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Why DeAnnex the Crum and COPT/Thatcher Properties?

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

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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Eighty Percent (80%) of City’s Growth to be Paid by County Taxpayers

The following cost analysis of Frederick City’s Municipal Growth Element was prepared by FoFC for the April 13, 2010 workshop with City and County officials.

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FoFC Fears Tax Increase Necessary to Pay for Municipal Growth

Good Evening Frederick County Commissioners and Frederick City Mayor and Aldermen,
Friends of Frederick County is here tonight because we represent citizen taxpayers concerned with:

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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 [...]

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Recently annexed properties will be subject to schools test

Originally published November 17, 2009

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Referendum Lessons and Laws

As a volunteer for the referendum on the recent Frederick city annexations I wish to share a few thoughts with my fellow residents. At least 70 percent of our city voters oppose the proposed development despite the unmatched campaign by the current and former city officials aiming to change our mind.

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‘Friends’ Has Set High Standards for Accountability

We were appalled to read the editorial by The Frederick News-Post titled “A buck a signature,” asserting, without a shred of evidence, that the “validity” of a handful of signatures gathered by canvassers earning $1 per signature was somehow in question.

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Have you signed?

Residents of Frederick and Frederick County are out in droves collecting signatures to take the Thatcher, Crum and Summers Farm annexation agreements to referendum so that city residents can have the final say. Maryland State Highway Administration, Maryland Department of Planning and the Board of Frederick County Commissioners have advised against these agreements that will [...]

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Thanks to all annexation referendum volunteers!

October 18, 2009
Dear Annexation Referendum Volunteers, Supporters and Friends,
On behalf of Friends and Frederick County, I would like thank everyone who brought their energy, spirit and dedication to this burst of grassroots movement for a petition drive to bring the issue of annexation to a citizen vote.  As I write this letter, unpaid volunteers are [...]

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