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Public Hearing Thursday Nov 17th 6pm on Monrovia: Rezoning and land use change proposal information

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10-10-11 Seven citizen groups address 194 land use change proposals with letter to the Frederick County Planning Commissioners

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

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Why DeAnnex the Crum and COPT/Thatcher Properties?

Download the Deannexation Petition for Charter Amendment Here! Share and Enjoy:

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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. Share and Enjoy:

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04-13-2010 City and County to Meet Over City’s Sprawl Growth Plans

The Issue After established deadlines, HB 1141 (amending Article 66B) prohibits the annexation of  any property that is not included in a Municipal Growth Element.  This Growth Element must contain a detailed analysis of the growth impacts of annexing and developing properties in the municipality’s planned growth area. Prior to adopting this Growth Element, a [...]

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Letter to citizens from Frederick Citizens for Bio-lab Safety

May 1, 2009 by admin  
Filed under Frederick, Public Health, Write a Letter

Dear Community, I have just received a phone call from Frank Cristinzio, legislative aide to Senator Mikulski.   The Senator’s office is very interested in our concerns about the transportation EIS- the plan to transport infected workers from Fort Detrick to Bethesda, down  270.   They are planning to work with the NIH about these concerns- so [...]

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Monocacy River polluted with bacteria and sediments

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