Editor, Gazette-Journal:

On May 24, Mathews supervisors voted to join the MPEDRO (Middle Peninsula Economic Development Resource Organization) in order to benefit the economic interests of Mathews. Only Supervisor Morrow opposed. I urge the BOS to rescind this decision. Item #6 in the County Administrator’s Report was not addressed and may undercut all economic efforts to enhance the future of Mathews (The PDC mentioned is the Middle Peninsula Planning District Commission).

Item #6. PDC Request—Chesapeake Bay Epicenter.

The PDC is identifying Mathews as the epicenter of Chesapeake Bay Watershed regulatory, environment and economic impacts. Our position is that a disproportionate share of these impacts is experienced in Mathews. There are serious issues now and in the future that we have to address that will have far-reaching global consequences for us; including potential saltwater intrusion, non-tidal and tidal wetlands, drainage, groundwater, septic permits, dredging, ...