By: Dan Woomer

Yesterday, Senator Cardin, with several representatives for the chamber of commerce organizations along the proposed route of the SCMagLev, announced their support to moving forward with building the SCMagLev.

To see the video of the announcement and read the entire article, see: www.baltimoresun.com/business/bs-bz-maglev-business-endorsements-20191204-nnnwrnsifjcwhg2cibtmqqs2au-story.html

The Northern Anne Arundel County Chamber of Commerce’s Tom Balsamo, president, along with William Honablew Jr., executive director of the Baltimore City Chamber of Commerce, Baltimore County Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Brent Howard, and David C. Harrington, president and CEO of the Prince George’s County Chamber of Commerce, announced their support for building the SCMagLev from Baltimore to BWI then onto Washington, DC.

“The project would serve as a “win-win” for the area’s businesses and residents, said Tom Balsamo, president of the Northern Anne Arundel County Chamber of Commerce, which represents nearly 400 business and civic groups in Glen Burnie, Pasadena, Linthicum, Brooklyn Park, Hanover and Severn.”

Obviously, Mr. Balsamo and the Northern Anne Arundel Chamber of Commerce ignored the opposition to building the SCMagLev by the Linthicum-Shipley Improvement Association, which announced their formal opposition with an announcement dated November 2, 2017 (see www.lsia.net/NEWS posting titled: “SCMAGLEV VOTE.”) So, while Mr. Balsamo and the Northern Anne Arundel Chamber of Commerce claim to represent Linthicum, they obviously do not represent the majority residents who are opposed to building the SCMagLev under our community.

Source: Campbell, Colin. “Transformative public transportation’: Baltimore-area chambers of commerce endorse Northeast Maglev.” December 4, 2019. Baltimore Sun. www.baltimoresun.com/business/bs-bz-maglev-business-endorsements-20191204-nnnwrnsifjcwhg2cibtmqqs2au-story.html.