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Frederick County planner briefs Mount Airy commission on proposed data-center overlay and Newmarket rezoning talks

5108604 · July 1, 2025
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Summary

A Frederick County planner told the Mount Airy commission on June 30 that the county has introduced a proposed overlay to limit data-center development on about 1,000 acres near Adamstown and that the planning commission will review the map beginning July 9.

Vanessa, a Frederick County planner present at the June 30 meeting, briefed the Mount Airy Planning Commission on ongoing county-level planning work that could affect the town.

Vanessa said County Council members introduced proposed legislation to establish an overlay district to limit further large data-center development on the East Alco site near Adamstown, an area of roughly 1,000 acres. The Frederick County Planning Commission will review a proposed map at its July 9 meeting and hold additional sessions (noted for July 16 and July 23) to receive public comment; the county's planning commission…

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