FBI HQ in PG!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My peeps, this is NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. Mark my words.

If you type it enough times, maybe it will happen? Lol

Trump and the MAGA tried that with the "he won and votes were switched" push. 3 years later, they are still trying. LOL

[Anonymous]

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Lets see.

1) The Greenbelt site is cheapest and most shovel ready

2) The Greenbelt site is inside the beltway

3) The Greenbelt site has its own metro station that is boutique and barely used. It will practically be the FBI's private metro stop.

4) Good access to Montgomery County and Howard County(the best publics in the DMV) schools.

5) Being in the Richest state in the United States.

6) Better Access to the best and by far the most Private schools than Springfield which needs to cross the river to access the MD/DC privates.

7) Better access to NSA, Annapolis, Bay and Beaches.

8) a better looking area than Springfield.

What does proximity to OC (Pittsburgh by the Sea) have to do with anything?

She’s thinking of family friendly amenities that would attract potential recruits. There’s also proximity to the National Aquarium in Baltimore and the just unveiled Baltimore Harbour redevelopment that will make it the premier East Coast destination. It will be designed by the same team that successfully designed Liverpool’s waterfront redevelopment (in the UK).

So, people will be lining up to join the FBI because the aquarium in Baltimore, and wet t-shirt contests at Seacrets (full of contestants from Scranton) are slightly closer to Greenbelt?

I can’t really see the FBI suddenly having recruitment problems because of a relocation to suburban Maryland.

They won't. This argument is beyond dumb.

[Anonymous]

I guarantee almost everyone commenting on this thread is retired before anyone walks in the door of a new FBI HQ... at least 20 years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I guarantee almost everyone commenting on this thread is retired before anyone walks in the door of a new FBI HQ... at least 20 years.

I have 30 more years to go....

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This is a net positive. Maybe with the FBI in Greenbelt it will accelerate the cleanup of PG’s long-standing pay to play government corruption.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is a net positive. Maybe with the FBI in Greenbelt it will accelerate the cleanup of PG’s long-standing pay to play government corruption.

PG will always be a corrupt wasteland.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I guarantee almost everyone commenting on this thread is retired before anyone walks in the door of a new FBI HQ... at least 20 years.

I have 30 more years to go....

dp.. *almost* -- key word.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The MARC Camden Line stops at Greenbelt station. So commuting from Baltimore will be a breeze. A charming Baltimore rowhouse in one of the charming and safe neighborhoods near the harbor is just a one seat train ride away.

Hopefully the state and CSX will come to an agreement about increasing frequency and reliability on the MARC Camden Line. The current schedule is too limited, and CSX trains make MARC trains late, way too often.

CSX owns the line and freight takes priority over commuters. That's not going to change.

I suggest you look at the agreement Virginia negotiated with CSX during the administration of Governor Northam.

The Camden Line is a twisty rail corridor primarily used for freight and a few MARC trains on weekdays. The nearby Penn Line is a much faster connection between Washington and Baltimore. There's no incentive to spend billions of dollars to upgrade the Camden Line. A new FBI HQ doesn't justify that type of expense.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The MARC Camden Line stops at Greenbelt station. So commuting from Baltimore will be a breeze. A charming Baltimore rowhouse in one of the charming and safe neighborhoods near the harbor is just a one seat train ride away.

Hopefully the state and CSX will come to an agreement about increasing frequency and reliability on the MARC Camden Line. The current schedule is too limited, and CSX trains make MARC trains late, way too often.

CSX owns the line and freight takes priority over commuters. That's not going to change.

I suggest you look at the agreement Virginia negotiated with CSX during the administration of Governor Northam.

The Camden Line is a twisty rail corridor primarily used for freight and a few MARC trains on weekdays. The nearby Penn Line is a much faster connection between Washington and Baltimore. There's no incentive to spend billions of dollars to upgrade the Camden Line. A new FBI HQ doesn't justify that type of expense.

Camden Line service is inadequate, and therefore we shouldn't improve it!

-you

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The MARC Camden Line stops at Greenbelt station. So commuting from Baltimore will be a breeze. A charming Baltimore rowhouse in one of the charming and safe neighborhoods near the harbor is just a one seat train ride away.

Hopefully the state and CSX will come to an agreement about increasing frequency and reliability on the MARC Camden Line. The current schedule is too limited, and CSX trains make MARC trains late, way too often.

CSX owns the line and freight takes priority over commuters. That's not going to change.

I suggest you look at the agreement Virginia negotiated with CSX during the administration of Governor Northam.

The Camden Line is a twisty rail corridor primarily used for freight and a few MARC trains on weekdays. The nearby Penn Line is a much faster connection between Washington and Baltimore. There's no incentive to spend billions of dollars to upgrade the Camden Line. A new FBI HQ doesn't justify that type of expense.

Camden Line service is inadequate, and therefore we shouldn't improve it!

-you

NP. You're an odd duck. That's not what the PP was implying at all.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The MARC Camden Line stops at Greenbelt station. So commuting from Baltimore will be a breeze. A charming Baltimore rowhouse in one of the charming and safe neighborhoods near the harbor is just a one seat train ride away.

Hopefully the state and CSX will come to an agreement about increasing frequency and reliability on the MARC Camden Line. The current schedule is too limited, and CSX trains make MARC trains late, way too often.

CSX owns the line and freight takes priority over commuters. That's not going to change.

I suggest you look at the agreement Virginia negotiated with CSX during the administration of Governor Northam.

The Camden Line is a twisty rail corridor primarily used for freight and a few MARC trains on weekdays. The nearby Penn Line is a much faster connection between Washington and Baltimore. There's no incentive to spend billions of dollars to upgrade the Camden Line. A new FBI HQ doesn't justify that type of expense.

Camden Line service is inadequate, and therefore we shouldn't improve it!

-you

NP. You're an odd duck. That's not what the PP was implying at all.

The PP said: "The Camden Line is a twisty rail corridor primarily used for freight and a few MARC trains on weekdays. The nearby Penn Line is a much faster connection between Washington and Baltimore. There's no incentive to spend billions of dollars to upgrade the Camden Line."

Meanwhile, here's MTA, specifically asking how to improve the Camden Line as well as the Brunswick and Penn Lines: https://www.mta.maryland.gov/articles/409

[Anonymous]

How is it possible none of you get it?

The FBI Director already said no to this. The selection process was corrupt.

The HQ is going to be in VA.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This is a net positive. Maybe with the FBI in Greenbelt it will accelerate the cleanup of PG’s long-standing pay to play government corruption.

PG will always be a corrupt wasteland.

It’s endemic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How is it possible none of you get it?

The FBI Director already said no to this. The selection process was corrupt.

The HQ is going to be in VA.

How is is possible that you don't get it. The FBI director has zero say in this decision. The GSA has the final say and they have said it and they have doubled down by having the administrator of the GSA proclaim that the decision was discussed, decided and concurred.

None of the entities appealed to, including the Virginia Congressmen (including Senators) have any say in this. While Congress could reconsider this, they are not going to. The Maryland House members are higher ranking and concur with the decision. The Senate does not have particular interest in either direction to make a change.

The IG office could intervene, but not only is there no proof that there was anything "shady" as has been suggested, there is ample evidence that the process was followed and was legitimate. The panel only gives a recommendation. The long report acknowledged that the panel recommendation favored Springfield and they cited alternative reasons including probably the two most convincing, that Springfield was too expensive and that Springfield would take too long to develop. Both the woman who made the final call, and her boss, the administrator of the GSA concurred that these were more pressing reasons than the ones that the panel cited. So they decided not to follow the recommendations of the panel. This is the way the process works. There is no reason for the IG to intervene in this decision.

No one is going to change the GSA ruling. It's just a matter of how long this delays proceeding with the decision.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How is it possible none of you get it?

The FBI Director already said no to this. The selection process was corrupt.

The HQ is going to be in VA.

lol.. The FBI director doesn't have the finally say, and he will be out in 4 years.