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In This Issue Summer 2008 Howard County Issues A Civic Publication from the Independent Voter Group providing critical information on local issues. Distribution locations posted at howardcountyissues.org. From Council Chairperson From Councilmember From Councilmember Councilmember Mary ISSUE Courtney Watson Greg Fox Jen Terrasa Kay Sigaty On increasing referendum use: On increasing referendum use: On increasing referendum use: Councilmember Sigaty From Howie Feaga, President The advantage to the use of referen- This question requires more I believe referendum should be met with the Howard of the HC Farm Bureau dum in land use decisions is that it thought and at the moment I’m used only as a last resort. The Land Use Coalition but judicial process is the most ef- did not respond to the set provides voters with an action-ori- focused on current legislation, On behalf of the Howard ented process to express objections. for example, rather than asking ficient and effective venue for of queries by press time. how much housing will be need- resolving contentious land use Her time and consider- County Farm Bureau we Generally I support processes to ed to accommodate BRAC, we issues in a way that protect the ation in meeting with would like to see land give citizens more power rather citizens is noted. should be asking how to have rights of all parties. uses looked at very seri- than less. My hope is that the time the associated commercial busi- On increasing citizen standing Citizens were disappoint- consuming process of referendum ness placed in Howard. BRAC ously with our input if on land use matters: ed in Councilmember can be avoided through the use of is being used as an excuse to possible,single lots should Of course, the rights of any party Sigaty’s responses during open and transparent land use pro- build housing which is fine as can only be protected through the land use meeting, not be what changes policy cesses where citizens feel they are long as it complies with the the courts if that party is deemed including suggesting heard and fairly represented by their master plan, but adding single for everyone.We are losing to have standing. I support an that citizens and land elected officials. family attached and multi family more land all the time and expansion of citizen standing developers possessed an On limiting campaign housing was not part of the Rt because I believe the specially equal stake in land use we can not be expected money from land developers: 1 planning. I’ve added amend- aggrieved status is too restric- where one group seemed to farm small lots that are I chose to hit the road on foot dur- ments to have the discussion tive. However, I believe extend- priviledged and another ing my campaign to meet voters. on critical items to solve the Rt hard to accesss with our ing standing to all citizens may group lived with the After knocking on 6000 doors for 1 problems. I could overlook be too broad. For example, the resulting consequences machinery .We need to the the fact that the developer gave ...”the acceptance result of providing citizens every- and housing values of her see what is best for all the open money and gained this decision of money from where with unfettered standing decisions. Dis- to front load development but people of Howard County LAND USE * trict 1 would be that a national chain Citizens believe that the anyone expecting this and other mixed use projects as well as those of us that across town could suppress new Council could make sense if the projects long term consequences special treatment competition of a locally owned farm for a living. seat in were part of APFO. In this case, of prioritizing developer business that neighbors support. 2006, I is [in]appropriate” APFO is not met. profits above citizen in- * discov- I would like to hear more about terests is highly inappro- ered and not surprisingly, that the Another problem is that project what standards has worked suc- priate. Indeed, levelling impact of growth and development allocations could be moved cessfully in other jurisdictions. the two mght be a boon was foremost on voters’ minds. unfavorably, or could be stalled for citizens in our current On countywide rezoning to ac- Overcrowded roads and schools indefinitely without knowledge environ. commodate a single property: predominated the conversations. I of where the allocations were Because comprehensive zon- Following multiple THE have used my first year and a half targeted. ing is generally done every ten contacts using more on the council to legislate with years, there are times we may than one medium, those concerns in mind. I believe Another issue to be solved is want to make land use changes my very positive record of votes on the multi-use septic problem, Calvin Ball did not in between comprehensive zon- land use legislation speaks for itself. and the legislation I’ve intro- respond or otherwise ing. In these situations we may meet on land use. While campaigns may be expensive Continued on page 13 Continued on page 13 to run, I do not feel that the accep- Continued on page 13 In this issue ... County Reps on Land Use...........pg 1 Citizens Gaining Influence..................................pg 1 IN EACH ISSUE: Citizens on Land Use...................pg 3-6 Public Engagement in Land Use........................pg 12 Undermine Democracy.................pg 7 Tax Section.........................................................pg 14 - Multiple views on the same issue(s) HoCoGOP Supports Relay...........pg 8 Elections and Party Politics................................pg 15 - Citizen written contributions - Voting records for elected representatives and/or Coffee and Conversation!............pg 9 Dismantling the Myth of Objectivity....................pg 16 campaign money records MD Licenses Illegal Immigrants...pg 10 Volume 1 Issue 5 Howard County Issues Page 2 “Small Business Is Our Specialty” kATZ & cOMPANY, PA Certified Public Accountants 410-480-4900 • Monthly Bookkeeping • Tax Planning • IRS Representation/Audits • Business Setup • Individual & Corporate FREE CONSULTATION • Electronic Filing • Payroll Processing • Pension Plans We Pursue All Tax Strategies To Maximize Your Profits - Don’t Overpay Your Taxes!! A Howard County Business: 3450 Ellicott Center Drive, Suite 102, Ellicott City, MD 21043 Volume 1 Issue 5 Howard County Issues Page 3 CURRENT LAND USE ISSUES From: A Concerned Group of Citizens HOWARD COUNTY TAXPAYERS ARE BE- Economic Eminent Domain in Howard From Monica Machovec Devastated Senior Citizens: Have State & County Offi- ING IGNORED BY THEIR REPRESENTA- TIVES cials Failed to Protect Residents? The Deerfield Drive Sewer Easement Residents of the Villas at Cattail Creek (VCC) in Glen- Recently I joined the Howard Land Use Coali- Acquisition project was removed from wood, a 55 plus community, are still waiting for State and tion after attending an initial brainstorming the Capital budget, enabling the Spring County officials to correct the travesty that government meeting to gather citizens who were concerned, Ridge Homeowner’s Association to ne- officials allowed to happen and which has become the dismayed and disgusted over Howard County’s gotiate privately with the landowners. bane of existence for the homeowners in this community. handling of land use issues. The comments made by a large citizen group that evening were Construction of the community began in 2003 and the last enlightening and ignited passions that were in- Editor’s Note: residents moved in by late 2005. The community was to describable. I have always felt the development The economic eminent domain item have a shared well system and a multi-use septic system. community, the realtors, their legal teams and was originally in the county budget It is now well into 2008, and the septic system has never the Chamber of Commerce were all working in to use taxpayer money to force the functioned. conjunction with our elected officials to further sale of land from a private holder to a HUGE REVENUES common agendas. Unfortunately, an agenda that commercial interest. The homes were constructed by one of the largest home- seems to be continually ignored is that of the builders in the U.S., with at least 50% of its annual common citizen … the taxpayer. Our understanding is that the threat multi-billion dollar revenue derived from home sales in exists, has been expressed by de- This is evidenced by recent situations that have veloper attorneys, and can be used the Baltimore-Washington area. The builder received come to my attention since I joined the coalition. more than $50 million in revenue from the sale of homes against individual citizens without There was House Bill (HB246) cosponsored by greater voter knowledge. to the residents of the VCC community. The land devel- Del. Liz Bobo which endeavored to allow How- oper who constructed the well and septic infrastructure ard County citizens the legal standing to appeal also has an extensive record of development in Howard land use decisions. Our county is one of the few REFERENDUM: a County. in Maryland that does not allow citizens to ap- Virtually all of the residents were told by sales repre- peal land use decisions. This bill was passed in direct vote in which sentatives that both the septic and well-water systems the House but opposing Senators, including Sen. an entire electorate is would be fully functional. In reality, it was not disclosed Robey, took actions that resulted in the bill never that the sewage plant had never met State requirements. reaching the Senate floor for debate. asked to either accept However, the builder continued to sell homes and the Last week I attended a County meeting of the or reject a particular county continued to issue Use and Occupancy Permits. Public Engagement In Land Use (PELU) Task TRANQUILITY INTERRUPTED Force.
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