ESLC on Proposed Foreign Affairs Security Training Facility
The Eastern Shore Land Conservancy urges a full Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) be conducted as part of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process to better understand all of the possible impacts of the Foreign Affairs Security Training Center (or FASTC project). We continue to have concerns and questions related to this project and the impacts to surrounding lands, Queen Anne’s County, the region, and the
In March, ESLC submitted the following supplemental comment to the GSA. Please click here to view the document.
On March 11, ESLC submitted the following statement to our local media. Please click here to read the statement.
ESLC has the following concerns regarding the project:
- How the proposal impacts our easement
- How the proposal impacts Tuckahoe State Park
- How the proposal impacts other preserved lands in the area
- How the proposal impacts the community of Ruthsburg
- How the proposal impacts traffic, specifically the intersection of MD Rt. 304 and US 301
ESLC also seeks to better understand the possible benefits of the proposal including:
- Economic Development and job opportunities for the region
- Helping Queen Anne's County resolve the housing to job imbalance
- Supporting the local economy through spin off services (hotels, food, and other local businesses)
- Playing a role in national security
The time to make your position on this proposal known has been extended! Comments on the Proposed Foreign Affairs Security Training Center are now due by March 12. They can be sent to the following:
Attn: FASTC Comments
601 Prince Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone contact: 215-446-4815
Email contact: FASTC.info@gsa.gov
Elected Officials Contact Information
Senator Barbara Mikulski:
The Gallery Plaza Building
212 Main Street, Suite 200
Salisbury, MD 21801
Congressman Frank Kratovil:
102 Turpins Lane
Centreville, MD 21617
Senator Ben Cardin:
Tower 1, Suite 1710M
100 South Charles Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
