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Matt Minahan, Chair, Growth Action Network
Sep 24, 20241 min read
3 Big (And Important) Events This Week
It's a big week for AACo citizens this week, with three important events: First : The future of AACo is literally being written right...
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Matt Minahan, Chair, Growth Action Network
Dec 17, 20241 min read
Too Much AND Not Enough
To be sure, there's a lot to like about living in AACo, but everyone has complaints. Too much traffic, expensive rents, school crowding,...
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Matt Minahan, Chair, Growth Action Network
Oct 6, 20241 min read
Stand UP and Send a STRONG Message NOW
At the County Council meeting on Monday, October 7th, the Housing Attainability Act, Bill 72-24, gets its first hearing. The affordable...
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Matt Minahan, Chair, Growth Action Network
May 9, 20241 min read
Community Association and HOA Summit Coming June 1st.
Being on the board of your community association or HOA may be the most thankless, pain-in-the-anatomy job there is. There are rules and...
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Matt Minahan, Chair, Growth Action Network
Apr 29, 20241 min read
Building Associations That Build Communities
The Growth Action Network (GAN) is excited to announce the county's first ever Community Association Summit on June 1st. Hosted by the...
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Matt Minahan, Chair, Growth Action Network
Apr 18, 20241 min read
The Citizen Network WORKED!
Several hundred citizens sent letters to the County Council last week about the county's once-in-a-decade Comprehensive Rezoning exercise....
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Matt Minahan, Chair, Growth Action Network
Apr 14, 20242 min read
7 Days to Decide the Future of Your Neighborhood? Say NO Now
On Monday, April 15th, the Anne Arundel County Council is preparing to pass Bill 26-24 as "emergency legislation" that will privilege the...
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Matt Minahan, Chair, Growth Action Network
Apr 9, 20242 min read
Govt for the Many, or the Few? Speak Up by Monday, April 15th, or it will be the Few.
In the great Star Trek movie "The Wrath of Khan," Spock gives up his life to save the crew of the Enterprise because "the needs of the...
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Matt Minahan, Chair, Growth Action Network
Feb 26, 20242 min read
AACo for the Next 10 Years
AACo for the Next 10 Years! Every 10 years, the County makes long range plans for where housing, commercial development, and open space...
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Matt Minahan, Chair, Growth Action Network
Dec 15, 20232 min read
Moment of Truth for Our County
This is a moment of truth for our County. Who do we want to be in the world? What kind of community do we want to create in Anne...
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Matt Minahan, Chair, Growth Action Network
Nov 30, 20232 min read
Stop the Wet Kiss for Developers TODAY
There is a letter below you need to send to your Councilmember. Why? A few weeks ago, the Growth Action Network asked in an op-ed in the...
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Matt Minahan, Chair, Growth Action Network
Nov 2, 20232 min read
Join us for a GAN November, on Housing, Growth, and Mr. Pittman on AACo's Sustainable Future
The first half of November is full of topics for citizens, with three important events in the next two weeks. Get your calendar handy!...
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Matt Minahan, Chair, Growth Action Network
Oct 8, 20233 min read
For the Cost of a Stamp . . .
In the coming weeks, property owners in three parts of the county will be able to apply to have their land rezoned. In these three areas...
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Matt Minahan, Chair, Growth Action Network
Sep 16, 20232 min read
Hold on to Your Hats, Anne Arundel!
These next few months of 2023 will have a HUGE impact on the future of Anne Arundel County. Between now and the end of this year, in...
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Matt Minahan, Chair, Growth Action Network
Aug 4, 20231 min read
Where Does the Water Actually Begin? Whatever "Floats Your Boat?"
The US Supreme Court recently ruled in Sackett vs the EPA that water begins where you can float a boat. Really? Yes, really. We who love...
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Matt Minahan, Chair, Growth Action Network
Jul 23, 20232 min read
Mostly Sunny, with a 60% Chance of Solar
With all of our fabulous summer sun this year, the County Council is considering a bill which will increase solar arrays in commercial...
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Matt Minahan, Chair, Growth Action Network
Jun 11, 20232 min read
Some Issues in Our Schools Can't Wait
The Anne Arundel County Board of Education (BoE) is preparing to redistrict schools in order to address the overcrowding in many county...
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Matt Minahan, Chair, Growth Action Network
Jun 8, 20231 min read
Two Big Winners This Month!
The County Council passed two bills in early June that will greatly benefit the environment and our politics, both of which GAN supported...
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Matt Minahan, Chair, Growth Action Network
Jun 6, 20232 min read
It Is Your Money, for Your Government PASSED!
The Growth Action Network is proud to have supported Anne Arundel County’s new Public Campaign Financing Bill, passed by the County...
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ndolmatova
May 31, 20231 min read
Ban the Bag!
The Growth Action Network strongly supports the Bring Your Own Bag Plastic Reduction Act now before the Anne Arundel County Council. Even...
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