A plan to preserve the history of Ellicott City during Thursday night\'s Flood Plan meeting

AIMED AT KEEPING ELLICOTT CITYSAFE FROM FLOODING IN THEFUTURE..

WMAR 2 NEWS MARKROPER IS LIVE IN ELLICOTTCITY.

MARK THEY'RE TRYING TOBALANCE THAT CONCERN á WITHTHE DESIRE TO KEEP THEHISTORIC CHARACTER OF OLDELLICOTT CITY..THIS CORNER OF MAIN STREET ANDMARYLAND AVENUE COULD LOOK ALOT DIFFERENT IN THE NEXT FEWYEARS.

UP TO SIX BUILDINGSCOULD BE DEMOLISHED BUTACCORDING TO ALL FIVE FLOODMITIGATION PLANS THE PHOENIXEMPORIUM HERE WOULD BEREMOVED.

HOWARD COUNTYEXECUTIVE CALVIN BALL BELIEVESDRAMATIC CHANGES ARE NECESSARYTO PREVENT MORE FLOODING.

THEFIVE PLANS COST BETWEEN ABOUT60 MILLION AND 175 MILLIONDOLLARS AND WILL TAKE FROMFOUR TO SEVEN YEARS TOCOMPLETE.

GOVERNOR LARRY HOGANSAYS THE STATE WILL PUT UP700áTHOUSAND DOLLARS TOSUPPORT PHASE TWO OF THE FLOODRECOVERY PLAN.

PHASE ONE WASANNOUNCED IN DECEMBER AND ITFOCUSES ON WAYS TO ENSUREPUBLIC SAFETY SUPPORTINGBUSINESSES AND PROPERTY OWNERSKEEPING ELLICOTT CITYSCHARM AND DEVELOPING ACOMMUNITY DRIVEN PROCESS.WHICH NEIGHBORS CANPARTICIPATE IN TONIGHT.THERES A PUBLIC MEETING AT 7AT HOWARD HIGH SCHOOL TO LETCOUNTY OFFICIALS KNOW WHAT YOUTHINK ABOUT THE PLANS.

LIVE INELLICOTT CITY MARK ROPERWMAR 2 NEWS.