CUMBERLAND A town hall style meeting to discuss a proposal that the five westernmost counties in Maryland exit the state is planned for Friday evening at Allegany College of Maryland.

The meeting is sponsored by the Western Maryland: A New State Initiative, which advocates secession. goal is to form a new state comprised of Maryland five western counties, according to the organization website.

It will be the first official town hall meeting the organization has held, said Rich Biancone, a volunteer with the organization. for supporters, detractors, or those just plain curious, Biancone said. you looking for self determination and self government you might Brock Vereen Authentic Jersey be interested in hearing what the organization members have to say.

While local officials have not offered support to the secession movement, Biancone said they serve at the will of the people and can be replaced. He said he knows local elected officials and has high regard for them as individuals, but he disagrees with their loyalty to the state of Maryland. the electorate wants to secede, we may end up with new elected officials, Biancone said.

The group is led by Scott Strzelczyk of Carroll County. Strzelczyk plans to be at the meeting, Biancone said. The organization website and Facebook page are also good sources of information, said Biancone. The website went live last week, he said.

People are feeling pinch of Maryland overbearing government regulations, said Biancone. The website points to gun control regulations and high taxes as some of the grievances cited by the organization.

The five counties Garrett, Allegany, Washington, Frederick and Carroll represent just 11 percent of Maryland population, but the majority of their registered voters are Republicans in a heavily Democratic state, according to The AP.

The movement is in its infancy and one expects it to happen overnight, Biancone said. Secession isn always an idea tied to conservative ideology, but it is tied to the idea of self government, said Biancone. Biancone cited a Vermont secession movement which is left leaning and actually seeks to secede from the United States.