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Staff presents Master Plan Data Handbook Part 2, flags transportation, school capacity and commercial-base findings
Summary
Planning staff presented Part 2 of the Master Plan Data Handbook, summarizing transportation, public safety, land-use, farm demographics, infrastructure and budget data. Key findings include high outbound commuting, school capacity pressures in the Freedom area, and a comparatively low commercial/industrial assessable base.
Carroll County planning staff presented Part 2 of the Master Plan Data Handbook, a data-rich reference focused on facilities and services the county directly manages. Mary (planning staff) said the handbook covers transportation, public safety, land use and development, farm demographics, infrastructure and management and budget, and is intended as a reference for the master-plan update.
On transportation, staff highlighted that roughly half of county workers commute out of Carroll County, most often to Baltimore County and Howard County, and that approximately 36% of working residents travel more than 45 minutes to work. Traffic-volume maps show the heaviest volumes on MD 30 near…
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