March 23rd, 2023 by WCBC Radio
Allegany County’s economic development efforts have come under criticism in recent months ranging from accusations that not enough was done to retain Hunter Douglas to the department having an overall lack of vision and no real plan. Perhaps lending credence to those concerns- later today a company will be announcing that Garrett County has been chosen over Allegany County for that businesses new location. While many officials have said privately they have grave concerns with the current economic development operation- others have gone on the record including Delegate Jason Buckel…
Further evidence of a lack of confidence is Delegate Buckel’s push to restructure the board handling the Senator George Edwards fund- taking much of the control away from economic development officials. Allegany County Commissioners President David Caporale was asked about the latest company to get away…
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