Charter Petition effort fails Validation Test
County Commisioners’ President Young issues statement on Unsuccessful Charter Board Special Election Petition
Land Use and Government
Road Show Underway for Charter Home Rule Board
Charter Board seeks to Educate, Engage and Empower the residents of Frederick County in the process of drafting of its new constitution.
Charter Board Nomination Petition Delivered to Winchester Hall
The following is a press release distributed today by the Frederick County Government regarding the recent petition to hold a special election to appoint an alternative Charter Board.
Charter Home Rule Petition Backers Stir the Pot as Deadline Looms
As the deadline countdown comes to a close for the group seeking to be elected to the Charter Board, former county commissioner Kai Hagen and his “Citizen Nominees” have ramped up their claims of land developer influence on the BOCC appointed board.
The Repercussions of Addressing Frederick County’s Structural Deficit
Real estate tax rates will not be increasing anytime soon, but tempers are rising, that’s for sure… and where did our farmland preservation money go?
Charter Board Sets First Round of Outreach Meetings
The Charter Board announced on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 their first round of outreach meetings with community organizations.
Charter Home Rule: A Strong County Executive?
A look at some of the words to promote the 8 hopeful “Citizen Nominee” petitioners for the Charter Board
Maryland Leads Country as First State to Pass International Green Construction Code
CityBiz Real Estate released the following news article on April 10, 2011
The American Idol of Charter Writing Boards?
Well now … the members of the board appointed to draft a constitution for Frederick County are definitely NOT American Idol material!
Drafting a Constitution for Frederick County, Maryland
On behalf of the Frederick County Charter Board, Vice Chairman Robert J. Kresslein, Esq. released the following press release at 6:22 PM EST on April 6, 2011