Highway Backer a Steady Ehrlich Donor

From the September 26th Post:

Highway Backer a Steady Ehrlich Donor
Proposed Route Crucial to Success of Developer's 'Mini-City' Project
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/25/AR2006092501457.html

By Matthew Mosk
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, September 26, 2006; Page A01

The $4,000 checks started arriving in Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.'s reelection campaign treasury Jan. 2 from such obscure corporations as Freestate Owner LLC, Muirkirk, Chase Limited and President Street Associates.

By Jan. 3, there were seven of the checks, each from a company directly linked to developer Kingdon Gould III, a descendant of railroad barons who is one of Maryland's most prolific political donors and a vigorous booster for the intercounty connector.

(more on Post's website)

Those tracks run right past my backyard. I knew we were getting freights and MARC trains through when we bought the house, because my husband rode the MARC at that point. But I have serious problems with putting Metro tracks in!

Interesting stuff...