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County officials renew opposition to Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project, cite legal, land‑use and cost concerns
Summary
Commissioners described the Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project as harmful to Carroll County’s landscape and water supplies, said the county has set aside funds for legal action, and discussed zoning deferrals and regulatory uncertainty over transmission approvals.
Several commissioners used the Chamber forum to renew the county’s opposition to the Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project (MPRP), a regionally significant transmission proposal described in the meeting as a roughly 70‑mile project carrying power to data centers in Northern Virginia.
"the abhorrent transmission line known as the Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project, which would gouge a scar across the heart of our county," Commissioner Joseph Vigliati said, adding that the project in…
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