Mount Airy seeks to annex the Harrison-Leishear Property, 258 acres located on Route 27 between Watersville Rd & Leishear Dr, for Low Density Residential (R-1) zoning.
Current town code dictates that, for Mixed Use Developments, adequate public facilities are not a consideration until after the Town Council votes whether to proceed on a pre-concept plan.
The Town Charter is essentially our town's constitution. The town council has a history of proposing charter amendments, some of which would have changed the powers of the Mayor.
Mount Airy historically has had issues with water availability based on limits set by the Maryland Department of the Environment. New developments could impact existing water availability.