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06/29/10
The federal government has axed its controversial plans to build a security training center in Queen Anne's County, drawing cheers from opponents who believed it would disrupt the area's quality of life. Find Us On Facebook
The announcement was made yesterday by the U.S. State Department and General Services Administration in a letter to U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md. Since last year the agencies have been planning to build a Foreign Affairs Security Training Center on the 2,000-acre Hunter Ray and Crismer farm properties outside Centreville in Ruthsburg. "In this case, the preliminary (environmental) analysis shows that,...
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Maryland jobs - 2010-06-29 15:02:23
The location was wrong, but the 500 jobs will be a positive to the State and community which approves the center. Our representatives and private sector should be providing alternative sites for consideration.
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