‘Let’s Go For It’: Western Maryland Residents React To Letters From Republican Lawmakers Asking To Be Adopted By West Virginia

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A radical of Republicans retired successful Western Maryland privation retired of our state. They’ve written letters to West Virginia leaders asking them to follow their counties, calling the statement mutually beneficial.

People can’t halt talking astir it.

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“Let’s spell for it,” said Christina Smith-Cessna of Hagerstown.

Last week, a radical of Republican lawmakers, 1 senator, and 5 delegates who correspond Allegany, Washington and Garrett counties, sent a missive to West Virginia authorities leaders asking them to follow their counties.

“You definite arsenic dickens won’t ever regret it!” said Gov. Jim Justice.

The politician of West Virginia, Jim Justice, is welcoming the thought with unfastened arms.

“Why successful the satellite wouldn’t you privation to come? Absolutely, without immoderate question the invitation is wide open,” said Gov. Justice.

The propulsion comes aft section leaders accidental they don’t consciousness heard successful Annapolis and often consciousness forgotten about.

In the letter, they said “the statement would beryllium mutually beneficial” and asked what the adjacent steps would beryllium to marque the woody happen.

But the propulsion is getting mixed reviews.

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“We’ve travel this acold being a portion of Maryland, what’s the constituent of changing now?” said Morgan Williams.

“I wholly recognize wherever they’re coming from due to the fact that Washington County, Allegany County and Garrett County are ever near out,” said Smith-Cessna.

Governor Hogan is calling the full happening a publicity stunt.

In a connection to WJZ, helium says the thought is simply a mistake stating that helium understands the vexation of the radical successful Western Maryland who sometimes consciousness retired of step, possibly neglected oregon forgotten.

He added that this isn’t the close mode to spell astir it.

While immoderate radical hold with the move, others accidental it’s nary point.

“They’re looking for West Virginia for help,” said Smith-Cessna.

“Honestly, I don’t adjacent care. Redraw it oregon not, it’s a governmental stunt,” said Octavia Warren-Ward.

Delegate Buckle, who was portion of the group, says determination is simply a zero percent accidental this volition ever happen, helium conscionable wanted to gully attraction to their needs.

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He withdrew his request.

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