The Myths, Truths and Facts about Residential Building in Frederick County
July 6, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under Distribution Material, Growing Smart with Adequate Public Services, Roads, Schools, Spread the Word!
We often hear statements about growth and development in Frederick County that sound true- but that may be false. Those falsehoods are often spoken by those with vested economic interests in having people believe them without question.
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Why DeAnnex the Crum and COPT/Thatcher Properties?
May 19, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under Crumland Farm, Frederick City, Frederick, Growing Smart with Adequate Public Services, Our Campaigns, Police, Fire and Rescue, Public Health, Referendum for DeAnnexation: Crum and Thatcher Properties, Roads, Schools, Share your Opinion on Policy, Thatcher Farm, Frederick City, Urban Revitalization and Infill, Volunteer, Water and Sewer, We Draw the Line: The Hidden Costs of Sprawl
Download the Deannexation Petition for Charter Amendment Here!
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Citizens Call For a Charter Amendment to Halt Costly Sprawl Development Along our National Scenic Byway
May 19, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under Crumland Farm, Frederick City, Frederick, Growing Smart with Adequate Public Services, Our Campaigns, Police, Fire and Rescue, Public Health, Public Meetings and Workshops, Roads, Schools, Sign a Petition, Spread the Word!, Thatcher Farm, Frederick City, Volunteer, Water and Sewer, We Draw the Line: The Hidden Costs of Sprawl
Friends of Frederick County launches a petition drive for a charter amendment to change the boundaries of the City of Frederick, MD to exclude the Crum and Thatcher properties.
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Are overcrowded roads and schools by chance or BY CHOICE?
May 17, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under Distribution Material, Our Campaigns, OurCommonWEalth and All Things Sustainable, Roads, Schools, Urban Revitalization and Infill, Volunteer
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Win BIG in the “Does FHS Need a Renovation?” PHOTO CONTEST
May 11, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under Frederick, Schools, Spread the Word!
DOES FHS NEED A RENOVATION?
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True Value of Undeveloped Property and Farmland Not Recognized
May 9, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under Preserving Farms and Open Space, Protecting Waterways, Roads, Schools, We Draw the Line: The Hidden Costs of Sprawl, Write a Letter
Not moved by Weinberg’s account
I read with interest Rand D. Weinberg’s opinion in The FNP about the recently approved Frederick County Comprehensive Plan. If I am left unconvinced by his argument, it is because of his own actions to organize and contrive a long series of property amendments that show much less concern for the [...]
Funding For Aging School Renovation Needed to Pay for Past Growth Infrastructure
March 27, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under Frederick, Growing Smart with Adequate Public Services, Schools, We Draw the Line: The Hidden Costs of Sprawl, Write a Letter
Frederick County has built 22 schools in the past twenty years to attend to the rapid growth allowed in Frederick County. FCPS operates 66 schools, of these 40 are in whole or in part 25 years old. Some are much older. Lincoln Elementary School is 88 years old and Frederick High School is 71 years [...]
04-13-2010 City and County to Meet Over City’s Sprawl Growth Plans
March 11, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under Municipal Growth, Police, Fire and Rescue, Public Health, Public Meetings and Workshops, Roads, Schools, Share your Opinion on Policy, Testify, Water and Sewer, We Draw the Line: The Hidden Costs of Sprawl
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 [...]
02-01-2010 Insider Forum: Public Schools and the APFO Countywide School Test
February 15, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under Discussion Forums, Schools, Share your Opinion on Policy
The Friends of Frederick County’s February 2010 Insiders’ Forum covered the topic of the recent expansion of the schools portion of the county’s Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance to cover municipalities as well as the county area outside these municipalities. The change has generated considerable controversy, and the county’s municipalities have filed suit to prevent the [...]
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 [...]
