Sugarloaf Alliance
Preservation * Smarter Growth * Transparency in Government
The Overlay Zone legislation proposes up to 1% of county acreage to be available for data centers under this Overlay. The proposed map is now under consideration. This legislation would allow data centers to be built next to residential properties.
Read the results of
Sugarloaf Alliance's latest
Maryland Public Information Request re data centers here.
Governor's office asks for
enforcement "leniency"
Members of the county Data Centers Workgroup recommended that no data centers be located in the Sugarloaf Plan area. The County Executive and the County Council may or may not take the DCWG recommendations. Legislation is now before the County Council. Join our mailing list to keep up with this process.
MPRP powerlines for data centers are projected to run through the Sugarloaf Plan area. The PSEG application is now before the Public Service Commission.
Frederick Count Planning Commission to discussed "Investing in Workers and Workplaces Plan" (IW2) on 7/9. Read
Sugarloaf Alliance comments here.
