Appleton Regional Community Alliance v. Board of County Commissioners

HARRELL, J., dissenting, in which BATTAGLIA and GREENE, JJ., join.

I dissent. In reaching its holding “that art. 25, § 8(a) does not prohibit the Board from entering into the Asset Purchase Agreements at issue,” 420 Md. 172, 184, 21 A.3d 1116, 1123 (2011) the Majority opinion reads the phrase “no longer *185needed for public use” out of the applicable Maryland statute in its attempt to “harmonize” Maryland Code (1957, 2005 Repl.Vol.), Art. 25 § 8(a) with Art. 25 § 3D(b). The Majority’s succinct analysis disregards, by failing to analogize, distinguish or otherwise address, this Court’s 2005…