VPC is a 501(c)3 non-profit membership organization established in 1962. Its mission is to conserve land and resources, preserve historic character and maintain the rural feel and land uses in the valleys. The work of the VPC is guided by a 36-member board and 7-member executive committee. It also employs an executive director and an executive assistant.
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County Council Voters’ Guide
VPC worked with the Baltimore County Land Trust Coalition (BCLTC) to ask all the candidates for Baltimore County Council for their views on issues including the URDL, land preservation, parks, watershed protection, agriculture, and more. Baltimore [...]
Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project Update
PSEG's application to the Public Service Commission (PSC) for a certificate of public convenience and necessity (CPCN) was deemed incomplete by the Power Plant Research Program (PPRP). PPRP found that PSEG did not adequately explain [...]
CPCN Application for Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project Submitted
On December 31, 2024, PSEG submitted an application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) to the Public Service Commission (PSC) for the Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project (MPRP). This started the official process [...]
MPRP Podcast
Check out the latest edition of PreserveCast at https://bit.ly/3BMdKd9. Renee Hamidi, executive director of Valleys Planning Council, talks about the Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project and its implications for Baltimore County and land conservation. PreserveCast is [...]
Information about the MPRP and an August 14 webinar by PSEG
PJM, a regional transmission organization that coordinates the movement of wholesale electricity in 13 states and the District of Columbia, determined that more electricity was needed in Frederick to improve the reliability of the grid. [...]