Mayor Bites Back At State Over Red Tape on Bridge Repairs

The Maryland Department of Transportation made a stop in Allegany County last week to discuss transportation projects amid rising costs and budget concerns. Senator Mike McKay and Mayor Ray Morriss both expressed frustration with continuing regulatory red tape delaying repairs to three key city bridges. Morriss was blunt about having heard citizen frustration for eight years…

“After a while, as an elected official,  you start to lose credibility with your constituency because it takes too damn long. It’s really tremendously frustrating. Somewhere along the line, the processes need to change, so that the work can get done.”