Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-25
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Urged on Pepco
2 New Groups Ask
Action by County

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Action by County
Two more Montgomery County
groups have Joined the fight to
bring a proposed Potomac Elec-
trio Power Co. plant to Mary
land.
The Board of Directors of the
Bethesda Chamber Of Commerce
and the Allied Civic Group Of
Silver Spring both passed reso-
buttons last night protesting
|Pepco's announced plan of To-
eating a new multi-million-dol-
lar power generating plant on
the Loudoun County tva.) side
lot the Potomac River.
The Bethesda group urged
Gov. McKeldin to influence Pepco
to shift its plant across the
river, In view Of the fact that
lit viii be serving Maryland con-
lsumers and not those In Virginia
Point to Loudoun Tax
The Bethesda groups resolu.
Ition said that Loudoun County
would receive 100000 q year ir
taxes from the plant and thai
would buy two elementary
schools.
These would bel gifts ex-
itracted by Pepco from the citi'
Izens Of Montgomery County,
1.-THE Bethesda resolution stated
/ The Allied Civic Group
lin approving q resolution b,
10 35-to-1l vote, last nigh
pointed to the stable taxe'
1.-THE county would receive
County Manager NJ. L. Reese ma
ESTIMATED the sum to be from
1880. 900 to 81 million annually
1 Citing figures compiled through
Hast December. the resolution
.Istated that over 80 per cent o
IPepco operating revenues ar
,iderived from business done il
dMaryland.
Il John Dodge. member Of a citi
sIzens' group. which has consuite,
llwith Pepco officials, reported th
utility estimates 1t would cos
$50 cents per ton more to brinI
,Icoal to the proposed 500 million
power plant II the installation
.lwas erected in Montgomer.
County. rather than at the Viz
lginia site.
Above Flood Level
| Utility spokesman also ex
lplained the Virginia location ap
pears more desirable than an.
lin Maryland because the for
Imer is above the food line ant
CLOSE to the deeper Virginia sid
Iof the river from which waite
must be drawn for condensers
inf. Dodge said.
'Pepco said that, If a plan
was built in Montgomery County
lines would have to be laid &
I the deep river waters on tn,
4 Virginia side as the plant need
so much to operate" MIR. Dodg,
reported.
Col. e. Brooks Lee, comment
ing on the coal transportation
costs. said a county official tols
him the Baltimore and Obi,
Railroad would lay a spur int
Dickerson to service o powel
! plant.
/ Residents said increased util
lity rates. bound to come upol
erection Of the plant. would no
be as heavy a burden If custom
ers knew part of the none,
would be routed back into count,
Golfers in revenues.
Bethesda Petition Circulated
/ Petitions drawn by the Bethes
Ida Chamber of Commerce, call
ing for the power plant in Mont
Egomery County, were made avail
liable to the civic group delegates
1 In other business, the groul
upheld a previous action by vot'
ling 20 to is, In favor Of a reso
luton opposing reclassifying a
commercial about 114 acres a
lColesville road and Spring street
members were told a hotel has
been planned for the tract.
/ Also approved was resolution
calling for congressional legisla'
ton to permit establishment of
unified transportation system TO
1.-The Metropolitan Area. The sys'
item would provide service aloni
main arteries, on single-far'
basis. under single management
Tor control. It would be finances
i'm whole or part by public funds
realized from savings In high
way expenditures.