AFRO Staff Writer
Construction at East Towson’s Red Maple Place has been halted after the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) found the site in violation of state permits.
Residents say the development threatens the neighborhood’s last forest and wetlands, which they have fought to protect for nearly a decade.
The proposed development, located at 407 E. Joppa Rd., is a 2.5-acre, 56-unit affordable housing project. Residents and state lawmakers are calling for accountability and intervention to preserve the historic community, founded in the 1850s by freed slaves from the Ridgely estate, now known as the Hampton National Historic Site…