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 [...]
Path to Nowhere
January 29, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under Electricity, Press and Media, Write a Letter
Sugarloaf Conservancy appeals to the Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) to deny Potomac Edison’s application to construct the PATH transmission line. The application should be denied as the applicant has acknowledged there will not be a critical need in 2014 as stated in their application. The application is further flawed as a result of the [...]
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
Recently annexed properties will be subject to schools test
November 17, 2009 by FofFC
Filed under Crumland Farm, Frederick City, Press and Media, Schools, Thatcher Farm, Frederick City
Originally published November 17, 2009
Stunted Growth
November 12, 2009 by FofFC
Filed under Curbing Municipal Sprawl, Press and Media, Share your Opinion on Policy
With all the talk we’ve heard in the last decade promoting the concept of smart growth, a lot of people might assume that its principles are guiding growth and development here in Maryland.
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).
Study calls Maryland smart growth a flop
November 2, 2009 by FofFC
Filed under Curbing Municipal Sprawl, Press and Media, Share your Opinion on Policy
An innovative policy to fight suburban sprawl catapulted Maryland into the national spotlight a decade ago and became then-Gov. Parris N. Glendening’s principal legacy.
‘Friends’ Has Set High Standards for Accountability
October 17, 2009 by FofFC
Filed under Crumland Farm, Frederick City, Frederick, Municipal Annexations, Press and Media, Summers Farm, Frederick City, Thatcher Farm, Frederick City, Write a Letter
We were appalled to read the editorial by The Frederick News-Post titled “A buck a signature,” asserting, without a shred of evidence, that the “validity” of a handful of signatures gathered by canvassers earning $1 per signature was somehow in question.
County denies application for large Korean-American church plan
October 15, 2009 by FofFC
Filed under Global Mission "Mega" Church, Police, Fire and Rescue, Press and Media, Protecting our Waterways, Urbana, Water and Sewer
Originally published October 15, 2009
By Meg Tully , News-Post Staff
A church that hopes to move to southern Frederick County is running into opposition from county planners and residents.
City needs to work with county to address annexation issues
September 3, 2009 by FofFC
Filed under Frederick, Growing Smart with Adequate Public Services, Municipal Growth Element, Police, Fire and Rescue, Press and Media, Public Meetings, Roads, Schools, The Hidden Costs of Sprawl, Water and Sewer
Frederick News Post
Letter to the Editor
September 03, 2009
It is unfortunate that city and county elected officials are debating the Crum and Thatcher annexations in the letters to the editor. It would be much more productive if the majority of the city elected officials would have met with the Frederick County Board of County Commissioners as [...]