Tree, Plaque Commemorate Former APC President

The current president and former president of the Arnold Preservation Council met on the Baltimore Annapolis Trail recently to plant a tree.

Lucy Iliff, the former president, was bestowed a plaque and tree along the trail by Elizabeth Rosborg, the current president. 

Iliff was one of the founding members of the Arnold Preservation Council, a group of local residents who seek to preserve the area's rural heritage from encroaching development.

When the groundwork of the county's General Development Plan was underway in 1998, Iliff and a neighbor began charting the areas that they felt should be protected from commercial development. Their ideas were seconded by dozens of others in a petition, which made its way to Broadneck's Small Area Plan.

Iliff's contributions to Arnold include:

• Petitioning to limit commercial development in Arnold
• Helped to create Arnold Preservation Council
• Over the years, served as an officer of APC in a variety of positions, including president during comprehensive rezoning.
• Conceived and implemented the APC Community Enhancement Award and the APC "Whenever It's Appropriate Appreciation Award"
• Current member of the citizens advisory committee on the Pedestrian/ Bicycle Master Plan Update
• Annapolis Regional Transportation Management Association Board of Directors