Leslie Knapp Jr., Legal and Policy Counsel, submitted written testimony on behalf of MACo to the Environment and Transportation Committee on Monday in support of HB 117 - Maryland Smart…
MACo's Policy and Legal Counsel, Les Knapp, testified in support for SB 003, Maryland Smart Growth Investment Fund, February 5, 2019. This bill establishes a Smart Growth Investment Fund through…
A Maryland Department of Planning (MDP) press release (2018-06-05) announced the release of Reinvest Maryland 2.0. The report is an update of the original Reinvest Maryland and provides a toolkit…
MACo offered both praise and constructive criticism in its comments on the draft of the new state development plan, A Better Maryland. State law has required the Maryland Department of…
This post summarizes the status of various planning and zoning bills that MACo took a position on during the 2019 Regular Session. Planning and zoning is an integral function of…
Maryland Planning Secretary and former MACo President David Craig detailed his current focus for the department: job creation and economic development and the Maryland Department of Planning's role in them.…
A workgroup within the Maryland Sustainable Growth Commission is working to update and refine Commission's Reinvest Maryland Report, which made State and local government recommendations regarding infill, redevelopment, and revitalization. While in development, Reinvest…
MACo offered its initial thoughts on two extremely preliminary options for Maryland's pending "Aligning for Growth" (AfG) policy in a comment letter (2017-09-15). Maryland must address onsite sewage disposal system (OSDS or…
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