The Carroll County Board of Commissioners said Oct. 30 that it has joined local officials and citizen groups in filing motions with the Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) opposing PSEG's proposed transmission project and a company legal strategy that county officials said would limit landowners' use of private property.

County officials said PSEG rerouted a proposed transmission line from the east side of a local quarry to a corridor between the quarry and the town limit of New Windsor, a realignment the board says could endanger New Windsor's water infrastructure and limit access to the town's chlorination plant. Commissioners also told the meeting that PSEG has filed court papers the county views as an attempt to bar landowners from hunting on their property.

County staff posted a press release and links to the PSC docket that include two filings by county or allied parties: a motion opposing PSEG's request for an abbreviated procedural schedule and a motion asking the PSC to dismiss the project. County leaders encouraged residents to file letters in support of those filings and said the county would post information and links on its website.

The board said local officials are coordinating with New Windsor's elected leaders and state legislators, and referenced the grass-roots group StopNPRP as an active participant in the opposition.

County officials framed the filings as part of a broader effort to protect property rights and water infrastructure and to ensure adequate public notice and review. No formal PSC decision was reported at the meeting.

Why it matters: The county's filings escalate a local fight over route alignment, land-use impacts and reliability of public utilities. The PSC is the regulatory venue for these disputes; county filings asking for dismissal or expanded process protections can change scheduling and the evidence the PSC considers.

Speakers
- Commissioner Krebs Board of Carroll County Commissioners (remarks introducing local concerns and context)
- Commissioner Gordon Board of Carroll County Commissioners (expressed formal support and coordination with New Windsor)

Authorities
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Actions
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Discussion and direction
- Discussion-only: commissioners described county-level legal filings to the PSC and encouraged residents to submit letters to the PSC docket. The board did not take a separate, new formal vote during the meeting on additional legal spending.

Clarifying details
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Community relevance
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Meeting context
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