▁solid ▁waste ▁by ▁an ▁Anne ▁A rund el ▁County ▁train ▁terminal ▁to ▁the ▁priv ately ▁run ▁King ▁George ▁County ▁Land fill ▁in ▁Virginia . ▁ ▁Howard ▁County ▁has ▁adapted ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁uses ▁to ▁capital ize ▁on ▁the ▁long ▁term ▁li ability ▁of ▁man aging ▁a ▁land fill ▁site . ▁The ▁County ▁did ▁not ▁rename ▁the ▁land fill ▁as ▁a ▁park ▁for ▁resident ial ▁development ▁market ing ▁like ▁the ▁Car r ' s ▁Mill ▁land fill ▁site , ▁but ▁it ▁did ▁lay ▁out ▁over ▁a ▁dozen ▁unus able ▁d irt ▁streets ▁across ▁the ▁site ▁to ▁cam ou fl age ▁its ▁use ▁on ▁street ▁maps ▁with ▁names ▁like ▁" main ▁street ", ▁" man or ▁l ane ", ▁" 3 rd ▁ave ", ▁" wind ▁drive ", ▁" river ▁country ▁drive ", ▁" how ard ▁drive ", ▁" back ▁road ". ▁ ▁A ▁on site ▁metal ▁rec y cling ▁program ▁was ▁initi ated ▁requiring ▁contract ors ▁to ▁provide ▁daily ▁depos its ▁of ▁fill - cover ▁to ▁the ▁site . ▁▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁the ▁County ▁announced ▁plans ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁$ 1   mill ion ▁horse ▁center ▁at ▁Al pha ▁R idge ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁larger ▁$ 6 . 4   mill ion ▁park ▁starting ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁By ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁the ▁project ▁was ▁listed ▁as ▁an ▁un fund ed ▁ 5 - year ▁project ▁on ▁Elizabeth ▁Bob o ' s ▁capit ol ▁project ▁list . ▁Reg ard less , ▁citizens ▁test ified