1. Sam Dean
2. Doug Peters
3. Marilynn Bland
4. Camille Exum
It is BEST TO FAX A NOTE TO THEM AT: (301) 952-3238, but it is okay to email.
For more information, feel free to contact me or call the Sierra Club - Prince George�s group at (301) 277-0600.
I support CB-5-2006, the �TDR bill�. The Council must pass this bill to preserve our rural areas, and to put development only where public services are available. The members of my community want a strong and viable Transfer of Development Rights program.
However, the bill must:
? continue to include mandatory downzoning
? include language specifying that density will not exceed master plans in receiving areas
? reduce exceptions for building in downzoned areas
? not exempt large projects
We applaud the Council�s efforts to fulfill its promises of adopting laws that manage out of control growth. This is in line with the county�s General Plan. CB-5-2006 recognizes that it is unfair to residents in established areas if we divert public resources to serve new housing projects in far-flung rural locales.
While I am unhappy that the bill has changed from its original form, I can support the "density increase" approach if you pass CB-5 with the points listed above included. Don�t water the bill down by making it voluntary.
Sincerely yours,