September 30th, 2022 by WCBC Radio
The president of Mountain Maryland Trails is concerned that potential plans for the former Luke mill location could create a roadblock for the proposed construction of a hiking and bicycling trail in the Georges Creek area. MMT president Larry Brock says he has heard speculation that a business looking to locate at the mill site plans to utilize the Georges Creek railroad lines for transportation. If that project were to come to fruition, Brock believes it would kill plans for a trail extending 7.5 miles from the Great Allegheny Passage in Frostburg along Georges Creek railroad lines to Barton…
Brock said while he isn’t opposed to seeing industrial development at the former mill site, he simply believes a hiking/biking trail would be better for the region and provide a boost for Georges Creek communities…
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