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New Market’s supplement to their growth plan and FoFC’s response

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 [...]

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03/13/2011 FNP letter to the editor: Friends or not Friends — an easy call for taxpayers

Evidently in his Feb. 28 letter to The Frederick News-Post Mark Koehler was following the wisdom of Harry Truman, who once said, “If you can’t convince them, confuse them.” Share and Enjoy:

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03-05-2011 FNP: Friends of Frederick County wrongly vilified by New Market-area resident

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Homes in more traditional communities tend to hold value better than those built as sprawl

  A new report released from Smart Growth Maryland has findings that may surprise you…     homes inside the priority funding areas (PFAs), located in more traditional communities and designated growth areas, fared better economically than the homes that were built Share and Enjoy:

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Costs to county taxpayers for school needs in New Market growth plan: $10 million for school construction and $7 million/year for operations

Recently approved New Market Plan includes 3 Annexations that will double town size and triple its population Share and Enjoy:

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FNP: City, county assess growing pains

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. Share and Enjoy:

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Let’s do the math (FNP)

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 [...]

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Citizen Asks for Legacy of Thoughtful Growth..for a Healthy Future

The issue of growth in Frederick County is one that concerns and affects me greatly, and therefore I feel compelled to address the subject with those who can really do something about it. Share and Enjoy:

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Municipal Growth Element Fact Sheet

County’s Role in the Development of “Municipal Growth Elements” Share and Enjoy:

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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 Share and Enjoy:

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