The Hidden Costs of Sprawl Radio Show
February 16, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under Curbing Municipal Sprawl, Distribution Material, Reading Material, Spread the Word!, The Hidden Costs of Sprawl
Click here to access and listen: The Environment Report: HIDDEN COSTS OF SPRAWL
Source: theenvironmentreport.org
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
Point / Counterpoint on the Thatcher and Crum Annexations: Growth in Frederick City
February 2, 2010 by admin
Filed under Crumland Farm, Frederick City, Frederick, Police, Fire and Rescue, Press and Media, Roads, Schools, Spread the Word!, Thatcher Farm, Frederick City, The Hidden Costs of Sprawl, Water and Sewer
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 [...]
City needs to work with county to address annexation issues
September 3, 2009 by FofFC
Filed under Frederick, Growing Smart with Adequate Public Services, Municipal Growth Element, Police, Fire and Rescue, Press and Media, Public Meetings, Roads, Schools, The Hidden Costs of Sprawl, Water and Sewer
Frederick News Post
Letter to the Editor
September 03, 2009
It is unfortunate that city and county elected officials are debating the Crum and Thatcher annexations in the letters to the editor. It would be much more productive if the majority of the city elected officials would have met with the Frederick County Board of County Commissioners as [...]
CItizen addresses Alderman Smith’s justification for Frederick City annexations
Thanks for getting back to me, Alderman Smith. I don’t mind
disagreement; discussion works fine for me!
Alderman Kuzemchak writes on the city’s annexation proposals
August 29, 2009 by FofFC
Filed under Crumland Farm, Frederick City, Frederick, Summers Farm, Frederick City, Thatcher Farm, Frederick City, The Hidden Costs of Sprawl
All,
Please read all of this. Some of it might upset you but other parts may make you smile. I honestly don’t know how I’m going to vote on Thursday. This note is for informational purposes only.
Frederick City government and annexations
June 24, 2009 by FofFC
Filed under Frederick, Growing Smart with Adequate Public Services, Municipal Growth Element, Press and Media, The Hidden Costs of Sprawl
Fools rush in
by Katherine Heerbrandt
Annexations are on a fast track to approval in Frederick , despite a growing number of naysayers. If city officials, especially those running for re-election, support the northern annexations of roughly 400 acres along U.S. 15, they’d better be fully prepared to defend their votes. So far, we haven’t heard any [...]
Insurers offer rewards for going green
April 22, 2009 by admin
Filed under Curbing Municipal Sprawl, Press and Media, The Hidden Costs of Sprawl, Urban Revitalization and Infill
The insurance industry has responded to the issue of global warming by adopting mandatory risk disclosures and introducing products to help reduce energy use. The $16 trillion industry has begun offering lower rates on auto, homeowners and property insurance to policyholders who drive less, own hybrid cars or build green houses. In March insurance regulators [...]
Not so smart: land consumption in Maryland has not demonstrated smart growth in the past decade
April 15, 2009 by admin
Filed under Curbing Municipal Sprawl, Schools, The Hidden Costs of Sprawl
Environment Maryland’s Environment Maryland Research and Policy Center released a report today (3/10) detailing land consumption trends in Maryland between 1970 and 2008. The report, titled “Not So Smart: Land Consumption in Maryland after a Decade of Smart Growth,” shows that since the passage of Maryland’s nationally recognized smart growth laws in 1997, low density sprawl [...]
Once and future plan for New Market
July 24, 2007 by FofFC
Filed under Growing Smart with Adequate Public Services, New Market, Police, Fire and Rescue, Press and Media, Roads, Schools, The Hidden Costs of Sprawl
Originally published July 24, 2007 FNP
Consensus has it that the election of the current Board of Frederick County Commissioners was a response to the previous board’s pro-growth decisions and what they spelled for the county in coming years.Two slow-growth candidates from the previous board, John L. Thompson Jr. and Jan Gardner, were joined by like-minded [...]