Tennant's building is also up for demolition for the second time. This was my home," said Discoveries owner Sally Tennant. "I'm not giving up just a piece of property, I'm giving up a place where I did business. We'd like to stay here, and I hope to be able to work with the Ball administration to be able to make that happen," said owner Mark Hemmis. The Phoenix is celebrating 40 years in July. Former Howard County Executive Allan Kittleman started plans to move forward with demolishing 10 lower Main Street businesses, but when he lost reelection, it was unclear what direction the town, and fate of the buildings, would go in. It's the second time this was on the table. The Phoenix Emporium is listed to be demolished in all five plans. Our plans will keep water off the street and keep people safe.” “We need bold, innovative solutions that won’t be just a ‘Band-Aid’ for this town until the next storm, but a long term and sustainable plan that will reduce the amount of potential flood water in Ellicott City, making our town safer and respecting the taxpayer investment. Our community is a symbol of strength, a center of commerce, and a jewel for our county, state, and nation,” said Ball. “Ellicott City has shown courage and resilience in response to two devastating floods. Ball believes the plans will support business and property owners in order to maintain historic Ellicott City. The plans include a variety of ways to divert water off of Main Street and the removal of four to six buildings and structures while renovating others. He says the plans make public safety and keeping water off of Main Street its top priorities.
Howard County Executive Calvin Ball announced his proposals as part of Phase Two of the 'Safe and Sound Plan' Wednesday. It's been almost 11 months since devastating flooding hit Ellicott City, and on Wednesday, five potential flood mitigation plans face the town.
On Sunday, the outages were down to 930.ELLICOTT CITY, Md. The Baltimore Gas and Electric Company showed more than 4,000 customers were without power on its outage map about 11 p.m. Those affected by the storm who are in need of non-emergency assistance can call Howard County’s Police Department at (410) 313-2200. The Hogan administration has asked state agencies to respond to the effects of this storm, including the Maryland Emergency Management Agency, which has increased its activation level and is coordinating resource requests received from Howard County. "Our administration is working closely with local officials, including Howard County Executive Allen Kittleman, to respond to this major storm event." "We are coordinating all available resources to address this emergency as quickly as possible," Hogan said. The order allows the state to efficiently coordinate support and provide additional assistance to Howard County. Larry Hogan signed an executive order declaring a state of emergency in Howard County on Sunday. "I've done this a lot, and I've never seen it like this."īarth said he was unsure about any other serious injuries due to flood waters. "The devastation is quite remarkable," Barth said, noting that six inches of rain fell in just a couple of hours. We can't fix a lost life," Kittleman said. "Regardless of how bad those roads are, regardless of how bad those sidewalks are, regardless of how bad stores are - we can fix that. Kittleman estimates the cost of the recovery will run into the tens of hundreds of millions of dollars. So, no - I don't think we can compare this to anything we've seen before," he said. "Cars everywhere, sidewalks missing, roads partially gone, utility poles down, cars on top of cars, buildings - the bottom floor completely gone, foundations completely gone. He compared the aftermath to that of a war zone or the set of a disaster movie. He says virtually every structure and business along Ellicott City's Main Street was damaged.
Kittleman said the damage sustained during the flooding was the worst in at least 50 years and possibly the worst in the 244-year-old town's history. Fire and rescue crews rescued 120 people during the flooding, Kittleman said. He said the Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services rescued more than 40 people from the Phoenix Emporium, a bar along Main Street in Ellicott City, and at least 80 others from cars in different locations.Įveryone who was thought to be missing has been accounted for, he said.
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