CIty of Frederick considering annexation of 302 acre Keller Farm, could build over 1000 new homes
April 26, 2012 by FofFC
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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:
Rand D Weinberg, Esquire, Law Offices of Rand Weinberg, LLC, the Keller Corporation, the Martha W Keller Family Partnership LLLP, Yankee Land Trust, Edward M Johnson and Jeanette W Johnson, Great Southern Investment, LLC (Marvin Ausherman), Julie Ann Castillo and Albert Castillo, the Charles E Keller III Qualified Personal Residence Trust (E Daniel Bittle Jr, SUsan T Bittle, Lexington T Bittle, Kelsie G Bittle). (Note that Castillo is joining petition as an accommodation to the petitioner but city shall not impose city taxes on Castillo’s property.) These signatories also represent no less than 25% of the persons who reside in the area to be annexed and who are registered as voters in Frederick County elections. Those who signed are the owners of not less than 25% of the assessed valuation of the real property located in the area to be annexed.
The Farm is located along Yellow Springs Rd and Rocky Springs Rd, west of Walter Martz Rd
The following documents will help citizens understand more about this proposal.
- Pg 2 section 5 of the annexation petition states that the Second Tier follows the boundary of the Potomac River Water Supply Agreement. When will that PRWSA be extended, and how can citizens be sure that it the amount will be adequate to support this plus the other additional development planned for Frederick County?
- Pg 4 section 9: ”the property is subject to the City’s APFO”. How will the city and county deal with ensuring adequate school space, since the city APFO has a loophole that allows all development to go forward in Frederick CIty (even after failing the APFO for schools) as long as the developer waits 3 years before proceeding?
Water and Sewer Planning Study //Water and Sewer Planning Study – appendices
Christopher Crossing Rds Traffic Study
Additional area traffic studies for Frederick City
Efforts to preserve the brook trout in Little Tuscarora Creek (that runs through the Keller Farm)
That would be a good letter to the editor, may I suggest that you write it?