04-13-2010 City and County to Meet Over City’s Sprawl Growth Plans
March 11, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under Municipal Annexations, Police, Fire and Rescue, Public Health, Public Meetings, Roads, Schools, Share your Opinion on Policy, Testify, The Hidden Costs of Sprawl, Water and Sewer
The Issue
After established deadlines, HB 1141 (amending Article 66B) prohibits the annexation of any property that is not included in a Municipal Growth Element. This Growth Element must contain a detailed analysis of the growth impacts of annexing and developing properties in the municipality’s planned growth area. Prior to adopting this Growth Element, a municipality [...]
Support State Policy to Keep Frederick County Farmers Farming
March 11, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under For Locavores, Preserving Farms, Share your Opinion on Policy, Write a Letter
Write a letter today to help preserve our farming community and healthy food for all of us. Read more about key bills: http://friendsofmd.org/take-action/keeping-farmers-farming/estate-tax-relief-for-farmers-fact-sheet
Hot List of Environmental Legislation in Maryland, March 2010
March 3, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under Share your Opinion on Policy, Testify, Write a Letter
Hot List of Environmental Legislation: could be good news for bicyclists, farmers and more!
02-01-2010 Insider Forum: Public Schools and the APFO Countywide School Test
February 15, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under Discussion Forums, Share your Opinion on Policy
The Friends of Frederick County’s February 2010 Insiders’ Forum covered the topic of the recent expansion of the schools portion of the county’s Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance to cover municipalities as well as the county area outside these municipalities. The change has generated considerable controversy, and the county’s municipalities have filed suit to prevent the [...]
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
Citizen letter: vote “yes” to HB228 to put conditions on incinerator construction
February 9, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under Share your Opinion on Policy, Solid Waste, Write a Letter
Delegates of the Maryland State House of Representatives,
As a concerned resident of Frederick, MD and a member of “Waste Not! Frederick”– I urge you to vote YES to HB228. The passage of this bill would prohibit the MD Department of the Environment from issuing a permit to construct an incinerator unless certain conditions are met; it [...]
Insider Forum: safeguarding our schools using a countywide school test, Monday February 1st 7:30pm
January 30, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under Discussion Forums, Schools, Share your Opinion on Policy
INSIDER FORUM, Monday February 1st 7:30pm
Balancing city growth with county-funded roads, schools, water, sewer and emergency services
January 28, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under Municipal Growth Element, Share your Opinion on Policy
The Municipal Growth Element is one mechanism to help both counties and their municipalities plan for future growth – together.
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
01-19-2010 FoFC Speaks Out in Favor of Frederick County’s 20-Year Comprehensive Plan
January 20, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under Growing Smart with Adequate Public Services, Protecting our Waterways, Public Meetings, Share your Opinion on Policy, Testify, We Draw the Line: Comprehensive Plan