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Article: Kent Island land deal put on hold.
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- The Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD)
- Article date:
- September 18, 2007
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Byline: Greg Garland
Sep. 18--A deal the state struck last month to buy a 74-acre property at the northern tip of Kent Island has been put on hold to allow the seller time to clean up a small area of environmental contamination, officials said yesterday.
General Services Secretary Alvin C. Collins notified members of the Board of Public Works yesterday of the delay in settling the $7.2 million purchase of the Langenfelder Marine property, which the board approved Aug. 1 in a 2-1 vote.
Under the terms of the contract, the property owner -- Atchafalya Holdings LLC -- has 180 days from the date of the vote to fix any environmental problems on the ...