'Smart growth' goals frustrated by local authorities

By Dick Cooper

In a pasture, along a tree-lined road, a small herd of hefty black-and-white striped “Oreo cows” — more formally known as Belted Galloways —

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"… xamples of “smart growth” on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.The Village of Cooke’s Hope is a neighborhood of upscale, single-family homes set on small, m …"

"… for combining land preservation with housing innovation.“Everybody loves Cooke’s Hope,” said Ed McMahon, a senior fellow at the Urban Land Institute. …"

"… nt public-private venture between Montgomery County and developers.Back at Cooke’s Hope in Easton, developer Richard Firth said the countryside feel of t …"