The proposed development of the Northwest Quadrant continues to be consistent with both national real estate and state and local economic conditions. The College of Southern Maryland is one of the most significant economic development assets in the county, and the opportunity to bring the College and the Town of La Plata together in a mixed-use, pedestrian and bicycle friendly fashion, taking advantage of the four fiber optic networks that run through La Plata along Route 301 is a profoundly smart strategy.
-- Richard Clinch, Ph.D., Director of Economic Research, The Jacob France Center, Merrick School of Business, University of Baltimore, in letter to La Plata Mayor Roy Hale, August 18, 2011.
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