Howard County Establishes Partnership to Create Green Summer Jobs for Young Adults

ELLICOTT CITY, Md., May 2 -- Howard County issued the following news:Howard County Executive Ken Ulman today announced that Howard County Government and People Acting Together in Howard (PATH) have joined forces to create a new partnership to address two growing community concerns - youth employment and stormwater pollution.Starting this summer, PATH and their partner the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, with the financial backing of a grant from Howard County Government, will hire and train 40 young adults who will learn how to develop green solutions to stormwater management issues. READY (Restoring the Environment and Developing Youth) program members will use their new knowledge to build facilities that will reduce the storm runoff that carries sediment and pollutants to our streams and the Chesapeake Bay.