[CPEO-MEF] REALIGNMENT - Maryland smart growth initiative

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

Smart Growth Plan Proposed In Anticipation of BRAC-Related Development


By LAURA SCHWARTZMAN and WILL SKOWRONSKI, Capital News Service
Southern Maryland Online
February 20, 2008


ANNAPOLIS (Feb. 20, 2008) - A smart growth initiative for areas likely 
to be affected by BRAC received wide support from local governments and 
community groups Wednesday, but some proponents said the plan needs 
stricter requirements for determining which areas can get benefits.

"It's a BRAC revitalization bill, but it doesn't require that there is a 
link to BRAC," said Dan Pontious, acting executive director of the 
nonprofit, Baltimore-based Citizens Planning and Housing Association, 
which supports the bill overall.

Pontious and others testified before a joint House committee hearing on 
the BRAC Community Enhancement Act, an effort by Gov. Martin O'Malley's 
administration to encourage growth in areas that need revitalization and 
are crucial to Base Realignment and Closure, or BRAC.

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For the entire article, see
http://somd.com/news/headlines/2008/7235.shtml

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