Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is withdrawing effort to convince the Washington Redskins to stay in Maryland.
Hogan spokesman Amelia Chasse said in a statement that the administration is not continuing discussions with the team “at this time” over the the site in Oxon Cove Park near MGM National Harbor. The Washington Post first reported this story on Tuesday.
Chasse said that though Hogan is not going forward with the team, the administration is “moving full steam ahead with acquiring state control of the Maryland Gateway in Prince George’s County from the federal government.”
“We believe this site holds significant potential benefits for the region and the state, as does the proposal to expand protected federal parkland in Western Maryland. We are working closely with our federal partners to finalize the transfer.”
This announcement signals a reversal from Hogan’s statements in December, when he cheered the negotiation of a nonbinding land-swap agreement with the U.S. Interior Department to give Maryland control over a 300-acre piece of federal land near MGM.
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