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		<title>Cecil County Commish Talk Tough on &#8220;Tiers&#8221; Land Rules; Defiance Could Let State Shut Down Growth</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2012 23:52:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nancy Schwerzler]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[News Analysis Cecil County Commissioners adopted a get-tough stance Tuesday against a state-mandated “tiers” land preservation map&#8211;which local farmers fear would strip them of property rights—and said they would defer any action until a summit meeting with other rural counties and consideration of legal action against the state. On the surface it might look like a victory for farmers and property rights activists who jammed a recent public hearing to protest the “Draft 4” tier map that a 3-2 majority of the commissioners approved to put out to hearing. [SEE Cecil Times report HERE: https://ceciltimes.com/2012/09/tiers-tears-and-taunts-cecil-county-commish-blasted-on-tier-maps-broomell-bashes-critics-hodge/ ] But, in fact, this newly found defiant attitude could be just a prelude to an even more restrictive no-growth mandate imposed by the state if no maps are submitted by the county by the end of the year. And that might just be the ultimate goal of some anti-growth activists: no development permitted, but without having their political fingerprints on the maps. The commissioners agreed Tuesday afternoon to defer any action to review, modify or adopt the planning maps until they meet later this month with a coalition of rural counties in Annapolis, and consider possible legal opposition to the legislative mandates. After a [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Cecil County Council Dist. 1: The Doc and The Disoriented</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2012 18:56:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was the first public political sighting of Pamela Bailey, who has been incognito since she won the early April primary to become the Democratic candidate for the District 1 Cecil County Council seat, when she showed up in Elkton Tuesday night at a candidates’ forum. Some Democrats may have wished she stayed home. Bailey, a secretary at the county’s School of Technology who also ran for the seat and lost four years ago, showed minimal knowledge of the current fight over “tiers” land use policies mandated by state legislation, SB236, and mis-stated the terms of a south county ambulance proposal that she claimed as her signature “behind the scenes” work effort on county policy issues. Her opponent, Dr. Alan McCarthy, a veterinarian and businessman who defeated incumbent James Mullin in the Republican primary by a wide margin, outlined his business experience and advocated completion of infrastructure in the county’s growth corridor, a stand-up-and-fight stance against the state’s land use mandates, and creation of a ‘business-friendly’ environment to bring jobs and an expanded economic base to the county. The candidates’ forum, sponsored by the Cecil County Patriots, the local ‘tea party’ group, drew questions from an audience of about 100 [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Farmers&#8217; Tractorcade Protests Cecil County Commissioners &#8216;Tier&#8217; Maps, Property Rights Limits</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2012 14:36:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[About 20 tractors, in classic John Deere green and a few blue Fords, formed a political conga line on Route 40 Tuesday afternoon and circled the Cecil County administration building in Elkton, to protest a map adopted by a majority of County Commissioners that would sharply limit many farmers’ property rights. It was the second consecutive day of repudiation for a so-called “tier” map adopted earlier this month by the Three Amigos faction of the Cecil County Commissioners—Diana Broomell (R-4), James Mullin (R-1) and Michael Dunn (R-3.) On Monday, the county Planning Commission rejected that proposal and instead will develop its own map, based upon the county’s Comprehensive Plan, that would still protect farm and rural areas from development but would not impose more restrictive limits advocated by the Three Amigos. The tractorcade assembled at the old Wal-Mart site at Whitehall Road and proceeded east on Route 40, accompanied by Elkton town police and county Sheriff’s cars with flashing lights. Traffic was not delayed much as the single-file tractorcade occupied the right lane so motorists could pass. But Chesapeake Boulevard had a long backup as the tractors moved slowly toward the county building and began their circuit around the building. [&#8230;]]]></description>
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