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Residents urge supervisors to block Woodside substation, question industrial land shading in Ridgeway Estates

6689255 · October 22, 2025
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Multiple residents told the Frederick County Board of Supervisors they oppose a proposed Woodside substation, say the plan conflicts with the county comprehensive plan and raised separate concerns about a lot in Ridgeway Estates shaded for industrial use and requests for a transferable development rights workshop.

Several residents used the public-comment period at Wednesday’s Frederick County Board of Supervisors meeting to oppose a proposed Woodside substation and to request review of comprehensive plan designations they said do not match existing neighborhood use.

Janice Dixon of the Stonewall District told the board she opposed the Woodside substation, saying the project “does not meet the comprehensive plan” for Clearbrook and will harm neighboring property values. “This substation does no benefit for anything but for the millionaire's…

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