John Root, and those of his ilk, who are opposing the proposed State Department Training Facility in Ruthsburg, are erecting one straw man after another to attempt to justify what is, at it's heart, NIMBYism at its worst (Readers respond, Jan. 26).

Does Mr. Root bemoan the Glen Burnization of the Kent Island/Grasonville corridor? I think not. He probably welcomes it because it keeps his taxes lower. There are plenty of historical places in this area that have been affected by development.

The facts are these: We need good paying, stable, long term jobs in Queen Anne's County that don't require our residents to cross an already overcrowded Bay Bridge. This facility will bring good paying construction and maintainence jobs as well as high paying federal jobs to the county. This facility will bring an economic boost to the county and state at a time when they are sorely needed.

It's time for upper county residents to do their share for the good of Queen Anne's County as a whole.

Ed Weglein, Grasonville

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