Mission
To involve citizens of Anne Arundel County in the planning process and in advocacy to allow growth only where infrastructure is sufficient and natural resources (including water and air quality) are protected so that all growth will enhance the quality of life in the county, benefitting residents and businesses.

The network subscribes to the following principles:

• Strengthen county infrastructure
• Clean up watersheds and waterways
• Reuse existing structures
• Support expanded transit for the Count
• Plan for workforce housing near jobs that is integrated with market housing
• Protect remaining farms, forests and open space

STARTLING STATS*

$1.14
is the estimated costs of providing services to new residential development in frederick County for each $1 generated in the tax revenue.

We are all picking up the tab for poorly planned development.

* from 1000 Friends of Maryland. "Smart Growth on Track" Winter 2009.