City of Bowie v. Area Development Corp.

Until about 10 years ago, The City of Bowie (Bowie) remained, as it had been for years, a small town in Prince George’s County, about equally distant from Annapolis and Washington. In 1960, its population was 1,489, Maryland Manual 1965-1966 at 746. In that year, a dramatic change began when Levitt & Sons, Inc. (Levitt) purchased Belair Farm, a tract of more than 2,000 acres, which had been operated by the late William Woodward as a farm and racing stable. 1 By later purchases the tract was increased to some 3,000 acres. 2

Levitt commenced promptly to develop Belair Farm as the residential…