Developer Joins Community in Fighting Freight Project in Elkridge
Oxford Square developer puts opposition to Hanover/Race Road intermodal site on record.
A major developer told the Elkridge community Tuesday he is against an industrial train-truck transfer station being considered for the area and he and his lawyers are “looking forward to the fight” against the state and CSX. David Scheffenacker, the developer of Oxford Square, a residential and commercial project on Coca Cola Drive, was applauded by residents at the Dec. 6 Greater Elkridge Community Association (GECA) meeting billed as a forum for the “real story” behind the intermodal project. “We are against the freight yard,” Scheffenacker told the audience, “because of our investment in the property down there.” Transportation officials are exploring the possibility of building an intermodal facility—a depot where trains and trucks …
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Adam R
11:36 pm on Friday, December 9, 2011
Are CSX and MDOT going to allow work 24hours a day unloading/loading the inter-modal facility where ever it is built? As a followup are they going to hide the lights and block some noise around the facility??? more ›