It's July, and things are heating up in HoCo. It's a busy Council month before their August recess. There's a jammed packed schedule at this Monday's Public Hearing with lots of people expected to testify on three big contentious issues; mulching concerns with CB60, APFO issues CB61,62, and a TIF proposed (Route 1) CR111. Many western Howard County residents and civic groups feel deja-vu from a 2014 fight that ended up with a bill that protected neighboring property from large-scale mulching that produced air quality problems, and fire and water safety concerns. A lengthy task force met on these issues, and this month a new Bill, CB60 was introduced outlining the regulations that will mana