Mattie Daughtry deserves a lot of credit. Her bill to get local representation on the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority Board of Directors met with only the disdain and obstruction of longtime state Sen. Stan Gerzofsky and Rep. Charlie Priest, both Brunswick Democrats, neither of whom has presented a credible argument for their opposition.

Daughtry, a freshman legislator who could have easily fallen under the spell of backroom deal making, was able to move the bill ahead on the House floor even though it had narrowly failed to win the endorsement of a committee swayed by Gerzofsky’s veteran lobbying tactics.

Priest, Gerzofsky and state Rep. Sara Gideon, D-Freeport, are invited to describe to our readers why giving localities in the Brunswick Naval Air Station impact communities a voice in the redevelopment of a major parcel of land at their borders is such an awful idea.

Kudos to Daughtry for going to bat for Brunswick in the face of inexplicable opposition from the players of inside baseball. And a reminder of effective municipal representation for Gerzofsky and Priest.