MARCNORTHEASTMAINTENANCEFACILITY

PERRYVILLEMD

ENVIRONMENTAL
ASSESSMENT

COORDINATIONANDCONSULTATION

TheMTAhascoordinatedwiththecurrentownersofthePerryvilleAsite,adjacentproperty
owners,electedofficials,Amtrak,theTownofPerryville,andCecilCounty.Table11briefly
summarizesthenatureoftheseongoingefforts.

TABLE11:PROJECTCOORDINATIONSUMMARY
Entity
Amtrak
TownofPerryville
CecilCounty
District34BDelegate(Cecil
County)totheMarylandHouse
ofDelegates
FurnaceBayGolfCourse
FrenchmanLandCompany,Inc.
IKEAProperty,Inc.
ChesapeakeScienceandSecurity
CorridorRegionalRailMeeting
CoudonFamily

CoordinationEfforts
Technicalcoordinationontrackandsystemdesign,thenew
SusquehannaBridgecrossingproject,developmentofasigned
andexecutedMTAAmtrakMasterProjectAgreement
Projectbriefingsandstatusupdates,Q&A,identifyandcoordinate
onissuesandconcerns,water/sewerconnection
Projectbriefingsandstatusupdates,Q&A,identifyandcoordinate
onissuesandconcerns
Projectbriefingsandstatusupdates,Q&A,identifyandcoordinate
oneconomicissuesandotherconcerns
Projectbriefings,Q&A,identifyissuesandconcerns,rightofentry
Projectbriefings,Q&A,identifyissuesandconcerns,rightofentry
Projectbriefings,Q&A,identifyissuesandconcerns,rightofentry
Projectbriefings
Projectbriefings,technicalcoordinationforhistoricresourcesand
propertyaccess

ACommunityOpenHousewasheldattheCommunityFireCompanyofPerryvilleon
October29,2013.TheMTAdescribedtheproposedprojectandsolicitedpubliccomments
fromapproximately72attendees.Mostofthewrittencommentsexpressedconcernsabout
projecteffectsontraffic,noise,lighting,chemicaluse,andwastewatertreatment.TheMTA
respondedinwritingtoallcommentsreceivedduring,andsubsequentto,theOpenHouse.A
secondopenhousewillbeheldinFebruary2015.AppendixHcontainsthepublicoutreach
materialsincludingpublicmeetingadvertisements,displayboards,andpubliccomments.
AppendixCcontainsdocumentationoftheMTAsplanninglevelconsultationswithregulatory
agencies.Inbrief,theMTAconductedplanninglevelcoordinationwiththeNRCSregarding
farmlandconversion,andtheDNRandUSFWSregardingpotentialimpactstofish,wildlife,and
habitats.ConsultationshavebeeninitiatedandareongoingwiththeMDEandUSACE
regardingpotentialimpactstowetlandsandwaterways,andtheMHTregardingcultural
resources.

100