Howard County is holding an in-person public meeting to discuss a stream stabilization project in Ellicott City on Tuesday, August 19th.
The meeting, held in the Ellicott Room of the county’s George Howard Building, will begin at 6 p.m. Department of Public Works staff and Biohabitats, the project’s design consultant, will present a slideshow and answer questions about a proposed stream stabilization project between 8684 and 8680 Wheatfield Way. The two properties are in the neighborhood across the street from the Long Gate Shopping Center.
“This project is important to the county because the eroding streambank is potentially endangering the deck at a private residence and presents a safety hazard, ” said DPW’s Michele Monde of the Stormwater Management Division. “Additionally, the continued erosion will cause more sediment to enter the stream system and will lead to more trees being lost due to the erosion.”
The proposed project will use stone and vegetation to stabilize a stream bank eroding into the properties’ backyards. DPW also said riprap will be used to prevent future erosion at two existing storm drain outfalls.
While still in the design phase, the expectation is construction will start in June 2026 and be completed in September 2026. The project is expected to cost $600,000, Monde said in a statement to Baltimore Fishbowl.
Residents unable to attend the August meeting should contact Monde at mmonde@howardcountymd.gov. A sign language interpreter can be made available by calling DPW at 410-313-3440.
