Monday, September 5, 2011
County Executive vetoed 21 amendments to the bill. Those who want to keep south county rural should contact the council to get the vetoes sustained
It is important to go to the Sept. 6 meeting of the Anne Arundel County Council to show your support of John Leopold's vetoes of the amendments to the "44-11" District 6 and 7 Rezoning Bill. I agree with the county executive that these amendments are violating the letter and spirit of the Small Area Plan. County planners have agreed to keep south county rural. Leopold vetoed 16 of 21 amendments that were introduced to rezone south county from residential to commercial and from either open space and residential to a greater density for residential. This is known as "upzoning." If these vetoes are overturned, we fear that these "spot" rezonings will start a domino effect of more and more commercial and high density intrusion into the green…
Thursday, June 2, 2011
The County Executive wants to stop the comprehensive zoning process to reform the process, but some council members say they have no intention of derailing the talks at this point.
County Executive John Leopold said he intends to block a bill that would make sweeping rezoning changes to the central and southern parts of the county, but county council members stand in his path. The county is currently going through the steps necessary to update their comprehensive zoning plan for the next decade. Nearly 50 rezoning proposals in Districts 6 and 7 are on the table for council review later this month. The District 6 and 7 zoning legislation and specific parcels mentioned can be found here. But Leopold has thrown a red flag, saying the public needs a bigger voice in rezoning talks. He said he wants to stop this process and reform it before it goes any further. The county executive announced last week that he would …
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Fifty zoning change proposals in Anne Arundel County Council Districts 6 and 7 were reviewed on Wednesday. Most were passed on to the county council for a vote later this year.
The future of Anne Arundel County’s Districts 6 and 7 could have a more business-friendly face, should proposed zoning changes be implemented into a plan later this year. The county’s Planning Advisory Board consists of seven county residents appointed by the county executive. The group is charged with filtering through the dozens of upcoming zoning changes that are proposed in a massive update of the county’s zoning maps. Throughout this process, the board reviews county staff recommendations and hundreds of letters from residents, voicing both concern and approval for the changes. The board then votes on whether to pass on their recommendation to the county council for final review later this year, or strike the proposal down. But on …
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Alice Yeager
5:33 pm on Monday, September 5, 2011
Glad to see you are alerting others about the pending vote tomorrow night. Let us hope the voices of the rural loving citizens are heard by the powers that be. Thank you for including mention of our Withernsea Community's concerns. Sincerely, Alice Yeager, Vice President, Withernsea Property Owner's Association more ›