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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2015top

TODAY'S NEWS DIGEST 

GENERAL NEWS GenNews

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SOUTHERN MARYLAND SomdNews

SoMdNews:

Walkable Waldorf proposal could begin construction in 2017

 

Commissioners replace forums with town halls

 

County official expected to fully recover from Ft. Meade plane crash

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UPPER SHORE MARYLAND UESnews

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LOWER SHORE MARYLAND LESnews

The Daily Times:

Senate bill counters Hogan's phosphorus regs 

 

Wind turbines do not harm human health

 

Gov. Hogan rolls out new phosphorus management plan

 

WBOC:

Hogan Announces Agricultural Initiative

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WESTERN MARYLAND WMDnews

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CENTRAL MARYLAND CMDnews

The Baltimore Sun:

Aberdeen hopes to limit businesses' profits from unique 'pay as you throw' trash program

 

Towson shows its growth by reeling in big chains

 

Tower at Harbor Point starts to rise

 

Trash-burning power project hits new snag

 

Anne Arundel asks court to settle million dollar racetrack dispute

 

Baltimore Business Journal:

Stadium Square developer seeks grocery tenant willing to forgo surface parking

 

Baltimore City Paper:

MTA's much-delayed bus-tracker beta launch shows real-time arrivals, at least for the buses it can find

 

Capital Gazettte:

Our say: New city parking approach may be app-licable

 

Carroll County Times:

County to increase stormwater public outreach

 

The Frederick News-Post:

Thurmont to send letters to officials opposing SHA sign changes

 

City board finalizes Citizens and Montevue subdivision decision

 

Prohibition-era alcohol restrictions could bog down Jefferson Tech Park hotel project 

 

Middletown council discusses water and sewer budget changes

 

Middletown FFA opens gate to student's career in agriculture

 

New Market, Middletown see growth

 

The Gazette:

Rockville's future goes beyond the APFO

 

Cabin is a testament to survival: Wheaton structure gives glimpse of post-Civil War African-American settlements

 

Board approves transitional housing project for homeless in Silver Spring

 

New mixed-use complex to replace Brentwood 'Plumber's Building'

 

Bethesda Now:

Bethesda's Radio Tower Site Deserves More Than More Houses

 

Just Up the Pike:

Maryland considers building the purple line, but with less frequent service

 

Greater Greater Washington:

Long Branch is primed for revitalization, but it needs the Purple Line to make it happen

 

Washingtonian:

The Plan to Make College Park a College Town

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UPCOMING Eventsevents

 

Citizen Input Meeting for Pedestrian and Bicycle Projects: Baltimore County's Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee (PBAC) is seeking community input to help identify the next round of pedestrian and bicycle projects to be targeted for implementation. Members of the public are invited to voice their preferences on which projects to fund at a Citizen Input Meeting to be held in Towson on March 10, 5:00 PM. For more information.
 
Montgomery County Winter Speaker Series:"Hunting and Snark: Growth Policy and the Public Interest" - March 11, 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM. For more information.
  
Webinar: Creative Rural-Urban Alliances - March 12, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM. Register Now.  

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FYI... Items of Interest FYI

 

 

Applications now being accepted for Smart Growth America's 2015 free technical assistance workshops. Now in its fourth year, this program helps communities find solutions to local development issues, so that participating communities are able to grow in ways that benefit residents and businesses while protecting the environment and preserving a sence of place. Over 50 communities have already received Smart Growth America's assistance through this program.  For additional information.

 

The Maryland Scenic Byways Program Advisory Committee has published a strategic plan to integrate Maryland's Scenic Byways to the surrounding landscape. Maryland Scenic Byways: Moving Forward Toward Sustainability guides and supports the system of scenic byways as an integral part of Maryland's transportation network.  As part of the plan, the State Highway Administration (SHA) is installing new signs for the state and national routes to meet modern traffic standards. For local agencies and advocates, the Maryland Department of Planning (MDP) and SHA developed the Scenic Byways Resource Protection Application, a GIS-based mapping tool to inventory protected, vulnerable and threatened resources along Maryland's Scenic Byways.

 

To stay abreast of comp plan reviews throughout Maryland, check MDP's Local Comprehensive Plan page regularly.

Recent Reports & Publications  Reports

 

The report from the Maryland Sustainable Growth Commission sets forth dozens of recommandations to help communities across Maryland improve their downtowns, strengthen their economies, add needed housing and even provide a streetscape facelift.
  
How do you attract jobs to your area? Where should those jobs be located? What resources, incentives and best practices are available to guide local governments? Placing Jobs, an online resource from MDP, outlines how Maryland jurisdictions can plan for strategically placed economic development using the local comprehensive plan process.
  
Tools for Transit Oriented Development  MDP's comprehensive online planning and implementation resource offers tools for planners, developers, elected officials and residents to advance transit-oriented development in their jurisdictions.
  
To address community infrastructure needs and attract development projects that further local goals, local governments can consider Tax Increment Financing (TIF), a method that capitalizes on an increase in property tax receipts from new development to pay for public improvements that promote economic development. Learn more about how to use this financing tool following the 2013 Maryland law enhancing the ability of local governments to use TIF.   

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