FoFC Sends Letter to Mayor McClement Expressing Concern about 1269 Acres City Could Annex for Development
July 18, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under Frederick, Preserving Farms and Open Space, Public Meetings and Workshops, We Draw the Line: The Hidden Costs of Sprawl
In a letter dated June 29, 2010 Friends of Frederick County expresses the need for a cost and impact analysis on three proposals to the city for annexation on Tier 3 of the City’s growth plan:
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FNP: City, county assess growing pains
June 18, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under Frederick, Municipal Growth Element, Press and Media, We Draw the Line: The Hidden Costs of Sprawl
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.
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URGENT CALL TO ACTION: Write a Letter to Support Environmental Protection in South Frederick County
June 15, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under Preserving Farms and Open Space, Stop the Global Mission "Mega" Church Development, Urbana, We Draw the Line: The Hidden Costs of Sprawl, Write a Letter
WRITE A LETTER
in support of an Environmental and Natural Resource Reserve in Southern Frederick County – that will protect agricultural land, fragile sole-source aquifer and area wells and prohibit large scale industrial development in that area.
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**NEW** Frederick Farmers Market downtown Frederick
June 10, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under For Locavores, Frederick, OurCommonWEalth and All Things Sustainable, Urban Revitalization and Infill
Frederick Farmers Market
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Let’s do the math (FNP)
June 7, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under Frederick, Municipal Growth Element, Press and Media, Share your Opinion on Policy, Spread the Word!, We Draw the Line: The Hidden Costs of Sprawl, Write a Letter
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 long overdue.
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Effort renewed to de-annex properties
Download the Deannexation Petition for Referendum Here!
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Urbana Farmers Market Open Sundays through October 12-3pm
June 2, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under For Locavores, Urbana
Live acoustic music, a barbeque vendor and lots of local items – every Sunday
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Citizen Letter to FNP: Winning or losing the growth game
June 1, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under Middletown, Press and Media, Share your Opinion on Policy, We Draw the Line: The Hidden Costs of Sprawl, Write a Letter
I’ve been following the “conversation” about growth and the comprehensive plan with great interest. There are some in our community who want to make Janice Wiles and Friends of Frederick County the issue. They are not. Growth is the issue. How we choose to grow, and where we choose to grow are the issues.
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06-16-2010 7pm City and County Officials to Discuss Cost of City’s Twenty Year Growth Plan
May 20, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under Frederick, Public Meetings and Workshops, We Draw the Line: Comprehensive Plan, We Draw the Line: The Hidden Costs of Sprawl
06-14-2010 City Hall Mayor McClement asked the City’s Planning Commission to remove the Tier 3 growth area and the North/South parallel road from the Municipal Growth Area map. The Planning Commission denied his request.
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Why DeAnnex the Crum and COPT/Thatcher Properties?
May 19, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under Crumland Farm, Frederick City, Frederick, Growing Smart with Adequate Public Services, Our Campaigns, Police, Fire and Rescue, Public Health, Referendum for DeAnnexation: Crum and Thatcher Properties, Roads, Schools, Share your Opinion on Policy, Thatcher Farm, Frederick City, Urban Revitalization and Infill, Volunteer, Water and Sewer, We Draw the Line: The Hidden Costs of Sprawl
Download the Deannexation Petition for Charter Amendment Here!
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