Correspondence and Postings
Jim Brown June 11 Letter to County Council on Forest Conservation
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Washington Post Feature on Agricultural Reserve
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Tina Brown's May 8 Letter To Steven Silverman, MC County Council President, on Forest Conservation Exemption for Equestrian Facilities
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Tina Brown's June 7 Letter on Forest Conversation
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Annual Sugarloaf Citizens Meeting -- May 2004 (PoolesvilleOnline.com),
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Jim Brown Letter on Equine Zoning Text Amendment, October 2003,
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In October 2003, Jim Brown, President of Sugarloaf Citizens Association, sent the following letter to Mike Knapp of the Montgomery County Council: After I testified on the Silverman equine ZTA on behalf of Sugarloaf Citizens Association (SCA),you asked for me to provide you with a priority list of the amendments Sugarloaf would like to see added to the ZTA and other clarifications we feel are important. Here for your consideration are our concerns. We hope you will raise and pursue these as the Council proceeds with their analysis before a final vote.
Jim Brown Letter on Dangerous Intersections, July 2, 2003,
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On May 30, 2003, Jim Brown, President of Sugarloaf Citizens Association, sent the following letter to members of the Montgomery County Council: The Sugarloaf Citizens Assn. would like to go on record as strongly supporting the designation of Slidell Road located in the Agriculture Preserve as a Rustic Road. Such a designation is consistent with our policy of preserving the rustic environment of our area. We understand Park and Planning is recommending to the Council that Slidell be given a Rustic Road designation
Letter to Governors -- May 1, 2003.
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Maryland Allows VTOD to Draft New Bridge Study -- May 7, 2003.
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On May 20, 2002,
Solutions not Sprawl issued an update on the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA,the COG's Origin and Destination Study, and the VA sales tax. Click Here For SNS Update.
On February 1, 2002,
Solutions not Sprawl issued an Action Alert requesting help for the upcoming TPR hearings before the County Council. Click Here For SNS Action Alert.
On December 6, 2001,
Sugarloaf Citizens Association issued a news release critical of Mirant's intention to use an additional 1,000,000 gallons of Potomac River water per day during drought and low flow conditions. Click Here For News Release.
On November 30, 2001,
Sugarloaf Citizens Association issued a news release exposing serious traffic probelems in Mirant's Dickerson Power expansion proposal. Click Here For News Release.
On November 13, 2001,
Sugarloaf Citizens Association issued a news release describing how failures of Mirant's Dickerson Power expansion proposal were exposed in public hearings. Click Here For News Release.
The
Transportation Policy Report is being debated before it goes to the County Council. Please voice your opinion on how our region addresses traffic congestion. Click Here For Transportation Policy Report.
On May 23, 2001,
Mirant Dickerson Development filed an application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to upgrade electrical generation equipment at the Dickerson Power Plant.
MIRANT -- The Sugarloaf Citizens Perspective
MIRANT -- Environmental Questions
The following legal postings filed on behalf of Sugarloaf Citizens opposing the Mirant Power Plant Application:
MIRANT -- Motion to Intervene
MIRANT -- Motion to Consolidate
MIRANT -- Response
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