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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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:
Blaine Young’s BOCC favors development over our kids and rapid privatization without justification – what do you stand for?
June 27, 2011 by FofFC
Filed under Government Affairs: budget, privatization, land use policies, Public Meetings and Workshops, Schools, Share your Opinion on Policy, Take Action
The APFO protecting our children’s education is under siege in the interest of unchecked development Share and Enjoy:
FoFC position and questions on school construction fee proposal
Background The current Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance (APFO) schools test, combined with forward funding for schools, has brought Frederick County schools from over 125% overcrowding to a 90% system average. The objective of having an APFO is to ensure that schools are not overcrowded and that we maintain excellence in education. So, if the APFO [...]
Gazette article on school construction fees
Published: Tuesday, June 14, 2011 Critics of school construction fee worry about overcrowded Frederick County classrooms by Sherry Greenfield Staff Writer Share and Enjoy:
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:
03-07-2011 FNP letter to the editor: The downsides of development
I saw absolutely no reason to even consider repealing a portion of the Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance that relates to schools. 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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