MNCBIA

These comments on the proposed draft regulations 26.14.02 Investigating, Evaluating and Responding to Hazardous Substance Releases were submitted by the Maryland State Builders Association to Gail Castleman, Regulations Coordinator, Maryland Department of Environment on November 23, 2009.

This letter, sent to Montgomery County Council’s Planning, Housing & Economic Development Committee and written by President Tom Farasy on behalf of the industry, offers written testimony on the proposed MPDU Amendments Bill (13/38-07), for presentation at the November 18, 2009 worksession. The letter states that the current amendments are, “severely flawed and will shut down an industry already struggling to survive.”

This letter of November 6, 2009, written by President Tom Farasy and sent to the Honorable Thomas Dernoga, Chair of the Transportation Housing & Environment Committee (THE), contains testimony and a summary of concerns from the November 3 briefing before the THE.

This letter, signed by Thomas Farasy, and sent to Thomas Dernoga, Chair, Transportation, Housing & Environmental Committee for Prince George's County, addresses the Maryland Department of the Environment Stormwater Management Regulations and Prince George's Adoptive Ordinance.

This letter, signed by Charles County Liaison Vice President Doug Meeker, and sent to Robert Harrington of the PGM's Codes, Permits and Inspection Services Division, raises numerous issues with the draft stormwater management ordinance, the Draft Storm Drain Ordinance and Draft Environmental Site Design Manual.

This letter is a request to M-NCP&PC Planning Director Fern Piret to have a member from the Maryland-National Capital Park & Planning Commission staff be assigned to MNCBIA’s Purple Line Forum Task Force, which is a group that has been established to develop the private sector’s support, primarily from Prince George’s County, for this light rail project.

This letter, from president Tom Farasy, was sent to Sam Parker, Chairman of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission thanking him for his meeting with the industry and proposing future meetings with the Commission.

This letter, supporting the monetization of the federal tax credit, was written by MNCBIA Vice President for Prince George’s County, Marty Mitchell, and was sent to Maryland’s Comptroller Peter Franchot on October 14, 2009.

This letter, supporting the monetization of the federal tax credit, was written by MNCBIA Vice President for Prince George’s County, Marty Mitchell, and delivered by President Tom Farasy to Maryland’s Lt. Governor Anthony Brown on October 14, 2009.

This letter, from president Tom Farasy, was sent to Maryland Department of the Environment Secretary, Shari Wilson concerning the Stormwater bill and the lack of acknowledgement by MDE to the industry’s comments on grandfathering provisions on October 10, 2009.

These comments on 2009-2011 Montgomery County Growth Policy were sent to County Councilman Phil Andrews on September 28, 2009. The MNCBIA supports a growth policy that clearly promotes economic activity, provides clarity, addresses conflicting objectives so that sustainable competitive economic development can occur, and provides a rational nexus between the impacts of new development and mitigation requirements. Also attached is PAMR’s Relative Arterial Mobility Test conducted along a stretch of Wisconsin Ave.

This letter, from the MSBA and the MNCBIA, was sent to Senator Benjamin Cardin (at his staff’s request) offering comments to the draft Chesapeake Bay Program Reauthorization legislation on September 22, 2009.

These comments, drafted by MNCBIA’s Environmental Committee and sent to the U.S. Corps of Engineers on September 17, 2009, explain the industry’s concern over the Corps Draft Interim Regional Supplement to the Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual: Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region.

This Testimony on Expedited Bill 32-09 Taxation – Impact Taxes – Inflation Adjustment – Temporary Suspension was presented by MNCBIA President Tom Farasy on September 15, 2009 before the Montgomery County Council.

This letter, written by MNCBIA’s Codes & Standards Committee and submitted to the Montgomery County DEP and DPS on August 25, 2009, recommends alternatives to the Energy Star Mandate.

This letter, written by president Tom Farasy and dated August 20, 2009, is a thank you to the Lt. Governor for a meeting that took place in August between industry representatives and the Lt. Governor, as well as a reminder that there is still much to be acheived to keep the housing recovery on track.

This letter, prepared by MNCBIA’s Codes & Standards Committee for the August 14, 2009 public hearing at the Maryland Code Administration, contains recommended Code Amendments to the 2009 International Residential Code, International Building Code and International Energy Conservation Code, as well as comments on the State's code leadership.

This testimony on the City of Rockville's Code Update and Green Building Regulations was presented by Annette Rosenblum on behalf of the MNCBIA on July 13, 2009.

This testimony was presented at a public hearing on July 13, 2009 on the City of Rockville's Code Update and Green Building Regulations.

This letter on the MDE adopted new Stormwater regulations was written by BIA President Tom Farasy and sent to Montgomery County Council member Mike Knapp on July 1, 2009 asking the Council to review the County's proposed plan to implement these regulations before submitting them in draft form to the State.

This letter, in support of Bill 4-09--Development Impact Tax Imposition, was written by BIA President Tom Farasy and presented to Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett and President of the Montgomery County Council, Phil Andrews on June 3, 2009. Also included is a supporting e-mail from Rosenthal Homes.

This testimony on CB 7 and CB 8 (the bills that will toll Preliminary Plans of Subdivision, Detailed Site Plans and Specific Design Plans for approvals between January 1, 2009 until December 31, 2010) was presented by BIA President Tom Farasy before the Prince George's County Council on June 2, 2009. (The council passed the bills with a unanimous vote of 7-0.)

This testimony, also on CB 7 and CB 8, was presented by Marty Mitchell, Vice CEO and Vice President of Land & Business Development for Mitchell & Best and Vice President of the MNCBIA, before the Prince George'c County Council on june 2, 2009.

These comments, on the city of Rockville’s Draft Code Update and Green Building Regulations, were submitted by the MNCBIA at a May 21, 2009 public meeting.

This testimony on the proposed text amendments, Zoning Ordinance (Z-02-01) or the Subdivision Ordinance (S-02-02), was presented by BIA President Tom Farasy at a joint hearing of the St. Mary’s County Board of County Commissioners and Planning Commissioners on May 26, 2009.

This testimony, also on the proposed text amendments, Zoning Ordinance (Z-02-01) or the Subdivision Ordinance (S-02-02), was presented by Hamer Campbell, MNCBIA's Director of Government Affairs, at a joint hearing of the St. Mary’s County Board of County Commissioners and Planning Commissioners on May 26, 2009.

This letter, written by BIA member Robert Harris on behalf of MNCBIA, was sent to Montgomery County Council person Nancy Floreen on April 27, 2009 spelling out possible economic recovery measures to help lift the local construction industry out of its depression.

BIA President Tom Farasy briefed the WSSC Commissioners on April 15, 2009 about the state of the building industry and recommended measures to assist recovery.

This speech (with comparisons to the 2006 housing market) was presented by Montgomery County Vice President Frank Bossong, IV at the Montgomery County Liaison Breakfast on March 25, 2009.

This testimony on the Subdivision Regulation Amendment No. 09-01 was presented by BIA President Thomas Farasy before the Montgomery County Council on March 17, 2009.

This testimony on Green Building Practices was presented on March 18, 2009 by Michael Bell on behalf of the MNCBIA at a public in roundtable in D.C. before the Committee on Government Operations & the Environment.

The Codes & Standards Committee submitted a letter for the March 5, 2009 Maryland House hearing on HB 1038 stating reasons not to require radon detectors in new construction.

In this letter dated March 6, 2009, MNCBIA's Environmental Committee asked for an extension of the public comment period on the Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Interim Regional Supplement to the 1987 Wetland Delineation Manual.

These comments, written by President Tom Farasy, were presented on February 5, 2009 at the WSSC Hearing on the Preliminary FY 2010 Budget that requests a 24-month delay in new fees and increases.

This testimony was given by MNCBIA president Tom Farasy before the Montgomery County Council on March 3, 2009 in support of Expedited Bill 4-09: Development Impact Tax-Deferral and Expedited Bill 5-09: Permit Fees-New Construction-Deferral.

This letter was submitted on February 25, 2009 by Dusty Rood, Chairman of MNCBIA's Environmental Committee, commenting on EPA's Proposed Effluent Limitation Guidelines for the Construction and Development Industry. This was sent to support NAHB's position.

This letter, written by the Montgomery County Liaison Committee and outlining ways to help the building industry, was sent to Montgomery County Executive Ike Legget on December 12, 2008.