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Frederick County advances Western Frederick small-area plan to public hearings after robust outreach
Summary
Frederick County staff presented the Western Frederick small-area plan — covering roughly 6,229 acres and recommending rural preservation west of Route 37 with concentrated growth in urban-service areas — and the board gave consensus to advertise public hearings; staff later moved to closed session to discuss prospective economic-development negotiations.
Frederick County officials on [date not specified in transcript] advanced the Western Frederick small-area plan toward public hearings after staff summarized months of outreach and recommended policy refinements for four subareas.
Senior planner Tyler Klein described the Western Frederick study area as "about 6,229 acres," a third of the size of the prior NE area plan, and said the project included extensive engagement: 14 town halls, outreach to schools and universities, meetings with utilities and stakeholders, roughly 300 unique survey responses, and nearly 500 unique participants overall. Klein said 65% of survey respondents agreed with the plan intent to preserve western rural lands while…
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