MEDIA ADVISORY

Mayor: Jennifer P. Dougherty

CONTACT: Nancy Gregg Poss, Public Information Officer, 301-360-3842
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, May 27, 2004

CITY’S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT

Frederick, Md. --- After 18 months and over 150 public meetings, The City of Frederick’s Planning Department is pleased to announce that the draft version of the Comprehensive Plan for The City of Frederick is now available for review and comment. The plan can be reviewed at City Hall, C. Burr Artz Library and on the City’s website, www.cityoffrederick.com.

The Comprehensive Plan is a guide for the City's growth and development policies and a tool to enhance Frederick's livability and unique character. Why is called a comprehensive plan? Because it deals with almost every area over which the City government has control: Streets, local transportation, zoning, land use, parks, economic development, development and growth, housing, and social services. Almost everything that affects the lives of City residents except County services such as the school system, fire & rescue, and library is covered by the Comprehensive Plan.

Since 1995, which is when the Comprehensive Plan was last updated, more than 7,000 new people have moved within the city limits, almost 4,000 new dwellings have been built, and hundreds of new jobs have been added.

For further information on the comprehensive plan process, please contact the Joe Adkins, division chief of comprehensive planning at 301-600-1655.
http://www.cityoffrederick.com/departments/Planning/comprehensivePlan/cPlan.htm