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		<title>Mullin Blames Ousted Cecil County Economic Development Director for Lack of BRAC Business</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cecil County Commissioners President James Mullin (R-1) claimed Saturday that Vernon Thompson was ousted as county economic development director because he didn’t “hook” military contractors to locate in Cecil County as part of the BRAC military expansion at Harford County’s Aberdeen Proving Ground. Speaking before a meeting of a church group in Earleville, Mullin asserted that “a majority” of the commissioners “felt we needed a change of quarterback.” He contended that Thompson was to blame for military contractors choosing to locate in APG’s home county while “Cecil County got zero.” Mullin made a similar pitch to the county’s Economic Development Commission a few days earlier. But the EDC wasn’t buying it: they agreed to send a letter to Thompson expressing their appreciation for his many successful efforts to promote economic development in the county. The EDC was not consulted in advance before Mullin and his usual voting partners, Commissioners Michael Dunn (R-3) and Diana Broomell (R-4), exercised their majority muscle to oust Thompson. [SEE previous Cecil Times report here: https://ceciltimes.com/2011/08/cecil-county-commissioners-oust-vernon-thompson-economic-development-chief-smipkins-get-even-for-political-independence/ ] “That’s just an excuse,” Joyce Bowlsbey, a member of the executive committee of the EDC, said of Mullin’s claim. She said it was clear that political, rather than substantive, [&#8230;]]]></description>
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