the future of cecil county? sprawl throughout the county
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The Future of Cecil County?
Sprawl throughout the county
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How many of you would like:
More traffic congestion?
More pollution?
Losing our farmland?
Higher taxes?
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What the Eastern Shore Is Saying..• 87% of Shore residents were “very concerned” or
“concerned” about the impact of the current rate and type of growth.
• 6 out of 10 county residents: managing growth, sprawl and protecting the environment was the most important issue
• 82% of County residents: if current rates and type of growth continue, quality of life will deteriorate
• 71% of County residents gave the County government a “poor” or “just fair” rating for handling growth
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The Problem Is Poorly-planned Growth
Irresponsible development that takes our tax dollars away from our communities and
destroys farmland and open space.
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Poorly-planned Growth in Cecil County
• GROWTH IN THE WRONG PLACES
• GROWTH THAT DOESN’T MEET THE COMMUNITY’S NEEDS
• GROWTH THAT DOESN’T PAY ITS WAY
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Development Inside/Outside PFAIm p r o v e d R e s id e n t ia l A c r e s in C e c il C o u n t y ,
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I n s i d e t h e P F A O u t s i d e t h e P F A
* s i n g l e - fa m i l y i m p r o v e d r e s i d e n t i a l p a r c e l s w i th v a l u e o f i m p r o v e m e n ts o f $ 1 ,0 0 0 o r m o r e o n p a r c e l s o f 2 0 a c r e s o r l e s s
P r e p a r e d b y th e M a r y l a n d D e p a r tm e n t o f P l a n n i n g , P l a n n i n g D a ta S e r v i c e s , D e c e m b e r 2 0 0 5S o u r c e : M d P o p e r ty V i e w , 1 9 9 9 & 2 0 0 0 E d i t i o n s ( 1 9 9 0 - 9 9 ) , 2 0 0 4 E d i t i o n ( 2 0 0 0 - 0 3 ) a n d P F A b o u n d a r i e s f r o m 2 0 0 2 E d i t i o n ( 1 9 9 0 - 9 9 ) & 2 0 0 4 E i d t i o n
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Time to choose…
• Reactive, developer-driven permit processing: communities by chance
• OR
• Proactive, citizen-driven planning: communities by choice
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The Future of Cecil County?
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The Future of Cecil County?
Traditional Neighborhoods in Growth Areas Preservation of
Agriculture
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Well-planned development that: protects our assets, revitalizes communities, provides housing choices,
supports local businesses and local jobs and improves our quality of life.
What We Need..
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What Would Good Growth Look Like?
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Working Farms
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Neighborhoods not Housing Developments
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HOW DO WE GET GOOD GROWTH?
Farmers: economic support and farmland protectionExisting and new residents: great neighborhoods
Everybody: Honest Accounting
Make sure that growth works for everyone:
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Making It Work for Everyone
•Public interest test – who pays and who benefits?
•Public need test – what problem does this solve?
•Public review process – is this the right development in the right place?
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Communities Taking Charge Of Growth
• Vienna, Maryland
• Boulder, Colorado
• Pittsford, New York
• Grand Rapids, Michigan
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Cecil County’s future:
Poorly-planned growth or growth that works
for everyone?
It’s your choice…
if you get involved