Municipal Growth Element Fact Sheet
February 9, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under Brunswick, Burkittsville, Distribution Material, Emmitsburg, Frederick, Growing Smart with Adequate Public Services, Middletown, Mount Airy, Municipal Growth Element, Myersville, New Market, Reading Material, Rosemont, Spread the Word!, Thurmont, Walkersville, We Draw the Line: Comprehensive Plan, Woodsboro
County’s Role in the Development of “Municipal Growth Elements”
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 [...]
Group questions legality of comp plan
January 28, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under Frederick, Municipal Growth Element, Press and Media, Share your Opinion on Policy
By Adam Behsudi
News-Post Staff
Global Mission “Mega” Church site plan still under discussion
January 1, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under Global Mission "Mega" Church, Police, Fire and Rescue, Protecting our Waterways, Share your Opinion on Policy, Urbana
Sugar Loaf Mountain neighbor raises concern with Global Mission Church development
December 7, 2009 by FofFC
Filed under Global Mission "Mega" Church, Police, Fire and Rescue, Protecting our Waterways, Urbana, Water and Sewer, Write a Letter
Letter via email to Rick Brace, Frederick County Planning and Zoning, December 7 2009
I live on the corner of Peach Tree and Comus Road in Clarksburg, Maryland. Our home is a 1920s Cape Cod style farm house situated on just over two acres of land with a perfect birds-eye view of Sugar Loaf Mountain. There [...]
Mount Airy’s good decision on Rigler Property
November 15, 2009 by FofFC
Filed under Mount Airy, Share your Opinion on Policy, The Hidden Costs of Sprawl, Write a Letter
Originally published November 15, 2009
I commend the Mount Airy Town Council’s vote against the annexation of the Rigler property. The council’s decision is even more significant in light of the recent report from the National Center for Smart Growth Research and Education, where scholars found that in over a decade, smart growth has not made [...]
An invitation to explore bike, foot and transit options for MD 355/85 corridor
November 13, 2009 by FofFC
Filed under Frederick, Public Meetings, Urban Revitalization and Infill
Frederick County Government has undertaken a study, funded by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Government’s Transportation and Land Use Connections Program, to explore short-term bicycle, pedestrian and transit improvements and long term land use recommendations to improve safety and access throughout the MD 355/MD 85 corridor.
The hubris of Global Community Church
November 5, 2009 by FofFC
Filed under Global Mission "Mega" Church, Police, Fire and Rescue, Press and Media, Share your Opinion on Policy, Urbana, Water and Sewer, Write a Letter
Frederick Gazette, November 5, 2009
I am writing in response to The Gazette’s article about the Global Mission Church (“Church to appeal decision,” Oct. 22).
PATH meeting highlights gap between residents, Allegheny Power
November 4, 2009 by FofFC
Filed under Discussion Forums, Mount Airy, Urbana
The proposed Potomac Appalachian Transmission Highline generated more questions than answers for many of the 45 residents attending a meeting.