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The
Finksburg News Finksburg Planning Area Council, Inc. Newsletter |
To
Promote A Finksburg Community, Whose
Objective Is To Preserve The Fundamental Quality Of Life Where Farms,
Families And Businesses May Coexist In A Manner Beneficial To All |
"I'm an
excellent housekeeper. Every time I get a divorce, I keep the house". -
Zsa Zsa Gabor
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County Planning & Zoning Work
Session On Proposed Employment Campus Scheduled For September 15th!!!! |
Who: All residents of Finksburg
and its environs are invited
What: To attend the County Planning and Zoning work session
When: Wednesday, September 15th
Where: Room 003 County Office Building,
7- 9 p.m.
P&Z Work Session:
The Carroll County Planning & Zoning Commission has scheduled
a September 15th work session to consider both the Mt. Airy and
Finksburg employment campus zone proposals.
There is no public comment allowed at this meeting. The Finksburg Planning Area
Council held a special meeting last month where 85 people attended. Most were concerned about water and sewer
problems associated with such a proposal.
Others voiced problems with increased traffic. Everyone is encouraged to attend the 9/15 meeting and letters to
the P&Z commission are permitted at the work session. The commission met August 9th
to review the proposed Finksburg Corridor Plan and employment zoning for land
east of Gerstell Academy. Two- P&Z
commissioners are recommending the proposed corridor plan include only the
Finksburg corridor, which is the area along Route 140 from the Baltimore County
line to Bethel Road. It would not
include the entire 4th election district, which the FPAC executive
board is in favor of.
By
the way here is who makes up the P&Z commission:
Edward M. Beard, Chairperson
David L. Brauning, Vice Chair
Melvin E. Baile, Jr.
Michael R. Guerin
Dennis E. Wertz
Wayne Schuster
Robin L. Kriete, Alternative
Julia W. Gouge, Ex Officio
Next FPAC Meeting:
The next FPAC general membership meeting is Thursday September 23rd. Tom Devilbiss, county hydrologist will
discuss public water and septic systems in the county, streams and what future
droughts will lead to. The meeting will
be held at 7 p.m. at Sandymount United Methodist Church.
Judge To Rule On Three Developers’ Challenge:
A decision on three developers’ challenge of the legality of the
Carroll County Commissioners’ yearlong development freeze could come soon. A county judge said August 26th
he would issue a decision after hearing arguments. One of the development projects that were not allowed to move
forward is in Finksburg. Carroll’s
yearlong freeze ended in June, halting the processing development of about
17-hundred lots. The Maryland Court of
Appeals is scheduled to hear arguments September 30th on the
county’s appeal of a preliminary injunction that Circuit Judge Michael Galloway
issued in February in favor of another developer for a 153-lot subdivision.
Web site:
Have you been to the Finksburg
web site? If not it's at
www.finksburg.org
If there is a neighbor or a
business you regularly trade with ask them if they would like the newsletter
sent to them electronically. Send us
their address so they are included in future mailings.
Be
informed! Attend the Next Meeting!
FPAC Inc. Schedule
9/15- County P&Z work session on proposed
employment campus zonings in Mt. Airy and Finksburg, 7 p.m. County Office
Building
9/23- FPAC general membership meeting, 7 p.m.
Save a Stamp: Receive your newsletter
electronically. Send your e-mail address to Richard Ackerman at
richard.ackerman@finksburg.org.
ü Mark Your Calendar: General Council meetings are the 4th
Thursday of the month at the Sandy Mount United Methodist Church. Meetings
begin at 7 PM. Board meetings are usually held on the 1st Wednesday of each
month.
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Yearly Membership Fee: $10 per Household, $25 per business
Dues: You can now pay your 2004 dues. The
organization uses money from dues to pay for the printing and mailing costs of
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