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By: Chase Cook, Capital Gazette reporter Applications for an age-restricted living project were rejected Thursday by Annapolis planning officials for being “inconsistent, incomplete, lacking analysis and detail.” The Village at Providence Point project, proposed by the National Lutheran Communities and Services, would have brought 355 independent living, 18 cottages, five duplexes and 48 health care read on >
Month: August 2017
Capital LTE: “Consider these thoughts regarding Crystal Spring plan”
Regarding the column “Stop thinly veiled attempts to kill development in Annapolis” (The Capital, Aug. 14), we should: Wait for the data. The comprehensive Forest Drive/Eastport Sector Study needs to be completed before any proposals of major impact can be considered. This has been promised by the city and the study’s findings will provide prudent read on >
Capital LTE: “Crab Creek Already Struggling”
We have lived on Crab Creek for over 55 years and feel if this development is allowed it will be the death of our beautiful yet struggling creek. We want to thank former state Sen. Gerald Winegrad for speaking up and stating the hard facts on the proposed Crystal Spring development (The Capital, Aug. 7). read on >
Capital LTE: “Mature Forests Keep Our Rivers Healthy”
Before another round of opinions about development along Forest Drive, it should be noted that old maps do not show a road the length of Annapolis Neck. Rather, there is shown a road called Forest Drive from the Bay Ridge Railroad, up over what is now called “Forest Hills Road” and ending at a cemetery read on >
Capital LTE: “Stuck on Forest Drive”
My wife and I could not travel up Forest Drive from our home on Aug. 15 because there was yet another accident blocking all traffic. It seemed only fitting that we were stalled opposite Crystal Spring Farm Road, the driveway into the woods where the huge, environmentally damaging Providence Point development is proposed. Congestion is read on >
Capital LTE: “Send the Plans Back”
I am a city resident and my law office is located on Forest Drive near Crystal Spring (Village at Providence Point). The development of Crystal Spring threatens our quality of life and will add to the horrible traffic. I already have prospective clients who will not travel to my office from elsewhere in the county read on >
Capital op-ed: Reject latest Crystal Spring development plans
By: Gerald Winegrad After nearly five years of involvement in the battle to save the forests, fields and wetlands at Crystal Spring from a massive development, I was hopeful a sound plan could be worked out when the Connecticut developers gave up and departed. But my hopes were dashed upon examining the plans submitted recently read on >