East Frederick Rising

EAST FREDERICK RISING, INC. invites you to a community meeting to unveil its draft Vision Plan & Toolkit for East Frederick.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2010 FROM 7:00 TO 9:00 P.M.
Frederick County Law Enforcement Center
110 Airport Drive, Frederick, MD 21701
Free parking; light refreshments

This is the official introduction of the Vision Plan & Toolkit and your opportunity to review this document, which incorporates comments from past community meetings, and offer feedback to the East Frederick Rising Board of Directors and Design Committee before it is presented to the Planning Commission and Mayor & Board of Aldermen.

Frederick has a new gateway to the heart of the existing downtown and a new chance to envision the future of the City east of East Street.
We want you to be a stakeholder in this effort.
Go to ACTION SECTION of this website and Download Our Vision and Tool Kit for the East Side >>

Frederick’s distinctive districts to get facelifts

Thursday, April 29, 2010 | Five years ago, Brian Sclar wanted nothing more than to keep his longtime family business, Reliable Recycling, on East Street. Today, he’s made peace with the fact that the City of Frederick’s east side, with all its planned changes, has no place for his business in the future. Read more…

East Frederick Rising Gets Grants

“April 2, 2010: East Frederick Rising’s future rose further Thursday when the Board of Aldermen agreed to make a $25,000 matching contribution for the redevelopment project.

East Frederick Rising is a community organization whose goal is to develop several hundred acres near the new interchange at I-70 and East Street. The goal is to develop a mix of land uses that promotes ease of travel by transit, bicycle and pedestrian traffic.

The Department of Housing and Community Development is offering a $25,000 technical assistance grant for the project. It requires a local match…”

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Interest grows in east Frederick development plans

About 70 people showed up for East Frederick Rising Community Development Corp.’s first community meeting at Frederick Community College Conference Center. Read more…

First Public Meeting: 11 June

The first community meeting of East Frederick Rising is 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 11 at the Frederick Community College Conference Center, 7932 Opossumtown Pike. Anyone interested in the planning and development of the eastern part of the city should attend. Read more…

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