Queen Anne's County Commissioner Eric Wargotz, also a Republican seeking Mikulski's Senate seat, said he still wonders how the site was ever considered.

"It was never the right place," Wargotz said. "It didn't have the infrastructure to welcome such a site and I think everyone is still curious as to how it ever got selected. I have a lot of concern about their process and the fact that it was not transparent."

"This is certainly welcome news to many in the community, including myself," he added.

Wargotz said he would like to see the facility end up in a suitable place in Maryland, particularly on land already owned by the government.

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