Update (August 2010)
A draft Finksburg Corridor Plan was approved by the Planning Commission for public review at their July 20, 2010 meeting. It is available for review on this website (click here) and at the Finksburg Branch Library (2265 Old Westminster Pike, Finksburg) or Carroll County Department of Planning (Room 204, 225 N. Center Street, Westminster). This draft reflects changes that were requested by the Planning Commission at work sessions in December 2009, and January and June, 2010.
On Thursday, September 16, 2010 at 6:30 p.m., County Planning staff will be available to answer questions on the draft plan at a community information meeting to be held in the large meeting room of the Finksburg Library (2265 Old Westminster Pike, Finksburg).
A public hearing on the draft plan will be held by the Carroll County Planning and Zoning Commission on Tuesday, October 12, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. in the cafeteria of Sandymount Elementary School (2222 Old Westminster Pike, Finksburg). Both written and verbal comments will be received by the Planning Commission at the public hearing. Written comments also may be mailed or emailed to the address shown below, but must be received by the close of the public hearing.
Please mail or email comments by October 12, 2010 to:
Carroll County Planning Commissionc/o Daphne Daly, Planning Manager
225 North Center Street
Westminster, Maryland 21157
ddaly@ccg.carr.org
For additional information, please contact Daphne Daly at 410-386-2145 or by email at ddaly@ccg.carr.org.
Background
The Finksburg Corridor Plan, an update to the 1981 Finksburg Area and Environs Comprehensive Plan, has been released for public review. It reflects the desires expressed by residents and business people to enhance their community. Chief among these are the desire to remove the Community Planning Area (CPA) designation from the area, enhance the aesthetics and traffic flow in the MD 140 corridor, and protect the integrity of the area's environmental resources.
The Finksburg Corridor Plan focuses on a much smaller area, addressing only the MD 140 corridor from the County line west to approximately Kays Mill Road. The balance of the 1981 CPA is being addressed through the County Master Plan.
Process
An initial draft of the Finksburg Corridor Plan was issued for public review in April 2009. A public hearing on the draft was held on July 28, 2009. Based on the comments received in writing during the public review period and testimony given at the public hearing, revisions to the draft plan were made by staff. The revised staff draft can be reviewed by following the links below. Text that is proposed to be deleted is shown in a box, while text that is proposed to be added is shown in blue and is underlined. Revised maps are contained in the document as well.
The revised staff draft was presented to the Planning Commission in December 2009. The Planning Commission suggested additional changes to the draft during work sessions held in December 2009, and January and June 2010. The Planning Commission approved the plan for another public review period at their July 20, 2010 meeting. A public hearing is scheduled for October 12, 2010. Comments on the draft can be made during the public review period and at the public hearing.
Finksburg Corridor Plan (August 2010 60-Day Review draft)Finksburg Corridor Plan (June 2010 revised draft)
Appendices (June 2010 revised draft)
Powerpoint Presentation to the Planning Commission on December 15, 2009.
Finksburg Corridor Plan (November 2009 revised draft)
Appendices (November 2009 revised draft)