Planning Board-Rules of its own? WHY?
The Department of Planning and Zoning (DPZ) often testifies at County proceedings , presenting their Technical Staff Report (TSR), laying...
Untying the County's Hands
Developer Rights and Responsibilities Agreements (DRRA's) are created between a developer and the local government, to spell out a deal...
Scales seem broken - DRRA UPDATE
Updating on the blog about CR49 which has a Developers Rights and Responsibilities Agreement in it for the sale of the property where the...
HS Yes, development giveaway No
DRRA’s – Developer’s Rights and Responsibilities Agreements What are these? They are agreements between government bodies and developers....
Will HoCo Legislators give Grandfather Jackpot to Developers?
While many in Howard County wait for the State Delegation to finally allow developer impact fees to rise from their long-term abysmal...
Will HoCo Delegation increase Developer Fees as promised?
It has been a long, long road trying to get higher developer fees charged in Howard County to increase their contribution to school...
IT'S GROUNDHOG YEAR
For a long time, and especially over the past two years, Howard County advocates for slowing down development for the sake of improving...
Positions of Hoco Delegation/Impact Fees
There is much talk about Howard County current local bill 3-19, regarding increasing impact fees to developers. Many realize that our...
Zoning FACT Checks
There has been a lot of talk in the County Executive and Council races regarding development and how it is approved, regulated, and...
Normandy Neighbors Got Our Trees!!
This Blog post has been edited, October, 2018, with more detail, due to mischaracterizations of this story, making the rounds, in this...
