FoFC builds volunteer corps to document stream pollution
May 11, 2012 by FofFC
Filed under Chesapeake Bay, Protecting Waterways, Spread the Word!, Volunteer
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CIty of Frederick considering annexation of 302 acre Keller Farm, could build over 1000 new homes
April 26, 2012 by FofFC
Filed under Frederick, Frederick, Government Affairs: budget, privatization, land use policies, Growing Smart with Adequate Public Services, Keller Farm, Municipal Growth, Municipal Growth Element, Municipal Growth: addressing the hidden costs of sprawl in New Market, Our Campaigns, OurCommonWEalth and All Things Sustainable, Police, Fire and Rescue, Preserving Farms and Open Space, Protecting Waterways, Public Health, Roads, Schools, Share your Opinion on Policy, Spread the Word!, Water and Sewer
The following entities have petitioned the city (annexation petition) to annex the 302 acre Keller Farm into its boundaries for development, and on which 4 houses/acre are proposed for build out: Share and Enjoy:
What’s up with the Young BOCC budget
April 25, 2012 by FofFC
Filed under Our Campaigns, Share your Opinion on Policy, Spread the Word!
Here’s the truth on the county budget Budget baloney Originally published April 18, 2012 It is time for the truth about the county budget.Since Blaine Young has been in office, the county budget has grown. Contrary to the rhetoric, the budget has grown, spending has increased, and so has the size of government! Share and [...]
Binding Developers Rights and Responsibilities Agreement (DRRA) up for consideration; no standards for school, road or emergency service adequacy
April 18, 2012 by FofFC
Filed under Government Affairs: budget, privatization, land use policies, Growing Smart with Adequate Public Services, Monrovia, Spread the Word!
Developers Rights and Responsibilities Agreement (DRRA) The Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) is in the process of rezoning up to 15,000 acres of farmland and open space in Frederick County for development. In the past when projects enter the development process Frederick County has relied on a local ordinance to help protect all citizens from [...]
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. [...]
FoFC: facts on northern annexations
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Calling all eco-artists, deadline Friday March 23rd!
March 15, 2012 by FofFC
Filed under Distribution Material, Earth Day 2012, Spread the Word!
ART CONTEST FLYER 2012 apr 7 Share and Enjoy:
Concerned about our polluted water in Frederick County? Write your delegate this week!
March 6, 2012 by FofFC
Filed under Chesapeake Bay, Protecting Waterways, Share your Opinion on Policy, Spread the Word!, Watershed Implementation Plan (WIP)
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2-21-12 Public Hearing: Will the BOCC give developers, lobbyists/lawyers the power to negotiate the adequacy of our schools and roads?
February 21, 2012 by FofFC
Filed under Our Campaigns, Police, Fire and Rescue, Roads, Schools, Share your Opinion on Policy, Spread the Word!, Water and Sewer
Public Hearing tonight: 2/21 @ 7PM Share and Enjoy:
Gazette LTE: Citizen says “Don’t ruin county with development”
January 13, 2012 by FofFC
Filed under Changes in Comprehensive Zoning 2011, Frederick, Press and Media, Share your Opinion on Policy, Spread the Word!
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