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Article: Horse park becomes political football
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- Maryland Gazette
- Article date:
- February 22, 2006
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In a small meeting room of the West County Area library last
month, three people with political aspirations made a pinata out of
the Maryland Horse Park.
Del. John Leopold, a county executive hopeful, took the first
swing.
"On this issue, (County Executive Janet S. Owens) is dead right.
The project should not proceed without the adequate infrastructure,"
the Pasadena Republican said.
County Councilman Pamela G. Beidle connected next.
"I was very upset to read about a project of this size being
jammed down our throats," said the Linthicum Democrat, who hopes to
move from the council to the House of Delegates in November.
Striking last was Jamie Benoit, an Odenton Democrat running for
the ...