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DENTON — When a 3,000 home planned development failed to come to fruition in 2009, the town of Denton’s administration knew they had to re-evaluate its planning and zoning and reconfigure what they allowed to be built in its small town.
The development, West Denton Farms, began with a proposal for waterfront homes, a 120-room hotel and the promise of a brand-new Denton.
It ended with a two-year long legal battle between Caroline County and developers Rauch Engineering over zoning laws; hundreds of acres of annexed property still unused; and a 10-month moratorium on all developmental projects.
Elected officials, town planning commissioners, and staff, grouped together after the dust settled to pinpoint what went wrong with West Denton Farms and determine how they could avoid disputes like it in the future. ....

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