In November 2014, Pulte Homes, one of the primary developers in the Ten Mile Creek watershed, filed a lawsuit against Montgomery County and the Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission over the Ten Mile Creek Limited Master Plan Amendment alleging that the County Council and planners illegally limited construction on its property. Read more in this Washington Post article.

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Our appeal to our friends and supporters is especially important since subpoenas [see subpoena] seeking documents dating back to 2003 (!) have been served by attorneys for Pulte Homes on 17 individuals and groups who worked to ensure that Clarksburg final stage of development would not diminish the quality of Ten Mile Creek and The Little Seneca Reservoir. This discovery is part of Pulte's suit against Montgomery County challenging the limit imposed on their development on several properties in the Ten Mile Creek watershed. Those served, besides Friends of Ten Mile Creek, include Audubon Naturalist Society, Sierra Club Montgomery County, Livable Clarksburg Coalition, among others.

Often such discovery requests are attempts to intimidate and are overly broad and abusive. Montgomery Countryside Alliance, our guardians and protectors for our first year of existence, were not served but staff has been working with Donald Mitchell (Board at Audubon and partner at Arent Fox, LLP.) to gather those who would like to be represented pro bono in opposing the discovery request. For further information, please contact us at mail@tenmilecreek.org or via mail at Friends of Ten Mile Creek and Little Seneca Reservoir, P.O. Box 900, Clarksburg, Maryland 20871.