Kent Conservation and Preservation Alliance has written sample letters that you can use in contacting MdTA. It is important that they hear from everyone. We cannot stress this enough. All correspondence should be addressed to Ms. Heather Lowe. If you have already written, consider reaching out to neighbors to encourage their involvement, you can make a difference. There are 3 ways to connect to MdTA:
- ON THEIR WEBSITE FORM:
https://www.baycrossingstudy.com/public-involvement/comment
- EMAIL: info@baycrossingstudy.com
- MAIL:
Maryland Transportation Authority
2310 Broening Highway
Baltimore, MD 21224
Writing to this State agency is the only way they will be able to gauge how this bridge/road will affect you.
- The best letter to send is one you compose yourself. However…
- A good letter is personalizing one of the samples we have provided. But…
- Forwarding a sample letter as written under your name will work to.
RAISE HELL NOW!
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Sample #1
Ms. Heather Lowe, Bay Crossing Study
MD Transportation Authority
2310 Broening Hwy
Baltimore, MD 21224
“DATE”
Dear Ms. Lowe:
I would like to comment on the Bay Crossing Study. Kent County is a beautiful place full of historic, cultural and agricultural landscapes. Creating a new corridor to the ‘Shore would be detrimental to the wonderful qualities of life experienced by those of us who live here. One only needs to look at what happened to Kent Island over the years to imagine the result of an additional bay crossing. What was once a quiet area of farms and historic places is now full of strip malls, fast food, asphalt and bedroom communities. This is not progress, it’s sprawl!
I care deeply about preserving Kent County, and I know that a highway cutting through this landscape is not compatible with that goal. I oppose a new bay crossing.
Sincerely,
YOUR NAME
ADDRESS
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Sample #2
Ms. Heather Lowe, Bay Crossing Study
MD Transportation Authority
2310 Broening Hwy
Baltimore, MD 21224
“DATE”
Dear Ms. Lowe:
I am a resident of Kent County responding to your request for comments on the Bay Crossing Study. I do not want a bay bridge crossing into Kent County, creating a massive scar on our pristine agricultural and historic lands, ruining our thriving farm economy and destroying historic sites. I have lived here all my life and turning my home into a noisy, polluted corridor for people to reach the beaches is a totally flawed idea. I am strongly opposed to the destruction of our small county in order to alleviate the inconvenience some vacationers may experience on a few summer weekends. Perhaps more innovative toll collection, variable toll rates, and disincentives to travel at high peak times should be put in place rather than massive amounts of taxpayer money be spent on a new corridor.
Sincerely,
YOUR NAME
ADDRESS
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Sample #3
Ms. Heather Lowe, Bay Crossing Study
MD Transportation Authority
2310 Broening Hwy
Baltimore, MD 21224
“DATE”
Dear Ms. Lowe:
Building another bridge to the Eastern Shore is the last thing the Eastern Shore needs. New highways encourage more travelers; more travelers encourage more development; and more development will destroy the very nature of the ‘Shore that attracts people to visit.
As the Baltimore Sun op-ed article said, “Let the Eastern Shore be.” Don’t build a new crossing over the Bay.
Sincerely,
YOUR NAME
ADDRESS