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Eaglehead in Lake Linganore, 950 acres to become 1,735 new houses

Casey farm (639 acres) in New Market on list for 1000 home development

Is poorly planned growth what you wanted from your county leaders?

The Frederick County Commissioners have approved or are discussing approval of over 7000 new dwellings, in many cases without appropriate plans for schools, roads, emergency services and other key infrastructure. We believe that our public officials should follow existing laws; in a growing number of cases that is not happening.

1/18/13 FNP editorial on New Market process: Skirting open meetings

FCPS says no school construction planned to handle Smith/Cline annexation kids

New Market has proposed annexing the Smith/Cline property for 925 new residences, which at full buildout would yield approximately 248 elementary  116 middle school and 181 high school students.

1/7/13 New Market on fast track to double size of town

Monday, January 7th at 7pm, New Market held a public hearing,

New Market annexation proposals would nearly double size of town

Originally published October 11, 2012

FoFC asks state to calculate their share of costs for public services and facilities in Frederick County

Frederick News Post report:  Group wants growth costs calculated

Expert affidavits on New Market growth plans illustrate likely tax increases, congested roads, overcrowded schools and harm to environmentally sensitive areas

In 2011, Friends of Frederick County, the Audubon Society of Central Maryland and 13 residents filed a complaint in the Frederick County Circuit Court against the Town of New Market asserting that the Town’s Master Plan, the Municipal Growth Element, failed to satisfy the requirements of the State law.  (Friends of Frederick County et al. [...]

Public Hearing Wedn Nov 16th 6pm on New Market: Rezoning and land use change proposal information

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