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:
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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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:
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:
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” [...]
Audubon concerned with impact of New Market’s proposed parkway on bird sanctuary
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Forest Resource Ordinance under review due to lobby pressure from developers, submit comments by April 22nd.
March 28, 2011 by FofFC
Filed under Preserving Farms and Open Space, Protecting Waterways, Public Meetings and Workshops, Share your Opinion on Policy, Spread the Word!
Frederick County Government Frederick, Maryland Winchester Hall / 12 East Church Street Frederick, Maryland 21701 CONTACT: Robin K. Santangelo Public Information Officer 301-600-2590 Share and Enjoy:
04-05-2011 6:30 pm Frederick City Hall forum for citizens to ask questions about Fort Detrick biodefense lab growth
March 16, 2011 by FofFC
Filed under Discussion Forums, Frederick, Public Meetings and Workshops, Spread the Word!
The biodefense research laboratories at Fort Detrick and elsewhere in the county will grow more than 10 fold to some 2 million square feet of high containment lab space over the next decade. Residents have concerns and questions. An advisory Committee made up of Frederick residents has been established by the City and the [...]
