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”
Revised New Market Region Plan strikes the right balance
July 4, 2008 by admin
Filed under New Market
Revised New Market Plan strikes the right balance
July 4, 2008 by admin
Filed under New Market, Schools
Originally published July 04, 2008
After 18 months of careful review, the Frederick County Commissioners have adopted a new Comprehensive plan for the New Market Region. This new plan takes aim at the traffic congestion and school overcrowding that brought thousands of voters to the polls in November 2006. The development “pipeline” in New Market [...]
How many residential units can be built in Linganore before roads fail?
February 7, 2008 by FofFC
Filed under New Market, Reading Material, Roads, Share your Opinion on Policy, Write a Letter
The Revised (December 2007) Traffic Study for the New Market Region concludes that, even if reduced by 1000 residential units, development authorized in the April 2007 Draft Region Plan would result in widespread failure and near failure of critical roadway links throughout the Region.
How many residential units can be built in Linganore before roads fail?
December 4, 2007 by admin
Filed under New Market, Roads, Share your Opinion on Policy, Write a Letter
The Revised (December 2007) Traffic Study for the New Market Region concludes that, even if reduced by 1000 residential units, development authorized in the April 2007 Draft Region Plan would result in widespread failure and near failure of critical roadway links throughout the Region. On December 18th, 2007 FoFC asked the Board of [...]
Buffering the Linganore Waters for Cleaner Drinking Water
August 1, 2007 by FofFC
Filed under New Market, Protecting our Waterways
On July 10, 2007, the Board of County Commissioners adopted new stream and lake setback standards for the Linganore Watershed Protection Area, which comprises 47,000 acres of land that drain into Lake Linganore, a source of drinking water for Frederick County.
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 [...]
County Traffic Studies Underestimate Traffic Volumes
July 20, 2006 by FofFC
Filed under New Market, Roads
Friends of Frederick County consultant, Reid Ewing, PhD, investigates the degree to which the county accurately assessed the traffic impacts of rezonings and other decisions in the New Market Regional Plan update. Read assessment here.
National Audubon Society and Friends of Frederick County oppose rezoning of Smith-Cline Property in New Market
June 19, 2006 by FofFC
Filed under New Market, Roads, Schools, Share your Opinion on Policy
In a June 19, 2006 letter to the Frederick County Planning Commission the Audubon Society of Central Maryland and the Friends of Frederick County oppose development proposed by Rezoning Request # R-06-02 (the New Market Smith-Cline property). The letter includes not only interests by both organizations requesting denial, but also the five profound arguments made [...]
Citizens Concerned About Quality of Life Request Reconsideration of Plans for New Market.
April 22, 2006 by admin
Filed under New Market, Share your Opinion on Policy
Request is denied. Citizens in the New Market region are deeply concerned about schools, traffic, taxes and quality of life as a result of growth and growth plans. Responses to a 2001 County Planning Division survey on New Market showed the majority (68%) believed the area is growing too fast, and 50% believe [...]