County planners will hold a town hall meeting regarding the Subregion 4 area Wednesday, December 3rd from 6:30pm to 8:30pm at the Cedar Heights Community Center. This is a great opportunity to make your voice heard about environmental concerns in our area. The Cedar Heights Community Center is at 1200 Glen Willow Drive, Seat Pleasant, [...]
24 Nov, 2008
Posted by: FLBC In: Conservation|Development|Legislation
A proposal to preserve open space and rural farmland in Prince George’s County was killed yesterday after council members raised concerns about the impact the program might have on the county’s more-populated areas. The bill would require developers to purchase a certain number of transferable development rights (TDR) credits, which help preserve land in rural [...]
Unfortunately, the County Council approved a special exception for American Resource Management Group to build the Marvaco Concrete Batch Plant in the 5800 block of Sheriff Road. Both the Gazette and The Post covered the 8 to 0 vote. Charles Gallion, president of the Cedar Heights Civic Association, plans to take the issue to court.
Friends of Lower Beaverdam Creek is working with other groups in Cheverly on a green infrastructure plan to guide future development. A green infrastructure public workshop will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Nov. 12 at the Judith P. Hoyer Early Childhood Center in Cheverly.
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