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:
BOCC seeing serious resistance against privatization plan
July 19, 2011 by FofFC
Filed under Government Affairs: budget, privatization, land use policies, Public Meetings and Workshops, Share your Opinion on Policy, Testify
This afternoon marked the end of the second public hearing regarding the BOCC’s plan (being pushed forward by Commissioners Young, Shreve and Delauter) to privatize core services in Frederick County and implement a public-private partnership. There was a huge turnout of County employees and residents at the first hearing on the evening of July 12th, [...]
Blaine Young’s BOCC favors development over our kids and rapid privatization without justification – what do you stand for?
June 27, 2011 by FofFC
Filed under Government Affairs: budget, privatization, land use policies, Public Meetings and Workshops, Schools, Share your Opinion on Policy, Take Action
The APFO protecting our children’s education is under siege in the interest of unchecked development Share and Enjoy:
06-16 @ 1pm Public meeting on privatization: report withheld from public until then
June 10, 2011 by FofFC
Filed under Government Affairs: budget, privatization, land use policies, OurCommonWEalth and All Things Sustainable, Spread the Word!
Privatization report to be released next week Originally published June 10, 2011 Share and Enjoy:
Gazette article on FoFC meeting with Commissioner Gray on FY2012 budget
June 8, 2011 by FofFC
Filed under Press and Media, Public Meetings and Workshops, Spread the Word!
Published: Wednesday, June 8, 2011 Commissioner finds friends in opposition to budget by Margarita Raycheva and Sherry Greenfield Share and Enjoy:
06-14-11 @ 7pm Meeting to answer questions on Ft Detrick’s high containment laboratories – and emergency preparedness
June 8, 2011 by FofFC
Filed under Discussion Forums, Frederick, Spread the Word!
A community forum: 7 pm on Tuesday June 14th To address questions about emergency preparedness and the high containment laboratories at Fort Detrick and elsewhere in the county. Share and Enjoy:
05-24 7PM Gasland film showing in Middletown
May 5, 2011 by FofFC
Filed under Distribution Material, Middletown, Natural Gas, Public Meetings and Workshops, Spread the Word!
Tuesday, May 24th @ 7pm showing of GASLAND A film directed by Josh Fox, winner of Special Jury Prize-Best US Documentary Feature-Sundance 2010, nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary. “The largest domestic natural gas drilling boom in history has swept across the United States. The HALLIBURTON-developed drilling technology of “fracking” or “hydro-fracking” [...]
Citizens invited to make comments on how to make Frederick City more bicycle and pedestrian friendly
May 5, 2011 by FofFC
Filed under Frederick, OurCommonWEalth and All Things Sustainable, Roads, Share your Opinion on Policy, Spread the Word!, Urban Revitalization and Infill
If you are a Frederick City resident please voice your support for bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure – it’s good for health, property values and overall quality of life. It seems that amenities for riders and walkers are the first to get swept aside when money is tight. Please make your comments here. The 2012 budget [...]
Audubon concerned with impact of New Market’s proposed parkway on bird sanctuary
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