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 [...]
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 [...]
Point / Counterpoint on the Thatcher and Crum Annexations: Growth in Frederick City
February 2, 2010 by admin
Filed under Crumland Farm, Frederick City, Frederick, Police, Fire and Rescue, Press and Media, Roads, Schools, Spread the Word!, Thatcher Farm, Frederick City, The Hidden Costs of Sprawl, Water and Sewer
Point/Counter Point: Growth
Posted on 16 November 2009
Frederick City is poised to grow by more than 500 acres thanks to the recent annexation of two area farms, but the move remains controversial. While development advocate Bruce Dean, (left) a lawyer specializing in annexations with McEvoy & Dean, and other supporters say expanding the city’s boundaries is [...]
Insider Forum: safeguarding our schools using a countywide school test, Monday February 1st 7:30pm
January 30, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under Discussion Forums, Schools, Share your Opinion on Policy
INSIDER FORUM, Monday February 1st 7:30pm
Path to Nowhere
January 29, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under Electricity, Press and Media, Write a Letter
Sugarloaf Conservancy appeals to the Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) to deny Potomac Edison’s application to construct the PATH transmission line. The application should be denied as the applicant has acknowledged there will not be a critical need in 2014 as stated in their application. The application is further flawed as a result of the [...]
01-19-2010 FoFC Speaks Out in Favor of Frederick County’s 20-Year Comprehensive Plan
January 20, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under Growing Smart with Adequate Public Services, Protecting our Waterways, Public Meetings, Share your Opinion on Policy, Testify, We Draw the Line: Comprehensive Plan
Global Mission “Mega” Church site plan still under discussion
January 1, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under Global Mission "Mega" Church, Police, Fire and Rescue, Protecting our Waterways, Share your Opinion on Policy, Urbana
Virginia State Corporation Council (SCC) says there is no justification for PATH
December 9, 2009 by FofFC
Filed under Electricity
News from Doug Kaplan, President, Sugarloaf Conservancy
The staff of the State Corporation Council (SCC) has filed its testimony with the Commission. In the testimony they stated that there is no need or justification for PATH. Previously expert testimony also proved that there was no need for PATH.