Promoting environmental conservation, fair and open government, and active civic engagement in Frederick County, Maryland

04-13-2010 City and County to Meet Over City’s Sprawl Growth Plans

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

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

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

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

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

Global Mission “Mega” Church site plan still under discussion

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.

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