ICC Starts This Week
By Silver Springer • Oct 17th, 2007 • Category: Government and Politics
According to Montgomery’s Dept of Public Works and Transportation,
The Maryland State Highway Administration is scheduled to begin preliminary construction activities for the Intercounty Connector (ICC) this week. The $2.4 Billion project will be constructed in phases. Contract A, covering the section from I-270 to Georgia Avenue, will be the first segment built.
For information on the project, visit the State Highway Administration’s ICC website, or contact Odessa Phillip at 1-877-701-4636 or by email.
But according to the Gazette, 5 of the 9 County Council Members want it to be put on hold.
Governor Martin O’Malley
State House
Annapolis, MD 21401
Dear Governor O’Malley:
We are writing to urge you to prevent the destruction of any homes, other buildings, or any significant environmental resources related to construction of the Intercounty Connector, and to hold off on taking any additional homes related to the ICC, until the litigation in federal court regarding the ICC is fully resolved.
We are concerned that homes or forests in the ICC right-of-way now owned by the State of Maryland might be cleared prior to the resolution of the suits in federal court challenging the legal adequacy of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the ICC. To destroy these State assets prior to resolution of the court suits could prove to be fiscally andâ„or environmentally irresponsible should a court send the ICC back to the drawing board. Equally important, destruction of these assets at this time would send a message to the community that the State is pre-judging the outcome of the court suits.
We appreciate your attention to this matter, and look forward to your response.
Sincerely,
Phil Andrews
Marc Elrich
Valerie Ervin
Marilyn Praisner
Duchy Trachtenberg
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That still leaves at least 3 council members in support as well as the county execs of Montgomery and PG in support of the projects. Its up to the Guv anywho and he claims he supports the project. Killing it now would look bad on him for any future run for reelection or higher office. The ICC is going to be built on time and on schedule no matter what you Takoma Park hippies can fantasize in your marijuana-laced dreamworld.
Those Maryland Hating Montgomery County Council Gang that was Selected by Virginia’s Finest can Rot in Hell for Eternity, because that Highway will be built and no local so-called county official can control that except for the Federal Government and the Supreme Court…………