Green, open space turns to Green (money) for another O'Malley croney.

The revolving door turns again. This time for former top aide.

Maryland Community News Online

Sunny outcome for governor’s pal’s project

Friday, August 12, 2011

From a distance, it looks like a simple land lease for undesirable state acreage outside a Hagerstown prison.

It’s also a “green” project that more than doubles Maryland’s solar energy on the grid.

The state doesn’t pay a cent. Rather, it will receive $32,050 a year for allowing Maryland Solar LLC to place its energy panels on 250 acres now leased to a local farmer.

Sounds great, right?

Upon closer examination, though, troubling questions arise. Is it a sweetheart deal for a longtime friend and former top aide of the governor? Is the state receiving far less than it deserves?

The details reveal a chain of suspicious events.... READ MORE....

And yet I hear rumors that Governor O'Malley will sweeten this even more by having Penn Gaming awarded a racino at the site.