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 [...]
03-04-2010 @ 12 noon, National Academy of Sciences Releases Report on USAMRID Health and Safety Risk
February 28, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under Events, Public Meetings
A new report from the National Research Council that reviews the health and safety risk analyses for the proposed high-containment laboratory at Fort Detrick, Md., will be released at a one-hour public briefing on March 4. Members of the committee that wrote the report will present their findings and recommendations and answer audience questions.
03-10-2010 @ 7pm IMAGINE! FREDERICK: see award winning movie “Fresh” at the MET
February 25, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under Discussion Forums, Events, OurCommonWEalth
02-10-2010 @11:30 Webinar on Our “Pollution Diet” and Pollution Reduction Planning
February 18, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under Discussion Forums, OurCommonWEalth, Protecting our Waterways, Spread the Word!
EPA will host a series of on-line webinars this year to provide updates on the Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load, or “pollution diet.” The first one is scheduled for Thursday, February 25, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The agenda for the initial webinar includes an EPA update on Bay TMDL developments and a presentation [...]
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 [...]
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
February 27th 10-noon (Saturday) Forum on Chesapeake Bay challenges and solution
January 28, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under OurCommonWEalth, Protecting our Waterways
Hope for the Chesapeake Bay: A survey of challenges and solutions for our community
Baltimore Museum of Industry—a Chesapeake Bay Gateway Network Site
1415 Key Highway, Baltimore 21230
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
02-22-2010 @ 8:30am Commissioners to Meet and Finalize County’s 20-Year Growth Plan
January 2, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under Public Meetings, The Hidden Costs of Sprawl, We Draw the Line: Comprehensive Plan
Next Steps:
The Board of County Commissioners and Planning Commission heard testimony from the public on the 20-year growth plan on January 19th and 21st, and will hold their final workshops to address citizen comment and concern; schedules have changes due to snow. For updated information go to: http://www.frederickcountymd.gov/index.aspx?NID=3659
Making Pollution Laws Work: How To Improve Compliance
December 18, 2009 by FofFC
Filed under Protecting our Waterways, Workshops
The webpage: http://ceds.org/compliance.htmis intended for those new to clean-water advocacy who are concerned about the impact of pollution sources upon streams, rivers, wetlands, lakes, tidal waters, and other aquatic resources. While the focus is on bringing existing sources into full compliance with clean water laws, guidance is also offered for fending off future threats.