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A starkly divided Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission split this week over whether to accept advice from its own legal counsel that its minority business preference program violates federal law and puts the bicounty utility and commissioners at risk of being sued.
Disagreement between Prince George's and Montgomery members of the utility's governing board also stopped them from opposing state intervention in how the WSSC does business as it delivers water and sewer service to about 1.8 million customers in the two counties.
By a 3-3 vote Wednesday, Prince George's County commissioners blocked Montgomery County commissioners' efforts to end the minority business enterprise program before its current April 30, 2011, expiration date.
WSSC deadlocks on minority program
Seeded on Fri Jan 22, 2010 5:56 PM EST
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