Map showing potential land use change in Urbana
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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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FNP Sprawl Poll Results: 70% in favor of state intervention to prevent sprawl
September 15, 2011 by FofFC
Filed under Changes in Comprehensive Zoning 2011, Government Affairs: budget, privatization, land use policies, Roads, Schools, Share your Opinion on Policy
Frederick News Post “Sprawl” Poll Results: 09/14/11 – 09/16/11 Do you believe the state should step into Frederick County’s revision of the comprehensive plan to prevent sprawl? Yes 70% No 29% Not sure 1% Share and Enjoy:
FoFC requests state intervention in land-use proceedings
September 15, 2011 by FofFC
Filed under Changes in Comprehensive Zoning 2011, Government Affairs: budget, privatization, land use policies, Roads, Schools, Spread the Word!
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FNP: Commissioners ease Frederick County road improvement requirements
September 7, 2011 by FofFC
Filed under Distribution Material, Government Affairs: budget, privatization, land use policies, Press and Media, Roads, Share your Opinion on Policy, Spread the Word!, Write a Letter
Commissioners ease Frederick County road improvement requirements Originally published September 07, 2011 Share and Enjoy:
Facts about the 194 rezoning applications under review by Young Board of County Commissioners
September 2, 2011 by FofFC
Filed under Changes in Comprehensive Zoning 2011, Distribution Material, Government Affairs: budget, privatization, land use policies, Press and Media, Roads, Schools, Share your Opinion on Policy, Testify
Since FoFC did this analysis the county has made some changes to the parcel sizes to be rezoned. Click here for a memo from the Frederick County Community Development Division summarizing those changes. FoFC has not yet revisited our analysis. Share and Enjoy:
Citizens invited to make comments on how to make Frederick City more bicycle and pedestrian friendly
May 5, 2011 by FofFC
Filed under Frederick, OurCommonWEalth and All Things Sustainable, Roads, Share your Opinion on Policy, Spread the Word!, Urban Revitalization and Infill
If you are a Frederick City resident please voice your support for bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure – it’s good for health, property values and overall quality of life. It seems that amenities for riders and walkers are the first to get swept aside when money is tight. Please make your comments here. The 2012 budget [...]
New Market’s supplement to their growth plan and FoFC’s response
April 20, 2011 by FofFC
Filed under Delaplaine Farm in New Market, Ganley Farm in New Market, Municipal Growth Element, Municipal Growth: addressing the hidden costs of sprawl in New Market, New Market, Police, Fire and Rescue, Public Health, Roads, Schools, Share your Opinion on Policy, Smith/Cline Farm in New Market, Spread the Word!
April 2011 New Market’s mayor and town council released a New Market Supplement to their Municipal Growth Element and Comprehensive Plan along with an analysis of traffic. In July 2011 Friends of Frederick County submitted comments on the supplement to Mayor Burhans, as did the Maryland Department of Planning. In October 2010 Dr Reid [...]
03-18-2011 Mayor Burhans reacts to citizens’ lawsuit in New Market
March 18, 2011 by FofFC
Filed under Delaplaine Farm in New Market, Distribution Material, Ganley Farm in New Market, Growing Smart with Adequate Public Services, Municipal Growth: addressing the hidden costs of sprawl in New Market, New Market, Our Campaigns, Preserving Farms and Open Space, Roads, Schools, Smith/Cline Farm in New Market, Spread the Word!, Water and Sewer
New Market mayor not threatened by lawsuit, says plan has town’s best interests in mind Share and Enjoy:
03-05-2011 FNP: Friends of Frederick County wrongly vilified by New Market-area resident
March 5, 2011 by FofFC
Filed under Delaplaine Farm in New Market, Distribution Material, Ganley Farm in New Market, Municipal Growth Element, Municipal Growth: addressing the hidden costs of sprawl in New Market, New Market, Police, Fire and Rescue, Preserving Farms and Open Space, Press and Media, Protecting Waterways, Public Health, Roads, Schools, Smith/Cline Farm in New Market, Water and Sewer
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