Trappe East

Trappe East or "Lakeside" is a planned residential development in Trappe, Maryland, United States just south of Easton, Maryland.
Location and origin
The proposed development straddles U.S. Route 50, draining westward into La Trappe creek and eastward into the Miles Creek, a tributary of the Choptank River. The development is planned by Rocks Engineering Company of Vienna, Virginia.
According to Dan Watson, ICA bank describes Trappe East Lakeside as "A Joint Venture between ICA and the Rocks Engineering for the development of the largest mixed-use Real-Estate in the East Coast of United States."
The president of Rocks Engineering Ralph D. Rocks was convicted in 1972 of bribing a former Prince George's County, Maryland Commissioner for favorable zoning decisions.
Description
Lakeside is a proposed community of 2,501 homes and apartments plus a shopping center, to be built on an 860-acre tract around a manmade lake. This would add approximately 6,000 population to the 2020 Trappe population of 1,177.
Wastewater infiltration controversy
Public comments from a county council hearing on October 12, 2021 detailed concerns for wastewater emanating from the proposed development. Dr. Jim Smullen testified that the current treatment plant fails to meet current environmental standards, and cannot safely accept additional hookups from the new homes before significant repairs are performed to the current plant.
The development plans to spray wastewater from the east side of Route 50 onto an adjacent grass field in the watershed of Miles Creek, a Choptank River tributary.
Local citizens have voiced unanimous opposition to the current plans for wastewater treatment.
Hearings
Maryland Department of the Environment held a public hearing Thursday, October 28, 2021 in which no one spoke in favor of permiting the water treatment plan but many voiced opposition. Mary Dela Onyemaechi of the Maryland Department of the Environment, Chief of Groundwater Discharge Permits Division, attended to represent the Department of the Environment.

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