Hogan For Maryland went to Mt. Airy yesterday to visit the Faris Farm and meet with local property owners who stand to lose their land to the Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project. Governor Hogan, who has expressed strong opposition to the project, told residents that in the Senate he will focus on seeking answers to how the powerline project came to be with no involvement from the local community.
“I’ve been an outspoken critic of the Piedmont powerline project because it poses a real threat to local property owners in Frederick, Baltimore, and Carroll Counties. In the Senate, I’ll try to get some answers from the state and federal government as to how this massive, 70 mile project was able to move forward with no input from the local community,” Governor Hogan said. “As Governor, there was always a seat at the table for residents and local leaders when making decisions that could affect their communities. That should be the bare minimum. I’ll be looking into why that didn’t happen here.”
Governor Hogan was given a tour of STOP MPRP board member Mark Faris’s farm. Large portions of the Faris family’s property and livelihood would be destroyed if the transmission line proposal goes through.
