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Commissioners renew opposition to Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project after court orders require land access
Summary
Several Carroll County commissioners used May 1 remarks to reiterate opposition to the Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project and said they stand with landowners responding to court orders requiring PSEG survey access to private property.
County commissioners on May 1 reiterated opposition to the Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project (MPRP) after hearing that a Maryland district judge has ordered landowners in multiple counties to respond to PSEG surveyors’ court applications.
Commissioner Garen said he was frustrated that the court orders allow PSEG surveyors onto private property without owners’ consent. "It seems unfair. It seems un-American that you would be forced to allow people on your property without your permission," he said. Garen described the issue as spreading across Baltimore, Frederick and Carroll counties and said landowners have been required to obtain legal representation with short response deadlines.
Commissioner Garen and fellow commissioners said they do not accept industry claims that the lines are necessary to avoid brownouts or otherwise materially benefit county residents. Garen noted regional system operator PJM’s record of decommissioning fossil-fuel generation and said county officials continue to monitor the situation and support citizen groups opposing the project.
Commissioner Ross and Commissioner Gordon associated themselves with Garen’s remarks and thanked local groups opposing the project. No formal board action on MPRP was taken at the meeting.
