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 Brown Road. The balance of the 1981 CPA is being addressed through the County Master Plan.

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.

It is anticipated that the revised staff draft will be presented to the Planning Commission in December, 2009. The Planning Commission may suggest additional changes to the draft before it is approved for another public review period. Once it is issued for public review, another public hearing will be scheduled. Comments on the draft can be made during the public review period and at the public hearing.