Between at least August 9, 2023, and September 20, 2023, Frederick County negotiated a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) with Rowan Green Data LLC (also known as Rowan Digital Infrastructure). On September 20, 2023, Martin Romo, Rowan’s Senior Director of Economic Development Policy, emailed a signed copy of the NDA to Frederick County. The NDA was signed on September 21, 2023, by Morgan O’Neill, Rowan Green Data LLC’s AGC and Secretary.

As part of the Sugarloaf Alliance's mission to improve government openness and transparency, on September 21st, we requested the rest of the details of this NDA negotiation. The alliance is widely distributing and making public the results of this MPIA request.

The County has made public a signed copy of the NDA and attachment pages with additional county official’s signatures. The county has acknowledged that this does not complete our PIA request, and will continue to release additional records which Sugarloaf Alliance will publish here (at https://www.sugarloaf-alliance.com/content/rowan-nda-mpia) as they become available.

Sugarloaf Alliance made the following request.

Sugarloaf Alliance published a press release in response to the initial records received.

Records received are viewable below.