Maryland's Suburban Sprawl Battle

Maryland Governor Glendening warns that he intends to start using a neglected 25-year old law that allows the state to bring court challenges against potentially harmful rezoning decisions.

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June 25, 2001, 12:00 PM PDT

By Chris Steins @planetizen

Local home rule advocates oppose Maryland Governor Parris N. Glendenings' efforts to halt urban sprawl as intrusions into local decision-making. "Let the battles begin," proclaimed Commissioner Donald I. Dell, drawing a line in the sand -- or rather the lush 145-acre Carroll County farm tract rezoned for housing -- as he vowed to defend home rule against Glendening's campaign to restrict suburban sprawl.

Thanks to Sheryl Stolzenberg

FULL STORY: Maryland Farmland a Focus in Suburban Sprawl Battle

Monday, June 25, 2001 in The New York Times

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