The MAPP presentation begins at 34:30 through to 63:00.
Commissioner Kenneth Robinson was great
He passed a motion that the Charles County government should consult with other counties (Calvert and Prince George’s) to get their take on MAPP.
He also pressed Pepco to hold a second public hearing, which Pepco said they’d consider.
Charles County Planning director Chuck Beall pointed out that County approval would be required where MAPP crosses county right-of-ways. Pepco said that while the Critical Areas Commission has approved MAPP in Charles County they still need county approval for the Forest Harvest Plan covering the Possum Point to Burches segment. This could be an extremely important opportunity for the County to resolve impacts.
Pepco said the lights could go out in Southern and Central Maryland as well as the Eastern Shore if MAPP isn’t built. Of course our experts and those hired by State agencies have shown this is nonsense.
Pepco said Charles County will get $1 million per year in tax revenue. Pepco also claimed that MAPP was critical to taking advantage of Maryland offshore wind potential. I was just in a conference call with the folks leading support for the Offshore Wind bill and the consensus was that this claim is poorly supported. Besides alternatives like the head of Bay option would achieve the same benefit without all the environmental impact.
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