Worcester County residents are expected to confront a controversial utility project head-on next month, as a public town hall is set to bring the developer face-to-face with a community already deeply skeptical of what’s being proposed.
The proposed facility on Route 611 outside Berlin has drawn sharp pushback from nearby residents and county officials. While developer Globalinx says it’s a pass-through station for internet cables, critics say it still looks and operates like an industrial site, with generators, fuel tanks, and round-the-clock activity.
District 3 Worcester County Commissioner Eric Fiori, whose West Ocean City district would house the facility, has made it clear he opposes the project outright. He has questioned the scale of the nearly 24,000-square-foot facility and accuses Globalinx of failing to fully explain what’s being proposed.
Fiori pledged on social media to push for a town hall meeting “so the entire community has the opportunity to be heard.”
“To date, the responses provided have been vague, incomplete, and lacking in factual detail,” he posted April 23 to Facebook. “Our community deserves transparency, accountability, and real answers – not uncertainty and deflection.”