To be clear at the very outset, this is a story with no bad guys. Not the property owner, not the new grocery store company, not the people who own homes around the property and not the Carroll County government. No villains. No victims per se, although not everybody will be pleased with how all this turns out.
Tag Archives: Eldersburg
Eldersburg: “Quibbling”
Thursday, May 4, 2017
Hi, everyone. “Quibbling” was the original title of “Eldersburg doesn’t need 7th grocer,” an op/ed piece that the Carroll County Times was kind enough to publish today under its “Other Voices” program. Our thanks to the Times. If you missed reading it, here, below, is the PDF print from today’s paper.
As always, your comments will be greatly appreciated.
Strong petition. Weak response.
Carroll County’s Director of Planning, Phil Hager
On November 15 of last year, two residents of the Homeland Condominiums met with Phil Hager. Mr. Hager is Director of the Carroll County Department of Planning and Secretary to the County’s Planning and Zoning Commission. The purpose of the meeting was to present to Director Hager a petition signed by 55 people who own or rent condominiums along Homeland Drive in Eldersburg. The Homeland Condominiums have a total of 70 units in three adjacent three-story buildings.
Eldersburg: An Open Letter To Commissioner Howard
One of our readers has sent us a letter he wrote to Commissioner Doug Howard. It’s well-written and makes a number of good points. The more people who see it, the better. So here it is…
It’s time for an Eldersburg town meeting.
Almost without exception, the comments we’ve received from respondents to our survey have been in favor of anything but another grocery store. The problem, of course, is that the property owner (a company) has every right to do what it considers to be in its best interests – as long as that choice is within the zoning for the property.
Eldersburg: Meetings and Hearings Related to Development of 1503 Liberty Road
Sunday, April 9, 2017
Hi. Here are some notes related to Carroll County meetings and hearings that have bearing on the development of 22.6 acres along Liberty Road, between Georgetown Blvd. and Homeland Drive. The property includes 1503 Liberty Road, the prospective site of a new LIDL (“leedle”) that will be Eldersburg’s seventh full-size grocery store.
Eldersburg: The Text Amendment That Doesn’t Make Any Sense
Wednesday, April 5, 2017
Later this evening – at 6 PM in Room 003 of the Carroll County office building at 225 North Center St. in Westminster – the County’s Planning and Zoning Commission is having a hearing at which the Commission will discuss a “text amendment.”
Reasons Not To Approve The Eldersburg LIDL Site Plan
For those of you who have been following the coming of a new LIDL grocery store to Eldersburg…
“Excuse me.”
Uh, sure. Did you need something?
“Yes. What’s a ‘Liddle’?”