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halfulglas

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8. It would be extremely expensive for West Virginia.

Reply to appalachiablue (Original post)

Thu Oct 28, 2021, 01:27 PM

Oct 2021

The state parks in those counties are owned by the State of Maryland and Maryland would expect to be paid for them. Deep Creek is owned by Maryland. The casino operation there has financial ties to Maryland.

So yes, it's possible they could join West Virginia, but the divorce would be extremely costly and neither the counties nor West Virginia want to face the financial consequences. Maybe the counties read Dan Rodericks' column in the Baltimore Sun before they rescinded the request.

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3 Maryland Counties Have Asked To Join West Virginia. Here's How They Could Do It [View all] appalachiablue Oct 2021 OP

give em 3 red counties from regular virginia, make VA more blue nt msongs Oct 2021 #1

Article IV Section 3 Clause 1 elleng Oct 2021 #2

Does that apply here? moose65 Oct 2021 #4

Why would Maryland agree? mahina Oct 2021 #3

they might want to let that dead weight go d_r Oct 2021 #5

And maybe lose some representatives? Cartoonist Oct 2021 #6

The legislators' request was withdrawn, per: spooky3 Oct 2021 #7

Thanks. elleng Oct 2021 #10

It would be extremely expensive for West Virginia. halfulglas Oct 2021 #8

Thanks for the detail, and good points; elleng Oct 2021 #9