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Friends of Frederick County
Promoting environmental conservation, fair and open government, and active civic engagement in Frederick County, Maryland
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- Friends’ Mission and Goals
- Twenty year Growth Plan Reins in the Cost of Sprawl
- New Market plans to double size of town and triple population
- Citizens To Mobilize Against Sprawl by Filing Suit
- Global Mission “Mega” Church’s failed site plan back for discussion
- Court Proceedings Begin on Farmland Annexations Imperiled by Sprawl
- FoFC’s Board of Directors
- FoFC’s Positions on Issues
- Educational events and materials
- Contact Us
- Smart Growth
- Follow the Rules
- June 2010 v the City of Frederick: Crum and Thatcher Farm (northern) annexations
- March 2011 v New Market: Municipal Growth Plan
- November 2012 v Frederick County: validity of county rezoning
- July 2012 v City of Frederick: Municipal Growth Element
- November 2012 v Frederick County: Landsdale PUD Phase I
- November 2012 Appeal of the Landsdale DRRA before the Board of Zoning Appeals
- January 2013 Appeal of Jefferson Technology Park DRRA before the Board of Zoning Appeals
- Healthy Streams!
- Join the Healthy Streams Frederick County Project
- DOWNLOAD THE APP!
- ADOPT A GRID – help save a Frederick County stream!!
- UP FOR ADOPTION: adopt a grid to support Healthy Streams Frederick County
- ROW ‘A’ GRID MAPS – available here for volunteers
- ROW ‘B’ GRID MAP – available here for volunteers
- ROW ‘C’ GRID MAPS – available for volunteers
- ROW ‘D’ GRID MAPS – available here for volunteers
- ROW ‘E’ GRID MAPS – available here for volunteers
- ROW ‘F’ GRID MAPS – available here for volunteers
- ROW ‘G’ GRID MAPS – available here for volunteers
- ROW ‘H’ GRID MAPS – available here for volunteers
- ROW ‘I’ GRID MAPS – available here for volunteers
- ROW ‘J’ GRID MAPS – available here for volunteers
- ROW ‘K’ GRID MAPS – available here for volunteers
- ROW ‘L’ GRID MAPS – available for volunteers here
- ROW ‘M’ GRID MAPS – available here for volunteers
- ROW ‘N’ GRID MAPS – available here for volunteers
- ROW ‘O’ GRID MAPS – available here for volunteers
- Information on streams in Frederick County
- About Frederick County’s watershed implementation plan (WIP)
- Impacts of BOCC development plans on streams
- Preserving Farms
- Permanent Protection
- Mega Churches on Farmland
- Buy Local Food and Fiber
- Wind Power on Small Farms
- Wind 101: education on small wind energy systems
- Saving Money through Energy Conservation
- Renewable energy reduces financial and future electricity need uncertainty
- Improvements to Net Metering in Maryland
- Useful Wind Energy Reading Sources
- Check out the webinar “bootcamp” series on community energy planning guidance: create jobs and lower energy costs
- More!
- 2012 Rezoning
- Our Campaigns
- Government Affairs: budget, privatization, land use policies
- Changes in Comprehensive Zoning 2011
- Municipal Growth: addressing the hidden costs of sprawl in New Market
- Addressing the "Northern Annexations" and Development Plans
- Stop the Global Mission "Mega" Church Development
- Preserving Farms and Open Space
- Protecting Waterways
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