Media and Announcements Archives 2011

• PlanMaryland-related articles of the week of December 19, 2011
  1. Former Governor Glendening on PlanMaryland in “Smart Growth America,” Dec. 21, 2011
  2. PlanMaryland on WAMU 88.5, Dec. 21, 2011
  3. Secretary Hall on “Smart Investments in Smart Growth,” Governor O’Malley’s Blog, Dec. 21, 2011
  4. O’Malley Orders Implementation Of PlanMaryland As State Policy, MarylandReporter.com, Dec. 20, 2011

4. PlanMaryland is official: O'Malley signs executive order on growth plan, Cecil Whig,
   Dec. 20, 2011
5. Maryland governor signs land-use order, Washington Post, Dec. 19, 2011
6. Hughes, Glendening turn out for Plan Maryland, Baltimore Sun, Dec. 19, 2011
7. O'Malley growth control program PlanMaryland takes effect, Baltimore Sun, Dec. 19, 2011
8. O’Malley signs executive order on PlanMaryland, Associated Press, Dec. 19, 2011
9. Statewide lands plan garners O’Malley edict, Washington Times, Dec. 19, 2011
10. O’Malley Plans Maryland, Governors Journal
11. O'Malley signs executive order on plan to control, sustain growth as Md. population swells, The Republic, Indiana
• Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Blog - Region Forward and PlanMaryland: Sustainable Visions for the Future” at Region Forward, December 12, 2011
• Secretary Hall discusses PlanMaryland on MPT’s “State Circle,” Dec. 9, 2011
  
  
• PlanMaryland-related articles of the week of December 5, 2011
  1. “Plan Wars,” 2-part series on PlanMaryland on WYPR 88.1 FM
     Part 2: Rhetoric Running Hot And Heavy Over Plan Maryland, Dec. 9, 2011
     Part 1: Plan Maryland Has No Shortage Of Critics, Dec. 7, 2011
• Secretary Hall on WYPR on PlanMaryland, November 21, 2011
  
  
• PlanMaryland-related articles of the week of November 14, 2011
  1. PlanMaryland Part 3: How it would work is still unclear, MarylandReporter.com, November 16, 2011
  2. PlanMaryland Part 2: Framework for smart growth or dramatic policy shift?, MarylandReporter.com, November 15, 2011
  3. PlanMaryland Part 1: Why is The State Land-Use Plan So Controversial?, MarylandReporter.com, November 14, 2011
• Secretary Hall in the Washington Post on PlanMaryland, November 13, 2011
  
  
• PlanMaryland-related articles of the week of October 31, 2011
  1. Sprawl is the real enemy of rural living, Baltimore Sun, November 2, 2011
  2. Baltimore Sun editorial on PlanMaryland, October 31, 2011
  3. Secretary Hall in the Carroll County Times on PlanMaryland, October 31, 2011
• PlanMaryland-related articles of the week of October 24, 2011
  1. Maryland's Governor Explains his War on Sprawl, The Atlantic Cities, October 27, 2011
• PlanMaryland-related articles of the week of October 3, 2011
  1. Smart-Growth Efforts Lag, Look to Maryland Well-planned development can save money, Hartford Courant, October 3, 2011
  2. Western Md. county seeks PlanMaryland exemption, WHTM abc27, October 3, 2011
• Letter from Maryland Attorney General's office in response to inquiry about the allocation of planning and zoning powers in Maryland and explanation of the legal basis for PlanMaryland (September 13, 2011)
  
  
• PlanMaryland-related articles of the week of September 26, 2011
  1. Commissioners Extend Media Contract, Put Aside Funds for PlanMaryland Summit, Westminster Patch, September 29, 2011
  2. County will join forces for lobbyist, Cumberland Times-News, September 26, 2011
  3. PlanMaryland: A easy sell to taxpayers, Baltimore Sun, September 26, 2011
  4. EDITORIAL: Summit won't change state plan, Carroll County Times, September 26, 2011
• Secretary Hall to speak about PlanMaryland and the Eastern Shore on Thursday, October 20th, 2011 at Salisbury University
• Secretary Hall in the Baltimore Sun on Plan Maryland, Sept. 23, 2011
  
  
• PlanMaryland-related articles of the week of September 19, 2011
  1. PlanMaryland designed to stifle us, Frederick News-Post, September 23, 2011
  2. County planners reject latest PlanMaryland revision, Cecil Whig, September 23, 2011
  3. Board looking to host environmental summit on PlanMaryland, Caroll County Times, September 23, 2011
  4. Smart Growth as a political plot? Please, Baltimore Sun, September 21, 2011
  5. O'Malley's Smart Growth power grab; Frederick County official sees an ulterior motive in Gov. O'Malley's push for PlanMaryland, Baltimore Sun, September 19, 2011
• Secretary Hall on PlanMaryland on Midday with Dan Rodricks on WYPR, Sept. 15, 2011
  
  
• PlanMaryland-related articles of the week of September 12, 2011
  1. No PlanMaryland Lobbyist for Carroll County...Yet, Eldersburg Patch, September 16, 2011
  2. The Case for a D.C.-Baltimore Mega-Region , The Atlantic Cities, September 16, 2011
  3. Western Md. counties considering lobbyist 'We want to support the (comprehensive statewide growth plan), but we want to make sure it's fair for all of us', Herald-Mail, September 15, 2011
  4. Revised planning document gives local governments more authority, Gazette.Net, September 12, 2011
• (September 9, 2011) Press Release - Revised draft of "PlanMaryland" released; Plan, updated after 120-day comment period, opens for additional 60-day comment period
• (September 7, 2011) In consultation with Governor O'Malley, we pushed back the Revised Draft of PlanMaryland to consider many comments we got just before the deadline.
  
  
• PlanMaryland-related articles of the week of September 5, 2011
  1. Maryland gives smart growth another push, Switchboard - Natural Resources Defense Council Staff Blog, September 7, 2011
  2. County urges citizens to read PlanMaryland, Cecil Whig, September 6, 2011
  3. St. Mary's Adds PlanMaryland Concern, The Baynet, September 4, 2011
• PlanMaryland-related articles of the week of August 29, 2011
  1. Dels. discuss issues affecting real estate community, Star Democrat, Star Democrat, September 2, 2011
  2. LETTER: PlanMaryland just a cover for socialism, Cecil Whig, September 2, 2011
  3. The Latest on Maryland's Grand Anti-Sprawl Plan, The Infrastructurist, August 30, 2011
  4. County commissioners draft letter to state over concerns with PlanMaryland, Caroll County Times, August 30, 2011
  5. MACo Releases PlanMaryland Comments, Maryland Association of Counties, August 30, 2011
  6. MACo Responds to 60-Day PlanMaryland Extension, Maryland Association of Counties, August 30, 2011
  7. Commissioners critique state smart-growth plan at meeting, Frederick News Post, August 30, 2011
  8. Board of Commissioners, residents discuss PlanMaryland at forum, Carroll County Times, August 29, 2011
  9. Members of the Carroll County delegation discuss the governor's PlanMaryland document in the Carroll County Times, with an emphasis on local control, August 28, 2011
• (August 25, 2011) Press Release - Timetable for "PlanMaryland" updated; Additional 60-day comment period for State Growth Plan in response to local officials
  
  
• PlanMaryland-related articles of the week of August 22, 2011
  1. Councilman plans override effort on South County vetoes , Baltimore Sun, August 27, 2011
  2. MACo Responds to 60-Day PlanMaryland Extension, MarylandReporter.com, August 26, 2011
  3. Howard, commissioners still want more time to review state plan, Carroll County Times, August 26, 2011
  4. Commissioners may join effort against land-use plan, Frederick News-Post Online, August 24, 2011
  5. State policy to get second look, The Daily Times, August 24, 2011
  6. Counties cry wolf over development restrictions, Baltimore Sun, August 23, 2011
  7. Frederick County Commissioner predicts "uprising" against O'Malley's Plan Maryland, Potomac Tea Party Report, August 23, 2011
  8. Flexibility needed in state plan, Carroll County Times, August 23, 2011
  9. Calvert to Request Deferral of Plan Maryland, The Baynet.com, August 22, 2011
  10. Local officials should quit whining about PlanMaryland, Baltimore Sun Letters to the Editor, August 22, 2011
  11. MACo recap: Montgomery officials in sync with governor, Leggett says Plan Maryland proposal right approach, Gazette.Net, August 22 , 2011
  12. Plan Maryland keeps rolling along despite local speed bumps, Maryland Reporter, August 21, 2011
  13. Plan Maryland Edges Toward Completion, Conflict with Counties, Dundalk Patch, August 20, 2011
  14. Sprawl and power, Hometown Annapolis, August 19, 2011
  15. O'Malley discusses growth plan with locals, Ventura County Star, August 19, 2011
• Articles about Governor O'Malley's PlanMaryland presentation to MACo on August 19, 2011
  1. O'Malley, Md. counties begin battle over development plan, Washington Post
  2. O'Malley faces tough sell to locals on land development, The Baltimore Sun
  3. O'malley discusses Planmaryland with county leaders, Cumberland Times-News
  4. County Officials Skeptical About PlanMD Impact, The Dispatch
  5. Plan Maryland Edges Toward Completion, Conflict with Counties, Ellicott City Patch
  6. Kent planning commission pans 'PlanMaryland,' The Star Democrat
  7. Commissioners waiting, seeing on O'Malley's PlanMaryland, Cecil Whig
• (August 18, 2011) Press Release - Land Use/Land Cover Map Reveals Sizable Changes
• Gov. O'Malley, Secretary Hall to host forum on "PlanMaryland" at Maryland Association of Counties conference on August 19
• Pre-proposal conference call (July 28, 2011) for Web Design for Sim Interactive Game/PlanMaryland
• MDP Planning Services Director Rich Josephson speaking about "PlanMaryland" on Magic 100.5 FM, Cumberland, July 27, 2011.
• Secretary Hall in Cumberland Times-News, "Planmaryland will help area, not hinder it", July 24, 2011
  
  
• Request for Proposals for Web Design for Sim Interactive Game for "PlanMaryland"

  The Maryland Department of Planning (MDP) invites interested and qualified offers to submit proposals for a project in Baltimore, Maryland. The project involves graphical web design that will be used to build an interactive sim game to help illustrate and communicate the guiding principles of a new State Growth Plan known as PlanMaryland.

  1. Bid Notice
  2. Request for Proposals
  3. Exhibit A: Mandatory Written Solicitation Requirements
  4. Exhibit B: Bid/Proposal Affidavit
  5. Exhibit C: Contract Affidavit
• (June 21, 2011) Governor O'Malley Names Members of Task Force to Study Septic Pollution
• Secretary Hall on PlanMaryland in the Cecil Whig, June 21, 2011
• June 22, 2011: MDP and the BWI Business Partnership, Inc. join to offer a special PlanMaryland forum for commercial and residential developers, engineers, planners, businesses involved in land use and any businesses in the region concerned about the future. Click for more information and to register.
• Secretary Richard E. Hall: Smart planning helps communities, Carroll County Times, June 7, 2011
• (May 31, 2011) State Planning Holds Open House for State Growth Plan. Western Maryland Residents Invited To Attend Event at Frostburg State University to Find Out More About the PlanMaryland Draft
• (May 23, 2011) State Planning Holds Open House for State Growth Plan. Maryland Residents Invited To Attend Event at Morgan State University to Find Out More About the PlanMaryland Draft
• Armory Marketplace Could Benefit from PlanMaryland, Patch. Com, May 17, 2011
• State ready for comment on draft of growth plan, Carroll County Times, May 17, 2011
• (May 17, 2011) State Planning Holds Open House for State Growth Plan. Maryland Residents Invited To Attend Event at Long Reach High School to Find Out More About the PlanMaryland Draft
• Fixing smart growth, Op-Ed by Maryland Secretary of Planning, Baltimore Sun, April 19, 2011
• (April 28, 2011) Draft of "PlanMaryland," first State Growth Plan, released by Maryland Secretary of Planning

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