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CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)
Introduced by: Councilmember Clarke
A RESOLUTION ENTITLED
A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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Informational Hearing - Mountain Biking on City Reservoir Watershed Property
FOR the purpose of inviting representatives of the City agencies concerned with mountain biking on City reservoir watershed property and the mountain biking community to discuss how to allow mountain biking on City reservoir watershed property without harming water quality.
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The City of Baltimore owns and maintains 17,580 acres of watershed property surrounding the 3 city-owned reservoirs that provide water for 1.8 million people in the Metropolitan Baltimore area. This property is used as a natural buffer to ensure that the region’s water supply is kept clean, pure, and safe. While the sole purpose of the watershed buffer property is the maintenance of an ample supply of the highest quality water, the City has striven to allow recreational uses consistent with this purpose on these park-like lands.
The mountain biking community has been especially eager to take advantage of the recreational possibilities afforded by the City reservoir watershed property. In an effort to continue to allow mountain biking on the reservoir watershed property without negatively impacting the water supply, the City and representatives from the biking community agreed on a plan for mountain biking on City reservoir watershed property in Janu...
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