5-15-12 FNP City needs more details on Crum annexation
Features of planned development $572 million: total value at completion $181 million in commercial and office development 700 single-family homes 300 townhouses 200 condominiums 1 million square feet of office 120,000 square feet of retail 80,000 square feet for a grocery store Share and Enjoy:
FoFC: facts on northern annexations
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Plaintiffs in northern annexation case ask that Frederick City comply with judges order
March 21, 2012 by FofFC
Filed under Addressing the "Northern Annexations" and Development Plans, Frederick, Thatcher Farm, Frederick City
January 2012- In compliance with the official court order by Judge Stepler in December 2011 (Official court transcript 12-8-11), Defendants, Frederick CIty, provided admission responses. Plaintiff review deemed that several of the answers were inadequate, and have (on Febr 2, 2012) requested that the defendants comply and answer plaintiff’ questions. Share and Enjoy:
Call for your opinion on the northern annexations!
January 27, 2012 by FofFC
Filed under Crumland Farm, Frederick City, Frederick, Share your Opinion on Policy, Thatcher Farm, Frederick City
“Classic sprawl…look for problems to come” says Commissioner Gray; Commissioners Young, Shreve, Smith and DeLauter allow Crum and Thatcher Farm development to proceed Share and Enjoy:
“Classic sprawl…look for problems to come”; BOCC allows development on Crum and Thatcher Farms immediately
January 27, 2012 by FofFC
Filed under Crumland Farm, Frederick City, Frederick, OurCommonWEalth and All Things Sustainable, Share your Opinion on Policy, Thatcher Farm, Frederick City
Click here for information on the citizen complaint against the northern annexations. Share and Enjoy:
10-10-11 Seven citizen groups address 194 land use change proposals with letter to the Frederick County Planning Commissioners
October 12, 2011 by FofFC
Filed under Addressing the "Northern Annexations" and Development Plans, Brunswick, Changes in Comprehensive Zoning 2011, Electricity, Frederick, Government Affairs: budget, privatization, land use policies, Growing Smart with Adequate Public Services, Jefferson, Middletown, Mount Airy, Natural Gas, New Market, Police, Fire and Rescue, Public Health, Roads, Schools, Share your Opinion on Policy, Solid Waste, Spread the Word!, Thurmont, Urbana, Walkersville, Water and Sewer
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03-07-2011 FNP letter to the editor: The downsides of development
I saw absolutely no reason to even consider repealing a portion of the Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance that relates to schools. Share and Enjoy:
Citizens speaks out on quality of life and love for Frederick County: asks BOCC for citizen representation
March 2, 2011 by FofFC
Filed under Addressing the "Northern Annexations" and Development Plans, Crumland Farm, Frederick City, Frederick, Municipal Growth: addressing the hidden costs of sprawl in New Market, Preserving Farms and Open Space, Roads, Schools, Share your Opinion on Policy, Spread the Word!, Thatcher Farm, Frederick City
My name is Nicole Chafitz Orr. My family moved here from Rockville when I was 14, My parents saw the beauty and potential of Frederick. They purchased commercial property, invested in the community and made this place home.We moved to a 90 acre farm in New Midway. As a 14 year old pre-teen, I fought [...]
FoFC’s position on use of mitigation fees to pay for school demands of new development: woefully inadequate
Use of a “mitigation fee” - as proposed by the Frederick County Builder’s Association on February 10, 2011 – to “cover the cost” of building a new school or addition to one so that a facility is adequate to house new kids for developer’s new housing development, is not a solution, and really just adds [...]
03-01-2011 FoFC concerned that mitigation fees woefully inadequate – taxpayers to pick up tab for developer’s profits
March 2, 2011 by FofFC
Filed under Addressing the "Northern Annexations" and Development Plans, Crumland Farm, Frederick City, Distribution Material, Frederick, Growing Smart with Adequate Public Services, Municipal Growth: addressing the hidden costs of sprawl in New Market, Schools, Share your Opinion on Policy, Spread the Word!
Testimony before BOCC ref: Frederick County Ordinance 09-28-532, a repeal of the countywide APFO for schools on land annexed into municipalities for development after June 23, 2009. Share and Enjoy:
