04-13-2010 City and County to Meet Over City’s Sprawl Growth Plans
March 11, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under Municipal Annexations, Police, Fire and Rescue, Public Health, Public Meetings, Roads, Schools, Share your Opinion on Policy, Testify, The Hidden Costs of Sprawl, Water and Sewer
The Issue
After established deadlines, HB 1141 (amending Article 66B) prohibits the annexation of any property that is not included in a Municipal Growth Element. This Growth Element must contain a detailed analysis of the growth impacts of annexing and developing properties in the municipality’s planned growth area. Prior to adopting this Growth Element, a municipality [...]
Support State Policy to Keep Frederick County Farmers Farming
March 11, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under For Locavores, Preserving Farms, Share your Opinion on Policy, Write a Letter
Write a letter today to help preserve our farming community and healthy food for all of us. Read more about key bills: http://friendsofmd.org/take-action/keeping-farmers-farming/estate-tax-relief-for-farmers-fact-sheet
Funding in Jeopardy for the Maryland Environmental Trust’s Land Preservation Programs
March 4, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under Preserving Farms, Spread the Word!, Write a Letter
preserving our land, our water and our quality of life
Contact us: 4 E. Church Street, Frederick 21701
Support our education programs online via paypal at: http://friendsoffrederickcounty.org/ volunteer: friends@friendsoffrederickcounty.org
Use wind generated electricity in your home. Save on power bills and support local conservation work!
February 28, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under For More Info, Spread the Word!, Wind Energy on Farms
Friends of Frederick County is partnering with Clean Currents to join their GREEN NEIGHBORHOOD EFFECT CHALLENGE! Download our flier and distribute to friends and neighbors – or email to them! Save money on your electric bill, help the environment by supporting clean, renewable wind power and support local land and water conservation in Frederick County.
02-10-2010 @11:30 Webinar on Our “Pollution Diet” and Pollution Reduction Planning
February 18, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under Discussion Forums, OurCommonWEalth, Protecting our Waterways, Spread the Word!
EPA will host a series of on-line webinars this year to provide updates on the Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load, or “pollution diet.” The first one is scheduled for Thursday, February 25, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The agenda for the initial webinar includes an EPA update on Bay TMDL developments and a presentation [...]
The Hidden Costs of Sprawl Radio Show
February 16, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under Distribution Material, Reading Material, Spread the Word!, The Hidden Costs of Sprawl, The Hidden Costs of Sprawl
Click here to access and listen: The Environment Report: HIDDEN COSTS OF SPRAWL
Source: theenvironmentreport.org
Municipal Growth Element Fact Sheet
February 9, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under Brunswick, Burkittsville, Distribution Material, Emmitsburg, Frederick, Growing Smart with Adequate Public Services, Middletown, Mount Airy, Municipal Growth Element, Myersville, New Market, Reading Material, Rosemont, Spread the Word!, Thurmont, Walkersville, We Draw the Line: Comprehensive Plan, Woodsboro
County’s Role in the Development of “Municipal Growth Elements”
Citizens Write Mayor about Failure to Comply with Growth Policy
Mayor Randy McClement
City of Frederick
101 North Court Street
Frederick, Maryland 21701
Re: The City’s Municipal Growth Element
Citizen letter: vote “yes” to HB228 to put conditions on incinerator construction
February 9, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under Share your Opinion on Policy, Solid Waste, Write a Letter
Delegates of the Maryland State House of Representatives,
As a concerned resident of Frederick, MD and a member of “Waste Not! Frederick”– I urge you to vote YES to HB228. The passage of this bill would prohibit the MD Department of the Environment from issuing a permit to construct an incinerator unless certain conditions are met; it [...]
Available now: financial and technical support for farmers going organic
February 4, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under Preserving Farms