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LIVE BLOG: Huff Announces PUD Project at Pot Spring is Killed

Councilman Todd Huff's announcement sparks applause from large group of community members.

7:23 p.m.—Huff is taking questions from attendees who didn't leave. Second question: What is going to happen to all of the deer meat? Huff says the meat will be processed by a Baltimore County business and given to food banks. 

7:20 p.m.—Meeting is over, though Save Pot Spring community leader Paul Apostolo is taking the floor. He's thanking his neighbors for their efforts and Huff for working with their group. 

"We're not against senior housing. We just want what is appropriate. ... Thank you very much," he said. 

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7:19p.m.—Switching gears now to deer hunting, another one of Huff's bills. Sharp shooters, only, will be allowed to hunt from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. Huff cites an epidemic of overbreeding. 

7:16 p.m.—"No, I am not friends to the developers. I represent the communities," Huff said. "I am not in anyone's pocket." 

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7:14 p.m.—"They're just going to develop it the way it is legally allowed to be developed," Huff continues. 

7:11 p.m.— Meeting is underway. Councilman Huff addressing a crowd of about 200. 

And it starts off with a bang. 

"I'm proud to say that we pulled the PUD," Huff said a minute into the meeting. 

ORIGINAL—District 3 Councilman Todd Huff is expected to hear feedback tonight from community members before making a decision as to whether to move forward with a planned unit development along the Pot Spring corridor. 

Huff called the meeting a little less than a week ago. 

The issue has been particularly decisive for neighbors who have lobbied against the project for months. 

Patch reported in February that based on the amount of negativity heard from neighbors. 

The development has been scaled down considerably since its inception, though tonight at Warren Elementary School in Cockeysville, community members are in the dark about the newly proposed size.  

"This is not a 'done deal' either way," reads a letter from the community group Save Pot Spring. "The Councilman has assured us that he is interested in receiving feedback from the community before making his final decision and that he will respect and honor the community sentiment—his gauge of the audience is of foremost importance and we believe that his final decision will be made at the meeting based upon audience response to another attempt to 'sell' the PUD concept."

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