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During more than a decade of battle over the future of the 176-acre tract known as Crystal Spring, our group, Citizens for Proper Land Use, Inc., has spent countless hours blocking proposed large-scale developments at this site. The original plan would have destroyed 49 forested acres with only 4 acres replanted while building a massive, read on >
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Annapolis conservation group repeats appeal of Providence Point retirement community decision
By: Rebecca Ritzel, Capital Gazette reporter A seven-year quest to build a nearly 400-unit continuing care retirement community in Annapolis is headed back to Anne Arundel County Circuit Court. Frederick-based National Lutheran Communities & Services proposed building The Village of Providence Point in 2017 and has been mired in revisions and legal battles ever since. read on >
Judge remands Providence Point case, accuses Annapolis Planning Commission of botching its written decision
By: Rebecca Ritzel, Capital Gazette reporter A long-planned Annapolis retirement community hit yet another roadblock Wednesday when a judge ruled the city Planning Commission’s decision to grant a variance for the project was so poorly written, the case must return to the commission for another review. Anne Arundel County Circuit Judge Mark Crooks chose to read on >
UPDATE: JUDGE SENDS PROVIDENCE POINT PROJECT BACK TO PLANNING COMMISSION
In response to an appeal filed last spring by a small group of opponents after the Planning Commission approved the Village at Providence Point, a county circuit court judge sent the project back to the planning commission for further review. On January 11, the judge ruled that the Planning Commission did not include enough “independent reasoning” read on >
Capital LTE: “Village at Providence Point is a model project”
The letter from Laura Townsend opposing The Village at Providence Point senior-only living facility is misguided on several key points. Instead of attacking former Sen. Winegrad, she should be praising his near decade of commitment to making this a model project. His tenacity turned a destructive sprawling development into a win-win for National Lutheran Communities read on >
Capital LTE: “Providence Point compromise should be supported”
I live not far from the proposed senior living project at Crystal Spring/Providence Point. Having to drive past the site, I have taken a keen interest in all aspects of its development. From the first massive plans in 2010 and before my husband took ill, we attended every informational meeting given by both former state read on >
Capital LTE: “Effort to block Crystal Spring compromise is misguided”
After more than a decade of hard-fought battles and incredible concessions by the owners and National Lutheran, I couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief that the fight was at long last over, with final city approval of the senior-only development at Crystal Spring. The opponents, led by environmental champion and former state Sen. read on >
CITY SUED OVER APPROVAL OF ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND SENIOR PROJECT
We at Concerned Citizens for Proper Land Use/Stop Crystal Spring, including nearly all of the local area’s top environmentalists, have succeeded in blocking any development of the 176 acre site for more than a decade. This occurred only after spending countless hours and raising funds to fight the massive development first proposed. Most recently, working read on >
Annapolis environmental group appeals Providence Point development
By: Brooks DuBose, Capital Gazette reporter An Annapolis environmental group is appealing a plan to turn part of a heavily forested property off Forest Drive into a retirement community. Crab Creek Conservancy, a nonprofit environmental organization, announced it had appealed a decision by the Annapolis Planning Commission to approve the development of The Villages of read on >
February 13 Written Comments to Planning Commission
Please see below for the our most recent written comments submitted to the Planning Commission on February 13, 2022 with several signatories supporting our earlier statements from December. CONCERNED CITIZENS FOR PROPER LAND USE, INC. 1328 Washington Drive Annapolis, MD 21403 410-280-8956 gwwabc@comcast.net TO: Planning Commissioners CC: Michael Mallinoff, Director, Department of read on >