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Pier Permit Sought for LNG Project in Calvert County

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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - The Maryland Board of Public Works is scheduled to consider a wetlands license for Dominion Resources, as it works toward building a liquefied natural gas export facility in Calvert County.

The board is scheduled to take up the matter on Wednesday in Annapolis. The license is needed for Dominion Resources to build a pier on the Patuxent River.

Richmond, Virginia-based Dominion wants to build the $3.8 billion project at its existing Cove Point terminal on the Chesapeake Bay.

Residents of Lusby and public interest groups have scheduled a news conference before the board meeting to call on Gov. Martin O'Malley to demand a risk assessment be conducted for the proposal. O'Malley is one of three board members. The others are Treasurer Nancy Kopp and Comptroller Peter Franchot.

Don Rush is the News Director at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.