Ferrar appointed to District 6 Council Seat
Chuck Ferrar has been appointed by the County Council to serve the remainder of Josh Cohen’s term. It is a pleasure to announce that the new District 6 Councilman will attend our January meeting to discuss his legislative plans, field questions, and hear our suggestions and comments.
Comprehensive Rezoning
The Comprehensive rezoning process is under way. As most of you know, every 10 years or so, the County undergoes this exercise, whereby individuals can request that their properties be rezoned. For those of us along the historic General’s Highway Corridor, rezoning is synonymous with increased commercial development.
GHCCA has been accused of being against new growth. This is false! We are nonprofit community advocates. Companies that profit by developing real estate and owners seeking to benefit by upzoning properties are advocates for development. It is the nature of advocates to “push” their viewpoint to the legal maximum. Developer/land owner interests must be balanced by community advocacy. In the absence of vigorous and reasoned community input, government has historically demonstrated the tendency toward unchecked overdevelopment. (Do I have to give examples?) GHCCA will exert as much influence as possible with elected officials to ensure that development
- Is in accordance with the Small Area Plan and the GDP
- Will not overwhelm the established infrastructure (roads, utilities)
- Will not have an adverse effect on the environment
- Will not materially change the nature of our area.
We will carefully monitor all rezoning applications for our area during this comprehensive rezoning process, bring them to the attention of our member communities for consideration, and make our feelings known to our County legislators.
GHCCA Dues due
GHCCA’s fiscal year starts on January 1. As such, we are requesting dues for 2010. The dues are $100 for community associations, of which $75 goes into the legal fund, and $20 for individual members. We appreciate that individuals and associations have remitted payment within the last year, but this was for 2009 dues. We would appreciate remittance for 2010 as soon as possible-GHCCA, P.O. Box 14, Crownsville, MD 210326. Thanks
Next GHCCA meeting:
7:30 Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Schoolhouse behind Historic Baldwin Hall.
- Chuck Ferrar, County Councilman, District 6
- Mark and Suze Zablotny – Crownsville Hospital property.
- Miriam Mellin – Rolling Knolls School campaign
- Zoning issues on General’s Highway.
See you then:
Richard Falk
President, GHCCA