FoFC Sends Letter to Mayor McClement Expressing Concern about 1269 Acres City Could Annex for Development
July 18, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under Frederick, Preserving Farms and Open Space, Public Meetings and Workshops, We Draw the Line: The Hidden Costs of Sprawl
In a letter dated June 29, 2010 Friends of Frederick County expresses the need for a cost and impact analysis on three proposals to the city for annexation on Tier 3 of the City’s growth plan:
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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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FNP: City, county assess growing pains
June 18, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under Frederick, Municipal Growth Element, Press and Media, We Draw the Line: The Hidden Costs of Sprawl
Frederick city and county officials gathered Wednesday to discuss 30 years into the future: the city’s prospects for development; a north-south road around it; and how to pay any or all of the associated costs.
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‘Green’ Hotel Proves Saving Energy Makes Money
June 16, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under Press and Media, Protecting Waterways, Reading Material, Urban Revitalization and Infill
Proximity Hotel’s restaurant offers an uncommon view in the heart of a busy Greensboro business and shopping district. Just below the outdoor terrace, a restored stream winds through an expanse of tall grass. A colony of turtles and the occasional heron make their homes in this quiet retreat. It’s not what you expect just a [...]
URGENT CALL TO ACTION: Write a Letter to Support Environmental Protection in South Frederick County
June 15, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under Preserving Farms and Open Space, Stop the Global Mission "Mega" Church Development, Urbana, We Draw the Line: The Hidden Costs of Sprawl, Write a Letter
WRITE A LETTER
in support of an Environmental and Natural Resource Reserve in Southern Frederick County – that will protect agricultural land, fragile sole-source aquifer and area wells and prohibit large scale industrial development in that area.
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FNP Letter: Balance and perspective called for in land-use decisions
June 13, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under OurCommonWEalth and All Things Sustainable, Share your Opinion on Policy, We Draw the Line: Comprehensive Plan
Originally published June 13, 2010
In his May 23 commentary, Thomas Lynch attempts to cast illusions, build straw men and further polarize growth and development issues — the very things he suggests we rise above.
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Aquatic Life Declines at Early Stages of Urban Development
June 10, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under OurCommonWEalth and All Things Sustainable, Reading Material, We Draw the Line: The Hidden Costs of Sprawl
The number of native fish and aquatic insects, especially those that are pollution sensitive, declines in urban and suburban streams at low levels of development — levels often considered protective for stream communities, according to a new study by the U.S. Geological Survey.
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**NEW** Frederick Farmers Market downtown Frederick
June 10, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under For Locavores, Frederick, OurCommonWEalth and All Things Sustainable, Urban Revitalization and Infill
Frederick Farmers Market
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Let’s do the math (FNP)
June 7, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under Frederick, Municipal Growth Element, Press and Media, Share your Opinion on Policy, Spread the Word!, We Draw the Line: The Hidden Costs of Sprawl, Write a Letter
Let’s do the math
Originally published June 06, 2010
In his letter to your newspaper on May 23, Thomas Lynch, a principal in the law firm of Miles and Stockbridge, issued a call for “serious, honest and consensus-seeking discussion” about development in our county. We support this call — an informed and respectful exchange is long overdue.
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Effort renewed to de-annex properties
Download the Deannexation Petition for Referendum Here!
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