Frederick County Council

As Frederick remains the fastest growing county in the state, it’s falling behind in the number of child care providers.

The map will limit future data center development to a single 2,600 acre zone north of Adamstown, but what was passed is 1,000 acres larger than the Planning Commission recommended

Frederick residents advocated for policy change at the County’s annual legislative Town Hall Wednesday night.

United Way presented its 2025 ALICE report to the Frederick County Council Tuesday night, 33% of families can’t make ends meet.

More than 200 Frederick County residents gathered at St. Joseph on Carrollton Manor Thursday night to make their voices heard on data centers.

The land available for data center development in Frederick County could be significantly limited by a map before the state for review.

The seven member council accepted only four of eleven amendments to a bill meant to limit the growth of data centers.

Opponents fear bill limiting size of data centers could force Frederick County to rely on the Maryland Piedmont Reliability project, even as the County Council stands opposed to the 70-mile power line.

Residents are concerned a new bill meant to limit data centers will have the opposite effect as it includes a method to remove farmland from preservation.

The Council introduced a bill that would limit the total land available to data centers, but residents are concerned it may lead to unintended consequences.