Update July 16th: Here at the Washington County Commissioners website are links for all of the testimony received by the commissioners for and against the trail.
Over 200 literally and figuratively hot people packed the Boonsboro, MD Fire Hall last night to weigh in on the Washington County Commissioners Rail-Trail plan. Unfortunately, family duties call and I won’t be able to give you my perspective until later today or tomorrow. In the meantime, here is some of the press coverage:
Hagerstown Herald Mail story is here.
WHAG-TV gave the meeting great coverage, here.
And the Herald Mail published this good letter from Greg Morris today as well.
For more on this controversy visit our Washington County Rail Trail category for all of our previous posts.
Tomorrow: Why this project is an example of government gone wrong.
Ann Corcoran
Judy K. Warner
Hello Ann,
I found it interesting Saturday afternoon, when returning from poultry swap we came home the back way along the Canal and Towpath. On a Saturday afternoon we saw nobody walking and only one person riding a bike. Someone has an agenda.
By: Len Kershner on June 22, 2012
at 9:46 am
Yes, indeed! And, we will figure it out! Last night wasn’t the end of it…
By: acorcoran on June 22, 2012
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You know what? I love conspiracy theorists, no, I really do, they are so much fun. I think conspiracy theory is so much fun that I think I have become one (snicker.) The Washington County commissioners “reside” at 100 W. Washington Street, Hagerstown, where I know for a fact that there are meeting rooms. Taxpayer paid for, air conditioned meeting rooms. But, if that is not convenient what say, perhaps, a meeting at HCC’s tax payer paid for, air conditioned, Kepler theatre. Nah, I know, lets have a meeting at the fire hall in Boonsboro??? Now here is the conspiracy theory part: I submit that (by way of my conspiracy theory) that the commissioners held this meeting at a tiny little fire hall, in the tiny little town of Boonsboro, that anyone outside of Boonsboro didn’t even know existed, hoping against all hope, that no one would show up to pee on their parade.
Apparently, it didn’t work. (But thats just the conspiracy theory coming out of me.) HAA
By: Greg Morris on June 23, 2012
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Greg, it is going to get worse—it’s not just the location that was a set up.
By: acorcoran on June 24, 2012
at 4:41 am
[...] Thursday evening at the contentious hearing on the Washington County Commissioners Rail-Trail* plan, you may have heard the proponents of the [...]
By: Greenways are not just for biking (or walking or horseback riding) « Potomac Tea Party Report on June 27, 2012
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[...] rough week. Last Thursday evening they got an earful about their pie-in-the-sky rail trail plan, here, and on Wednesday evening county seniors expressed their frustration at a meeting of seniors on the [...]
By: Washington County Seniors balk at Commissioners’ plan for Senior Center « Potomac Tea Party Report on June 28, 2012
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[...] project that affects the property rights of landowners for 24 miles, has reversed itself (after the contentious public meeting in Boonsboro) and has withdrawn its [...]
By: Boonsboro rescinds support for Rail-Trail; Chamber says,YES! to trail « Potomac Tea Party Report on July 9, 2012
at 10:49 am
[...] told the County Commissioners that the 20-year-old objection to the trail had died down. At a public hearing on June 21, the Commissioners learned [...]
By: Bicycling hobbyists vow to make rail-trail an election year issue « Potomac Tea Party Report on July 24, 2012
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