More Land Theft Talk Before County Council Today

September 2, 2008 by Cato  
Filed under Development, Environment, Maryland, Wicomico Politics

As the Daily Times reports this morning, the Wicomico County Council will have a short meeting followed by a long work session. One of the key items to be discussed today is the plan to steal farmers’ land to benefit both developers and the enviro left.

This unholy alliance is tailor-made for the man leading the socialist charge – at-large councilman Bill McCain. McCain gets to appease his developer clients while kow-towing to the fringe element of his own party. It’s a match made in heaven.

Wait! How can a plan to "preserve our rural heritage" help developers? Simple – local developers who own land within the Salisbury metro core will see the value of their land, and projects, rise dramatically as land outside of the metro core is taken out of development play.

What amazes me most about this scheme is that a council, and county executive, who don’t have the political courage to force developers to pay their share for infrastructure improvements seem to have no compunction stealing from local farmers. I guess we see who swings the stick in the local Democrat party – developers along with SU faculty and WCBOE employees (who seem to dominate the local enviro fringe).

As usual, this will fall squarely on the shoulders of council members John Cannon and Gail Bartkovich. Will they stand for principle, or buckle to special interests?