People work long and hard to grow a business and make a life in a neighborhood.
It's fierce protection of such individual property rights that is driving opponents of a Baltimore County plan to gain the right to take over 39 parcels of land on the county's east side. Ports should be commended for standing up for his constituents against a powerful Democratic regime. But in this case, we feel his efforts could undermine a terrific chance to revive areas of Baltimore County that desperately need some help. Though the thought of a government condemning property willy-nilly is a terrifying prospect, it is hardly the case in Baltimore County. The law would only allow Ruppersberger the authority for the specific parcels.