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TODAY'S NEWS DIGEST 

GENERAL NEWS GenNews

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SOUTHERN MARYLAND SomdNews

SoMdNews:

Committee debates new draft sign regulations for Calvert County

 

Size and location of new Leonardtown library unsettled

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UPPER SHORE MARYLAND UESnews

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LOWER SHORE MARYLAND LESnews

The Star Democrat:

Ag groups back Hogan's PMT 

 

WBOC:

Differences Between O'Malley's and Hogan's Phosphorous Management Tools

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WESTERN MARYLAND WMDnews

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CENTRAL MARYLAND CMDnews

Capital Gazettte:

'I'm not ready to let them go just yet:' 8-year-old implores city council to extend chicken law

 

The Baltimore Sun:

Harford demands new traffic study for planned Walmart: company, Glassman to meet

 

Bel Air grants special exception for craft brewery

 

Leaders celebrate Harbor Point groundbreaking

 

Baltimore to extend Charm City Circulator contract for $12.4M

 

New civic group aims to unite southern Howard County

 

Baltimore Business Journal:

City approves sale of former fire house in Bromo Arts and Entertainment District

 

Bill Struever's Cross Street Partners to redevelop historic Hoen Co. building in East Baltimore

 

Carroll County Times:

Carroll opposes amendment to rain tax repeal legislation

 

The Frederick News-Post:

Education funding, senior services among top issues in county, groups say 

 

Company withdraws development plans near Walkersville

 

Shreve, Delauter request Hogan's support for Frederick County nursing home sale

 

Frederick sticks to its process for reviewing properties for historic designation

 

Bethesda Now:

Report: Funding A White Flint Urban District Will Be A Challenge

 

Poll Shows Support For Post-Labor Day School Start, Purple Line 

 

Bradley Boulevard Bicycle Lanes Still Face Opposition

 

The Gazette:

Takoma Park urges Metro station project developer to revise design

 

Greenbelt, other cities to produce video for FBI

 

Washington Business Journal:

Ike Leggett on threatened transit projects, Purple Line included: 'I've got 100,000 jobs sitting here'

 

Landex chosen for Prince George's County Gateway Arts District addition

 

Greater Greater Washington:

Safer Maryland bikeways get the green light

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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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