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October 2026

Washington County Commissioners President John Barr Helped Advance $809,820 in Public Infrastructure Funding Benefiting a Developer That…
Public information request records show Cascade Town Centre Development reported paying Ellsworth Electric $53,947 over three and a half months while…
 • Hagerstown Rapid Response, Kyle McCarthy, Laura Spivak, and Ethan Wechtaluk
Is Washington County Commissioner Jeff Cline Receiving Free Rent from His Largest Campaign Donor?
A donor’s apartment building, an undisclosed housing arrangement and campaign donors on the Ethics Commission. This warrants an independent…
 • Hagerstown Rapid Response, Kyle McCarthy, Laura Spivak, Ethan Wechtaluk, and Dalton Lee
Washington County Commissioner President John Barr Chaired an Advisory Group for a Developer Doing Business With the County
A county presentation identifies Barr as chairman of the Cascade Town Centre Development Advisory Group. What was his role, and did he benefit…
 • Hagerstown Rapid Response, Kyle McCarthy, and Laura Spivak
Hagerstown Wants Your Input on a Data Center Annexation Tonight While Approving Minutes From a Prior Meeting It Hasn’t Included for Public…
The September 15 agenda scheduled discussion of the property tied to data center development, but tonight’s approval attachment contains only the…
 • Hagerstown Rapid Response, Laura Spivak, Kyle McCarthy, and Dalton Lee
12 Reasons to Demand Answers at Hagerstown’s Data Center Annexation Hearing on Tuesday, October 27
Washington County signed an NDA with the data center developer Diversified Capital. Hagerstown did too. Now the City wants public input without letting…
 • Hagerstown Rapid Response, Kyle McCarthy, Laura Spivak, and Andrea May
Senator Paul Corderman, Who Represents Frederick and Washington Counties, Received $1,000 From a Data Center Developer’s Executive. He Won’t…
Diversified Capital wants to develop a data center in Washington County, Maryland. Its tax director helped fund the campaign of the senator representing…
 • Hagerstown Rapid Response, Andrea May, Dalton Lee, Kyle McCarthy, and Laura Spivak
Your Utility Bills Could Skyrocket. Show Up to Hagerstown’s October 27 Data Center Hearing
Hagerstown and Washington County Governments signed NDAs with data center developer, Diversified Capital. October 27 is our chance to demand public…
 • Hagerstown Rapid Response, Andrea May, Kyle McCarthy, and Laura Spivak
Washington and Frederick County Residents Get the Bills. Senator Paul Corderman’s Data Center Donors Get His Attention
“Data Centers should be self-sufficient,” he told us. Then why vote against legislation containing protections for the people paying the electric bills?
 • Dalton Lee, Laura Spivak, Kyle McCarthy, and Nadia M.
Hagerstown Mayor, City Council Met Privately With Diversified Capital’s CFO in December 2025. The Missing Minutes Took an MPIA Request to…
The mayor, five councilmembers, and senior city officials met with Moshe Rubin behind closed doors. The city admits its online meeting minutes archive…
 • Hagerstown Rapid Response, Kyle McCarthy, Laura Spivak, and Matthew Dunn
Hagerstown Is Taking Another Step Toward Annexing Land Tied to a Data Center. You Wouldn't Know It From Reading the Agenda.
Hagerstown's October 20 work session agenda conveniently omits two minor details: Diversified Capital and the data center it plans to build.
 • Hagerstown Rapid Response, Kyle McCarthy, Dalton Lee, and Laura Spivak
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