Privatization: What Overturned the Apple Cart?
Frederick County Commissioners vote to end consideration of the PPP Associates Study.
Land Use and Government
Tweeting our way out of this Real Estate Recession
Finding the right blend of government incentives and capitalism to solve the housing and real estate crisis
Privatizing Public Services: The Devil Lies in the Details
With claims of a boondoggle, fishiness, egregious actions and the dismantling of the public domain, the Board of County Commissioners is forging into new territory that offers promise but requires community support.
The Power of Power
What is it that drives the politically powerful to break the public trust?
Frederick County Charter Home Rule Update
Revisiting the range of powers granted to a county executive
Charter Board Tours County – Frederick News Post
Charter board update with a few quotes from MacRo, Ltd. President- Rocky Mackintosh in the today, written by Meg Tulley.
Real Estate Development: Can More Housing Mitigate School Infrastructure Problems?
Where does the money come from to improve old schools and build new ones?
Frederick County Circuit Court asked to Review Rejection of Charter-Board Petition
Petitioners for an elected charter-writing board move forward with legal measures, as reported on May 20, 2011 by The Frederick News-Post’s Katherine Heerbrandt.
Latest News on Charter-Writing Board: Petitioners Taking Case to Court
In an interesting, yet unsurprising turn of events, petitioners for an elected charter-writing board plan to take the case to court, as reported on May 18, 2011 by The Frederick News-Post’s Patti S. Borda.
Developers’ Fee Enough to ease Overcrowded Schools?
Officials consider amendment to APFO