Council considers blocking LNG plant

Representatives of the company trying to build a liquefied natural gas terminal at the Sparrows Point shipyard Tuesday tried to convince members of the Baltimore County Council not to vote for a bill that would instantly block their efforts.

Council Chairman John Olszewski, D-District 7, said he proposed a bill that would ban oil refineries and LNG facilities within five miles of residential zones in response to his district?s opposition to Virginia energy firm AES Corp.?s plan. Olszewski grilled AES project manager Kent Morton and others who spoke against the bill at a council work session Tuesday.