Next
Public Meeting: TBD
$50,000 Awarded for Finksburg Facade Improvement
Program
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Finksburg Planning and Citizens' Council Inc.
Next General Membership Meeting
Who: All residents of Finksburg and its environs
are invited
When: TBD
Where: Finksburg Branch Carroll County Public Library
Membership
Dues:
A reminder that it’s time to pay 2025 membership
dues. To join or renew with our group, it only costs $10 per family and $25 for
businesses. We accept online payments and
checks. Please use the membership page. Business members
are welcome to schedule a short presentation about their business at a general
membership meeting. Dues are optional, but appreciated.
Thanks for your help
and support.
Public
Meeting: March 28, 2024 @ 6:30PM, Carroll County Sheriff's
Department:
A representative from the Carroll County Sheriff's Department will lead this
community information session focused on public safety in Carroll County.
Bridges
on Route 91 To Be Replaced (RT 91 Closure in early 2024,
Re-Open in 2025)
Project meeting at the Finksburg Library 3/9/2023
from 6-8 PM.
More Information: https://www.facebook.com/events/556183746359007
More information is available here: https://ccpl.librarymarket.com/event/md-91-bridge-replacement-project-meeting https://www.baltometro.org/sites/default/files/bmc_documents/committee/presentations/tc/TC220405pres_MD-91-Bridge-TIP-Amend.pdf and https://mdot-sha-md91-brg-over-nb-patapsco-and-rr-cl1725180-maryland.hub.arcgis.com/
Public
Meeting: October 26, 2023 @ 6:30PM, Chief Robinson, Carroll
County Director of County Fire and EMS:
Chief Robinson joined us to discuss the counties new department.
More
Information
, https://ccpl.librarymarket.com/event/department-fire-and-emergency-medical-services
State
Highway RT 140 and RT91 Intersection:
The State Highway Adminstration is considering changes at this important intersection.
See
information
at the links below for information and way to make comments.
https://mdot-sha-md140-at-md91-cl1825187-maryland.hub.arcgis.com/
https:Images/20230914-MD140atMD91MVANewsletter.pdf
Intersection
of Rt 91 and Rt 140: Good news - Not Exactly 100% Good
News:
The Good: Finksburg is on the draft maximize 2045 transportation plan: https://www.baltometro.org/newsroom/maximize2045-plan-you-future, https://baltometro.org/sites/default/files/bmc_documents/general/transportation/long-range/2045/max2045_s09_ch7_major-capital-projects.pdf.
Specifically the intersection of Rt 91 and Rt 140 is listed for full replacement
with enhancements from the county line to Kays Mill Rd, at a cost of $170 Million.
Not so good news, it is planned to happen between 2035 and 2045, with a minor
upgrade in 2024.
FPACC
Election: For Board of Directors
The Finksburg Planning and Citizens' Council, Inc election cycle has ended.
The final list of candidates
is
as
follows: President: Skip Boyles Jr, Secretary:
Christopher Gayo, Treasurer: Sissy (Alice) Altstatt, Communications Director:
Michael Davis,
Members at Large: (4 maximum):
Advisory Board: Heather
Owings
BGE
Has a Big Project to Enhance Transmission Lines From Finksburg
and Westminster
They have information on their web site at: https://www.bge-tsrep.com/projects/finksburg-westminster/
PRESS
RELEASE: For Immediate Release - Program improvements
have been made December 2022
Carroll County to Begin Accepting Applications for the Finksburg Facade Improvement
Program April 1st
Westminster, MD, Tuesday, March 15, 2022 –Carroll County is pleased to announce
it will begin accepting applications for the Finksburg Facade Improvement Program
(FIP) on Friday, April 1, 2022.
The Carroll County Department of Planning, in conjunction with the Finksburg
Planning and Citizens’ Council, was awarded $50,000 from the State of Maryland
for a Facade Improvement Program. FIP offers matching grant funds to eligible
property and business owners in the Finksburg Sustainable Community to improve
the appearance of building facades and signs.
Goals of the program are to:
»Encourage renovation of building facades and signs
»Improve the appearance of the Finksburg Corridor
»Leverage private improvements by making revitalization efforts affordable and
community based
»Preserve and enhance economic vitality of commercial services
FIP offers an incentive dollar amount of up to 80% of the total cost of building
facade and sign improvements.
For more information about the program, including application deadlines, eligible
applicants and improvements, and how to apply, visit www.FinksburgFIP.org or
contact the Carroll County Department of Planning at (410) 386-5145.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE,
Contact: Chris Winebrenner,
410-386-2043
Finksburg
awarded Sustainable Community designation by Maryland
The planning staff of Carroll County government invited Finksburg residents
and local area businesses to participate in a work group to apply for Finksburg
to
be designated as a Maryland Sustainable Community. The work group met for the
first time on June 12, 2017.
The final application was submitted to the state in January 2018. On April
10,
2019 Finksburg was awarded the Sustainable Community designation by the
state of Maryland.
The Sustainable Communities Program is an initiative of the State of Maryland
that offers various benefits to designated communities. The program seeks to
improve the quality of life in designated communities by offering a toolbox
of financing programs and tax credit incentives. There is no downside to the
Sustainable Communities designation – it does not limit business or property
owners in any way – and it can help provide partial funding for various projects.
All incorporated towns in Carroll County already have this designation. Once
designated, businesses and residents in a small area of Finksburg (a 600-acre
region surrounding the old village of Finksburg) would be able to access a
variety of state programs including:
• Support for projects that make the community more attractive to businesses
• Grants for renovation, energy efficiency, and acquisition for public benefit
• Support for businesses, including job creation tax credits
• Homeowner incentives to reduce vacancies
• Green improvements, lighting, streetscapes, and signage
• Strategic demolition of derelict buildings
• Financing to rehabilitate older properties
The work group was asked to assist with elements of the application, including
quality of life, economy, transportation, and housing issues, and coming up
with ideas for improving the community over the next five years. More information
on the plan and program is here: http://dhcd.maryland.gov/Communities/Pages/dn/default.aspx
https://www.carrollcountymd.gov/residents/county-news/county-news-releases/finksburg-awarded-sustainable-community-designation/
Attention
Finksburg Residents and Businesses!
A gateway tax credit has been enacted for
the Maryland Route 140 Corridor through Finksburg
from the Baltimore
County line. This proposal is important to the future
development of the Finksburg Community.
FPACC is a strong proponent of a Gateway Renovation
Tax Credit. In a letter addressed to Lawrence (Larry)
F.
Twele, Director, Carroll County Department
of Economic Development,
we recommend that the proposed ordinance only be
for improvement to existing businesses for facade, layout,
signs, etc.,
that adhere strictly to the design guidelines. Furthermore
we
strongly urged them to consider the inclusion of
the
Planning Dept., the Planning and Zoning Commission,
and the Rt.
140 Design Guidelines. Full
Letter. The final
approved ordinance was modified from what was
originally proposed and addressed some of our concerns.
Additionally a program called Reinvest Maryland can assist
with property improvements: https://apps.planning.maryland.gov/reinvestmd/
To
view the meeting on the FPACC YouTube channel click: https://youtu.be/sV6O18K3iDo
Be
informed! Attend the Next
Meeting!
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