Petitions for Public Water in London Towne

Submitted to Anne Arundel County

Updated 22 Nov 2009

All petitions for and against public water that were received by the LTPOA Public Water Committee were submitted to the county the first week in September. The county is in the process of verifying the petitions. Petitions were received from 1,321 property owners, while 706 did not respond. Of the petitions that were received, 895 (68%) requested public water, while 426 (32%) requested not to get public water.

Because a majority of owners did not petition for public water, a proposed route for the water main to over half of the community was submitted that would accommodate the most persons wanting public water and at the same time not provide public water to those persons who did not petition for water, whether by returning negative petitions or by not responding to mailings.

Of the 1,178 properties on the proposed route, 61.8 % of the property owners petitioned for water, 15% opposed water and 23.2% did not respond. One hundred sixty-seven owners who petitioned for water could not be included in the route.

By mid-November, the County had almost completed the validation process. Though some petitions have been disqualified for technical reasons (not all owners signed, property changed hands, no witness, etc.) it appears that there will still be well over 50% along the proposed route, which is all that is required by the County. According to Ms. Gail Rash of the Department of Public Works, the next step is to send the information to the engineering department, which will let a contract to design the system. Ms. Rash is also preparing a mailing list of all property owners on the proposed route to officially inform owners of the process.

A map of the proposed route for the water mains is available by clicking the link below. As you will see from the map, those properties that are not currently on the proposed route are within two blocks of the route, at most. After the water line is installed, it will be much easier for small groups of property owners to petition the county for public water, if they choose to do so in the future.

We have confirmed with Ms. Rash that the clubhouse and all community piers along the proposed route that now have wells will also be provided with public water and will only have to pay the County the $2,100 connection fee.

The LTPOA Public Water Committee thanks the very large number of London Towne Community residents who volunteered their time and energy to help with this project. We also thank the 1,321 property owners who returned petitions.

Click Here to View the Most Current Map of the Proposed Public Water Route in London Towne