The suspicious planned unit development process raises concerns of North Point peninsula residents, like myself, over the proposed redevelopment of Fort Howard ("A flexible building approach or way around zoning rules," June 15).

The potential 1,800-unit size of the veterans-preferred "self contained" community greatly exceeds the limit prescribed by current zoning and requires a planned unit development designation to proceed. However, the role of Councilman John Olszewski Sr., who represents the area, in reinstating the PUD process for an ill-advised project in Catonsville, and the close ties of County Executive Kevin Kamenetz to developers, make many wonder if the Fort Howard project is a done deal, despite considerable community opposition.

How can zoning laws regulate growth if they are so easily and frequently circumvented?

John G. Bailey, Edgemere