“Classic sprawl…look for problems to come”; BOCC allows development on Crum and Thatcher Farms immediately
January 27, 2012 by FofFC
Filed under Crumland Farm, Frederick City, Frederick, OurCommonWEalth and All Things Sustainable, Share your Opinion on Policy, Thatcher Farm, Frederick City
Click here for information on the citizen complaint against the northern annexations. Share and Enjoy:
BOCC Hearings on 193 rezonings scheduled for January 2012
January 1, 2012 by FofFC
Filed under Government Affairs: budget, privatization, land use policies, Public Meetings and Workshops, Share your Opinion on Policy, Take Action
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Sustainable growth policies for rural areas: making communities attractive for investment
December 20, 2011 by FofFC
Filed under Distribution Material, Municipal Growth: addressing the hidden costs of sprawl in New Market, Public Meetings and Workshops, Spread the Word!
Maryland Department of Planning’s Sustainable Growth Commission Share and Enjoy:
Maryland Smart Growth policies support kids walking to school
October 31, 2011 by FofFC
Filed under OurCommonWEalth and All Things Sustainable, Schools, Urban Revitalization and Infill
Why can’t Johnny walk to school? (Soon, he might) Share and Enjoy:
Maryland passes smart growth policies that support kids walking to school
October 31, 2011 by FofFC
Filed under Growing Smart with Adequate Public Services, OurCommonWEalth and All Things Sustainable
Why can’t Johnny walk to school? (Soon, he might) Share and Enjoy:
Tonight (Monday, Oct 10th 7pm) FREE FILM and discussion: join others who care about our kids’ lunch food
October 10, 2011 by FofFC
Filed under Discussion Forums, For Locavores, OurCommonWEalth and All Things Sustainable, Spread the Word!
WHEN: Monday evening, October 10th at 7pm WHERE: Maryland Ensemble Theater, 31 W. Patrick , downtown Frederick (basement theater of the FSK Hotel) WHAT: FREE documentary film Two Angry Moms followed by Judith Gordon, FCPS Farm-to-School Program director. Share and Enjoy:
Call for help with stranded fish on Potomac River
September 7, 2011 by FofFC
Filed under OurCommonWEalth and All Things Sustainable
The Potomac River is forecasted to severely flood in the upcoming week. The high water is predicted to crest at 32 ft @ the POR gauge. When this occurs it will crest the C/O canal in multiple locations. This high water event will cause many fish to be become stranded and trapped in the normally [...]
FNP: Nonprofits object to Frederick County land-use plan rewrite
September 7, 2011 by FofFC
Filed under Changes in Comprehensive Zoning 2011, Frederick, Government Affairs: budget, privatization, land use policies, New Market, Preserving Farms and Open Space, Press and Media, Public Meetings and Workshops, Share your Opinion on Policy, Spread the Word!, Urbana, We Draw the Line: Comprehensive Plan
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09-19-11 @ 7 pm Free Sustainability Film: “Sprawling from Grace, Driven to Madness”
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07-19-11 FoFC speaks out on privatization
July 22, 2011 by FofFC
Filed under OurCommonWEalth and All Things Sustainable
Friends of Frederick County has spoken out on privatization in Frederick County – read this position paper. Summer intern and University of Maryland graduate student, David Boston, had a lot to say at the July 2011 public hearing: http://onefrederickmanyvoices.blogspot.com/2011/07/july-19-2011-ethics-of-bocc-outsourcing.html Share and Enjoy:
