LNG proposal draws official opposition

Baltimore County Executive Jim Smith said county officials will provide vehement testimony against the proposed liquefied natural gas terminal at Sparrows Point at a federal meeting next week, a move residents who oppose the project say they hope will spark proactivism among other elected officials.

Smith announced his plans to LNG opposition leaders in their Dundalk headquarters Tuesday, delighting them with something other than the “lip service” they are getting from other elected officials, they said. Members of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, who will ultimately approve or deny the project, will start a series of stakeholder meetings in Dundalk on Monday.