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07/25/10
The National Security Agency's planned expansion in west county will cost billions of dollars and bring thousands of people to the area, according to a recently released draft environmental impact statement. Find Us On Facebook
At minimum, the project will cost $2.07 billion and bring in 6,500 workers to a 1.8 million-square-foot building. At most, it could cost $5.23 billion and use 11,000 people in a 5.8 million-square-foot building. According to the NSA's statement, the area proposed for the project - called "Site M" - sits on 227 acres near Rockenbach Road and Cooper Avenue at Fort George G. Meade. Currently the Applewood...
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big mistake - 2010-07-26 10:31:48
Everytime I read an article about BRAC I feel like the local politicians just have absolutely no vision beyond the present.
Lori, you are absolutely right about emergency service personnel (major issues with police salary was JUST big news last week!). And you can add SO many other county services to that mix with all the new development that is being created... trash pickup, snow removal, sewage, water... etc...
PLUS the further reaching implications of this development. i.e. Stormwater runoff from sites that previously had a forest or field that now have a parking lot... now that creates bio-issues with our waterways.
A developer builds a road, or a single school and people are ready to pat them on their back and give them high praise and approval... you see this attitude all the time from politicians in the articles here in the capital.
Russ, I doubt our home values will go up much... if at all. Instead of creating a demand for the housing thats currently on the market, developers are getting approval to build massive housing developments all over the county...
When will the politicians look into the further reaching implications of all this developing?
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Let's hope it helps home values - 2010-07-25 13:44:31
It should for the entire region. I remain thankful, for now at least, that I do not need to sell my home. Maybe in the next few years, the values in the area will recover somewhat, to alleviate the fears of many homeowners, should they ever be in a position where they have to sell.
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Emergency Management - 2010-07-25 10:08:32
What about the strain on Police and Fire??? 6,500 people in the area. Where are they going to eat???? Shop???? Fill up with gas???? Live????
My point is that with an increase in pedestrian traffic, there will certainly be an increase in accidents, robberies, stolen vehicles, fights, cardiac incidents, etc etc etc.......
Our police and fire personnel are already stretched to the limit and there is no end in sight. So how is the county going to address that issue? What is the county doing to attrack qualified personnel to add to the ranks of the already depleated staff?
Let me guess.....in typical county fashion, they are going to sit back and wait until they are in crisis mode (as if they aren't already!!!!) and then they'll address the issue and spend the next 20 years playing catch-up.
As to date....there has been NOTHING done to address the issue. Let's see if things remain the same now that they agency has lifted their "veil"............
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