Updates
Our newly expanded Friends of Harford web site was launched on March 1, 2007. To help our readers keep up with new information, we intend to reference on this page significant changes or additions to our web site. We will try to keep at least the latest three months of changes posted.
Year 2008
- Dec 19: The Transportation Outlook 2035 process was reopened to determine best use of an additional $225 million not previously allocated. The draft preferred alternative for the amendment to Transportation Outlook 2035, the Baltimore region’s long-range transportation plan, is available for citizen input. A public input period will be held from Tuesday, December 16, 2008 through Friday, January 23, 2009. A link was added to the discussion on our Transportation page
- Dec 4: A link to the new Maryland map system, Maryland GreenPrint, was added to our References page under topic "Maps". This was created by several state agencies as a tool to plan smart purchases of new green space, but is an excellent tool for any citizen to visualize and investigate any properties in Maryland (not good for dial up Internet connections).
- Nov 24: I have not kept up over the last several weeks with identifying all the updates made, but there have been changes to the Comprehensive Zoning Review page, getting ready for the process to begin, and the Zoning Code Update page among others.
- Oct 16: Link added to our BRAC page for presentations made at the October 2008 BRAC Town Hall.
- Oct 7: Link to 2008 APG BRAC Update Conference presentations added to our BRAC page.
- Oct 7: Smart Growth Listening Session for Harford County posted
- July 30: A link has been added on our Transportation Planning page to a JULY 30 news release from the Baltimore Regional Transportation Board calling for citizen input for additional mass transit planning for TO2035
- Jul 27: Schedule for County Council public hearings for the Zoning Code bill were added to our Zoning Code Update page.
- July 19: A link to the "Deer Creek Water Availability Study", May 2008, was added to our Special Interests page. You read about it in the Aegis and Sun this week, now see the actual report.
- July 16: A copy of the Community Response to the Harford County draft Zoning Code in .pdf format was added to our site on the Zoning Code Update page for convenience of our visitors.
- June 25: A link to a Community Response to the new Harford County draft Zoning Code was added to our Zoning Code Update page. Friends of Harford participated with other community representatives to document our highest priority recommendations for revision of the Zoning Code in a clear, easy-to-follow report.
- June 6: A link to the Zoning Code Update Workgroup Final Report was added to our ZCU page.
- June 5: A link was provided on our ZCU page to the Executive's announcement of the three public workshops on the Zoning Code Update.
- June 2: A brief paper highlighting our concerns with the Zoning Code Update process and its product has been added to our Zoning Code Update page.
- May 6: Pictures from our Annual Meeting on May 4 were added. The link is on our News page.
- May 5: Updates were incorporated into our Zoning Code Update page.
- Apr 16: Our Comprehensive Rezoning page and Legislative Bills page were updated to reference Bill 08-029, which indicates that new requests for rezoning will be accepted no sooner than November 6, 2008.
- Apr 12: Our Spring 2008 Newsletter was added to our News page
- Mar 28: A new Harford County legislative bill, 08-20, was added to our Legislative Bills page.
- Mar 21: A new set of files documenting the changes between the current Zoning Code and the initial draft code was added to the bottpom of our Zoning Code Text Markup page.
- Mar 9: A link to the Harford County draft Priority Preservation Area Plan, October 2007, was placed on our Special Interests page. A public input meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, March 12, 2008, 7 pm - 9 pm, Highland Presbyterian Church, 701 Highland Road, Street.
- Feb 28: Five more sections of the FOH marked up Zoning Code were added to our page.
- Feb 9: Four more sections of the FOH marked up Zoning Code were added to our page.
- Jan 19: A link to the Agriculture Viability Task Force, Final Report, presented to Harford County Council, Jan 15, 2008, was added to our References page.
- Jan 15: Five more sections of the FOH marked up Zoning Code were added to our page.
- Jan 8, 2008: Information on the new Friends of Harford Education Fund was added to our site.
Year 2007
- Dec 23: Council Bill 07-056, revising the Mixed Office zoning category, was added to our Legislative Bills page.
- Dec 20: Not really new on site, but your attention is called to the Maryland Base Realignment and Closure Subcabinet site, where you may find the new Maryland BRAC Action Plan, released 17 Dec 07. Our BRAC page also has that link.
- November 27: Began a Maps section on our References page. Added a Community Input Meeting schedule on our Government Web Sites page.
- November 19: Seven new sections of marked up Zoning Code were added to our page.
- November 17: Draft Deer Creek Water Availability Study, by Susquehanna River Basin Commission, October 16, 2007 was added to our Special Interest Items page.
- November 17: Added a link to the Maryland Base Realignment and Closure Subcabinet to our BRAC page. See links to draft FY08 BRAC Capital Budget, revised BRAC Action Plan, and Proposed BRAC Legislative Actions.
- November 10: A new link to the 2009 Maryland Transportation Plan was added to our Transportation Planning page. Target approval is January 2009.
- October 26: A new Reference Document page was started to begin collecting links to useful documents available on the web. Send us links you like!
- October 22: Material and link updates added to our Transportation Planning page concerning availability of the latest draft Transportation Outlook 2035 Plan.
- October 13: A new page with comparison of the current and draft Zoning Codes plus Friends of Harford comments was linked to the Zoning Code Revision page.
- September 30: Links to the Harford County Council's meeting minutes, recently placed on line, were added on our Government Websites and Legislative Bills pages.
- September 15: Our Fall 2007 Newsletter has been added to our FOH News page.
- September 15: A link to the report Aberdeen Proving Ground BRAC Impacts on Seven Jurisdictions by Sage Policy Goup, Inc. was added to our BRAC page.
- Aug 22: Mixed Office Project on Rte 543 at I 95: "James Run". Friends of Harford believes that the concept presented by the developer at the public input meeting is not in conformance with the intent of the MO legislation.
- Aug 7: A link for final draft Transportation Improvement Plan 2008-2012 for the Baltimore Region has been posted on our Transportation Plans page.
- July 26: Additional information and a link added to Transportation Plans page concerning Transportation Outlook 2035.
- June 26: Additions to our Zoning Code Revision page have been made to add links to schedule and draft code documents made available by Department Planning and Zoning.
- June 25: New links on BRAC page for presentations at 25 April 07 conference BRAC: Regional Transformation of the Chesapeake Science and Security Corridor, and for 19 June 07 presentation to County Council by APG Garrison Commander.
- June 20: A new link on the Helpful Government Websites, Under Maryland Dept. of Planning, highlights presentations from the Spring 2007 Planning Directors' Meeting.
- June 19: A new page on Transportation Plans was initiated with information on plans for I-95improvements.
- June 1: Added reference to Gravel Hill Rubblefill zoning appeal hearing on 5 June at 7:30 pm.
- May 15: Added link to Friends of Aberdeen web site on ourHelpful Websites page.
- May 14: Added link to May 2007 Deer Creek Water Shed Restoration Action Strategy on Special Interests page.
- Apr 8: Vote on Bill 07-010 recorded on Legislative Bill tracking page.
- Apr 8: Spring Newsletter added to site.
- Apr 8: More details added concerning our Annual Meeting this month.