Town of Port Deposit RAISE & PROTECT Grant Application Materials

Elected Officials

• United States Senator Chris Van Hollen
• State Senator Jason Gallion
• Delegate Kevin Hornberger, Chair, Cecil County House Delegation
• County Executive Danielle Hornberger
• Town of Port Deposit Mayor, Robert Kuhs

State and Local Agencies

• Maryland Department of Transportation
• Wilmington Area Planning Council
• Cecil County Department of Emergency Services

Partnering Organizations

• Norfolk Southern
• Towson University Office of Partnerships and Outreach
• Lower Susquehanna Greenway Council

• Port Deposit Flood Risk Management Plan; United States Army Corps of Engineers; 2015
• National Register of Historic Places – Original Application; 1977
• Port Deposit Working Waterfront Master Plan
• Town of Port Deposit – Comprehensive Plan (currently being rewritten)
• Port Deposit Watershed Study for Flood and Stormwater Mitigation – Scope of Work; United States Army Corps of Engineers; 2022
• Maryland Sustainable Communities Designation; 2018

• USDA Rural Development Grant – Rock Run Stream Restoration
• CDBG Grant Application – Rock Run Stream Restoration
• CDBG Grant Extension – Rock Run Stream Restoration

• Route 222 to Close for Several Days as Conowingo Dam Opens; The Baltimore Sun; September 2, 2021
• Flooding along Susquehanna River; Port Deposit & Perryville have voluntary evacuation; FoxBaltimore; July 26, 2018
• Open floodgates may force Port Deposit residents to evacuate; WMAR 2 News; July 25, 2018
• Port Deposit’s devastating history with massive ice jams, floods; Cecil Whig; March 30, 2016
• Port Deposit Begins Cleaning Up After Floods; CBS News; September 11, 2011
• Port Deposit and Havre De Grace Evacuate As Flood Waters Rise; CBS News, September 8, 2011