Frederick hotel project OK’d by legislature called growth catalyst, boondoggle
Almost 50 miles west of Baltimore lies one of the nation's redevelopment gems. Downtown Frederick, once a depressing urban center, now receives accolades for its historic charm, vibrant nightlife and robust high-tech economy. What it doesn't have is a downtown hotel and conference center. For local leaders, that's a critical gap — and they've secured the state's help to fill it. They've proposed a high-end Marriott hotel, an $84 million project to be financed with $31 million
How a Small Maryland City Is Competing with Georgetown
In October of 1976, a massive hundred-year flood hit Frederick, Maryland, causing upwards of $25 million in damages overnight. Ron Young, then mayor, took to a helicopter to survey the extent of the damage to the small city about 45 miles north of Washington, DC. He feared that he was looking at a devastating setback to the work he started two years earlier to revive the economically-depressed downtown area. As he flew above the 20 acres of flooded nineteenth-century building
Panel of Frederick County Lawmakers Discuss Advancing the Public Interest
Senator Young, County Executive Jan Gardner, County Council President Bud Otis, and Alderman Michael O'Connor gathered with Jordan Cooper of Public Interest Podcast to discuss advancing the public interest for the people of Frederick. The podcast can be found at: http://www.publicinterestpodcast.com/2017/06/frederick-panel-discussion.html
