A March 8 Baltimore Sun article highlights the upcoming 13 PlanMaryland forums that are being held across the state.
“It’s the first time the state has ever done anything like this,” said Richard Josephson, director of planning services. State planners have had the legal authority to draw up a statewide development plan since the 1970s, he said, but have never acted on it.
Now, though, amid signs that Maryland’s Smart Growth laws and policies haven’t slowed the spread of suburbia over the past 12 years, state officials are dusting off that unused planning tool. …
Local and state officials have sparred at times over the state’s role in guiding development. The state growth plan is not meant to usurp the power that local officials traditionally wield in deciding land use in their jurisdictions, Josephson said. Instead, it will lay out shared goals and strategies for achieving them, such as making communities more walkable and increasing housing affordability.
MACo has been urging county elected officials and land use personnel to attend.
The first PlanMaryland forum will be held tonight (March 9) at Carroll Community College. The event will be in the auditorium of Building K, 1601 Washington Road, Westminster. The open house begins at 6 p.m., with the forum at 7 p.m. Carroll County Department of Planning will have staff on hand as well.
[...] Knapp attended the Mid-Shore PlanMaryland Forum that was held at Chesapeake College on May 12. As previously reported, the Maryland Department of Planning is holding a series of public forums across the State as part [...]
[...] Knapp attended the Mid-Shore PlanMaryland Forum that was held at Chesapeake College on May 12. As previously reported, the Maryland Department of Planning is holding a series of public forums across the State as part [...]