Maryland: Aberdeen and Havre de Grace Growth Considered
Harford County Maryland has been experiencing rapid economic growth.
This growth can largely be attributed to the military's Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) initiative.
A good hundred defense contractors have opened offices near or on the Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG).
The majority of the operations from Fort Monmouth in New Jersey have been transferred to APG.
Thousands of jobs have either been created or transferred to the area.
All of this and a predicted continuation of this expansion has created the need for additional housing and more and better infrastructure.
In Harford County, the regions which have been designated for growth have been along the Rte 24 and the Rte 40 / I-95 corridors.
The County is looking at updating its Master Plan such that the area between Havre de Grace and Aberdeen, which is along the Rte 40 corridor, and the regions north of these incorporated cities would be designated for additional growth to try to handle this influx of people.
Since public systems such as water and sewer already exist in these areas, this would be an ideal area to accommodate the growth.
The capacity of the systems would need to be expanded in order to handle the increase, but it may be better than a haphazard plan of development which would lead to inefficient urban sprawl.
A public workshop on the Master Plan will be held on April 7 at 6:30 p.m. in Harford Community College's Chesapeake Center Dining Room.
Aberdeen and Havre de Grace are eyed for growth
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