THE UNSUSTAINABLE SPIRAL OF GROWTH

Concerned about Unsustainable Growth in AAco.?
How do we make a Smart Growth a reality?

Join Us For:

Chesapeake Environmental Protection Association Forum
THE UNSUSTAINABLE SPIRAL OF GROWTH

Anne Arundel Community College
Center for Applied Learning and Technology (CALT) Room 100
Friday October 14, 2016 7-9 PM
Free Admission – Free Parking

SPEAKERS:
– Dr. Gerrit Knaap, University of Maryland, National Center for Smart Growth Research and Education
– Dr. Elliott Campbell, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Chesapeake and Coastal Services
– Kimberly Brandt, Local Policy Director, 1000 Friends of Maryland

A panel discussion will follow the presentations moderated by Terence Smith

The Chesapeake region has experienced explosive growth since World War II.
-Increases in population and employment foster an expanded local economy. But, taxes and fees do not recover the cost of building infrastructure and services or their maintenance and eventual replacement. When those costs are realized local governments often look to additional new growth for revenues.

– Growth results in consumption of natural resources including productive farmland, clean water, animal habitat, forest, and open space.

– When revenues are not adequate to meet the total costs of growth, the burden is distributed to all residents in the form of additional payments, inadequate services, congested roads, and deteriorating quality of life.

This self-driven spiral of growth is detrimental to all residents and is unsustainable.

CEPA has assembled a panel of experts to discuss growth in the Chesapeake region including true costs, planning and financing methods, performance assessment, and some recent successes.

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