Howard Council Council Bill 55-2011 on Green Building Legislation for Housing. CCIHC member testimony here. BACKGROUND; See bill here and article on it at www.buildingagreenmaryland.com/2011/11/articles/legislation/howard-county-considers-property-tax-credit-for-leed-or-equivalent-homes/ and also here and here. Prior legislation that did not include single homes summary here. Testimony from CCIHC members here. Columbia Flier article on testimony here. The bill passed 4-0. The Baltimore Sun/Flier article is here. We have members looking into the issue of the proposed Frederick County Incinerator and the possibility - discussed in several newpaper articles, that Frederick Co. will ask Howard County to buy-in when the Howard County current trash contract expires in 2013. More on this to come. See http://no-incinerator.org and Environmental Integrity Project Report www.environmentalintegrity.org/10_13b_2011.php CCAN position here MARYLAND - 3 Top Priorities in 2012
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