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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 [...]

City needs to work with county to address annexation issues

Frederick News Post
Letter to the Editor
September 03, 2009
It is unfortunate that city and county elected officials are debating the Crum and Thatcher annexations in the letters to the editor. It would be much more productive if the majority of the city elected officials would have met with the Frederick County Board of County Commissioners as [...]

CItizen addresses Alderman Smith’s justification for Frederick City annexations

Thanks for getting back to me, Alderman Smith. I don’t mind
disagreement; discussion works fine for me!

FoFC makes argument against Thatcher and Crum Farm annexations for city development

Ref: Crum and Thatcher Annexation Proposals  on Agenda, June 8, 2009 Public Hearing
#1 The first and most important issue we raise is that these proposals will most certainly create a death trap on route 15 – endangering our families, our kids and visitors to our county. Both Willow Road andBiggs Ford Road are at grade, unsignalized intersections allowing people access to a [...]

$250 million dollar traffic mess

March 28, 2008 by admin  
Filed under Frederick, Press and Media, Roads

If improvements are not made to the Md. 180 and Md. 351 corridor, nearly all its major intersections will be considered failing by 2030.

How many residential units can be built in Linganore before roads fail?

The Revised (December 2007) Traffic Study for the New Market Region concludes that, even if reduced by 1000 residential units, development authorized in the April 2007 Draft Region Plan would result in widespread failure and near failure of critical roadway links throughout the Region.

Tell Natelli ‘No’ [to Outlet Mall in Urbana]

February 6, 2008 by FofFC  
Filed under Roads, Urbana

How many residential units can be built in Linganore before roads fail?

The Revised (December 2007) Traffic Study for the New Market Region concludes that, even if reduced by 1000 residential units, development authorized in the April 2007 Draft Region Plan would result in widespread failure and near failure of critical roadway links throughout the Region. On December 18th, 2007 FoFC asked the Board of [...]

Once and future plan for New Market

Originally published July 24, 2007 FNP
Consensus has it that the election of the current Board of Frederick County Commissioners was a response to the previous board’s pro-growth decisions and what they spelled for the county in coming years.Two slow-growth candidates from the previous board, John L. Thompson Jr. and Jan Gardner, were joined by like-minded [...]

County Traffic Studies Underestimate Traffic Volumes

July 20, 2006 by FofFC  
Filed under New Market, Roads

Friends of Frederick County consultant, Reid Ewing, PhD, investigates the degree to which the county accurately assessed the traffic impacts of rezonings and other decisions in the New Market Regional Plan update.  Read assessment here.

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