Economic Development Authority – Kathy Zimmerman
  • University of Maryland Extension – Gary Felton, Ph.D.
  • Permit Holder – Robert Orndorff, RLO Contractors, Inc.
     

Date/Time Agenda Minutes Recording Location
July 17, 2014 – 4:00pm Agenda Minutes - Miller Branch Library – 9421 Frederick Rd, Ellicott City, MD 21042
July 31, 2014 – 4:00pm Agenda Minutes Recording Alpha Ridge Training Trailer – 2350 Marriottsville Road, Marriottsville MD 21104
August 13, 2014 – 6:00pm Agenda Minutes Recording C. Vernon Gray Conference Room
August 27, 2014 – 6:00pm Agenda Minutes Recording C. Vernon Gray Conference Room
September 10, 2014 – 6:00pm Agenda Minutes Recording C. Vernon Gray Conference Room
September 16, 2014 – 6:00pm Agenda Minutes Recording C. Vernon Gray Conference Room
September 30, 2014 – 6:00pm Agenda Minutes Recording C. Vernon Gray Conference Room
October 7, 2014 – 6:00pm Agenda Minutes Recording C. Vernon Gray Conference Room
October 14, 2014 – 6:00pm Agenda Minutes Recording Barton Conference Room, Ascend One Building
October 21, 2014 – 6:00pm Agenda Minutes Recording C. Vernon Gray Conference Room
October 28, 2014 – 6:00pm Agenda Minutes Recording Latimer Room, Maryland Center for Entrepreneurship
November 3, 2014 – 6:00pm Agenda Minutes Recording Latimer Room, Maryland Center for Entrepreneurship
November 10, 2014 – 6:00pm Agenda Minutes Recording Latimer Room, Maryland Center for Entrepreneurship
November 17, 2014 – 6:00pm Agenda Minutes Recording Latimer Room, Maryland Center for Entrepreneurship
November 24, 2014 – 6:00pm Agenda Minutes Recording Latimer Room, Maryland Center for Entrepreneurship
December 2, 2014 – 6:00pm Agenda Minutes Recording Caplan Room, Roger Carter Community Center
December 10, 2014 – 6:00pm Agenda Minutes Recording Latimer Room, Maryland Center for Entrepreneurship
December 17, 2014 – 6:00pm Agenda Minutes Recording Columbia/Ellicott Room, George Howard Building
January 6, 2015 – 6:00pm - - - C. Vernon Gray Conference Room
January 14, 2015 – 6:00pm Agenda Minutes Recording C. Vernon Gray Conference Room
January 21, 2015 – 6:00pm Agenda Minutes Recording C. Vernon Gray Conference Room
February 4, 2015 – 6:00pm Agenda Minutes Recording C. Vernon Gray Conference Room
February 10, 2015 – 6:00pm Agenda Minutes Recording Columbia/Ellicott Room
February 25, 2015 – 6:00pm Agenda Minutes Recording C. Vernon Gray Conference Room

Presentations and Background Papers

Regulations