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Freedom Plan Begins 60-Day Public Comment Period - UPDATED

Westminster, MD, Thursday, May 10, 2018 – The contact information has been updated. Please use the information in this release.

The 2018 Freedom Community Comprehensive Plan or “Freedom Plan” was released on May 8, 2018 and is now open for a 60-day public comment period.  The plan is posted on the freedomareaplan.org website along with an interactive Future Land Use map and a list of properties with a land use change from the 2001 Freedom Plan.

The 60-day public comment period will conclude with a Public Hearing scheduled on July 11, 2018 from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm, at the Liberty High School Auditorium.  The Planning and Zoning Commission will then have an opportunity to deliberate on the plan and may take-up any issues as a result of the public hearing before officially forwarding the document to the Board of County Commissioners for their consideration of adoption.  Citizens can comment by:

1)      Sending written correspondence to Carroll County Department of Planning, 225 N. Center Street, Westminster, MD 21157.

2)      Completing the Carroll County Government Comment/Question Form available on the website

3)      Emailing the Planning and Zoning Commission at plancomm@ccg.carr.org

All comments must be received by the close of the public hearing on July 11, 2018.

On April 17, 2018 the Carroll County Planning Commission accepted the Freedom Community Comprehensive Plan. This updated plan is based on the remanded instructions from the commissioners in October 2017.

To follow the plan and its process go to: freedomareaplan.org. Citizens are encouraged to review the site’s content and monitor the page for any updates or changes. 

Any citizen who is unable to attend the public hearing is encouraged to send comments via email to plancomm@ccg.carr.org  or by mail to:  Carroll County Department of Planning, 225 N. Center Street, Westminster, MD 21157.

For additional information, contact:

Lynda Eisenberg
Acting Director,  
Carroll County Department of Planning 
410-386-5145

Click here for the printable release!

More about the Freedom Community Comprehensive Plan Carroll County Bureau of Comprehensive Planning is updating the 2001 Freedom Community Comprehensive Plan to meet Maryland's Land Use Article of Code, which requires jurisdictions to update their master plans, and in this case, small area plan, every ten years . The update of the 2001 Freedom Community Comprehensive Plan is following the recently Adopted 2014 Carroll County Master Plan. The update of the 2001 Freedom Community Comprehensive Plan will be the framework for land use, growth management, rural/agricultural policies, economic development, water resources, natural environmental resources, community facilities and services, and recreational resources. Supplementing the update is the 2014 Approved Freedom Bicycle-Pedestrian Master Plan & Assessment.

The Americans with Disabilities Act applies to the Carroll County Government and its programs, services, activities, and facilities. Anyone requiring an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication or who has a complaint should contact The Department of Citizen Services, 410.386.3600 or 1.888.302.8978 or MD Relay 7-1-1/1.800.735.2258 or email ada@ccg.carr.org as soon as possible but no later than 72 hours before the scheduled event.