Montgomery County Planning Board Agenda For October 12

Revised

Status: Web Post 10/6

Thursday, October 12, 2006, 9:00 A.M.
8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD  20910-3760
301-495-4600

Important!  For a variety of reasons, the following agenda may change, items may be postponed or added, and items may be heard later than the time indicated.  The items are listed in the order to be heard.  For the latest updated Planning Board agenda, please call 301-495-4600 or check the website, www.montgomeryplanningboard.org.  The Planning Board encourages public testimony on individual agenda items unless noted otherwise and welcomes the participation of individuals with disabilities.  Italics indicate staff’s recommendation for Board action.  Generally, government officials have seven minutes to testify, organizations have five minutes and individuals have three minutes.  The Chairman may extend these time limits if necessary to assist the Board’s deliberations.  For information on meetings in progress, please call the recorded hotline at 301-495-1333.

* Indicates a regulatory item on which the Planning Board has final administrative jurisdiction.

Maryland law and the Planning Board's Rules of Procedure regarding ex parte (outside the record) communications require all discussion, review, and consideration of these types of regulatory items to take place only during the Planning Board's public hearing. Telephone calls and meetings with Board members in advance of the hearing are not permitted. Written communications will be directed to appropriate staff members for response.

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA)

Public Hearing On Proposed Relocation of Bus Facilities and Parking Changes
Metrorail Red Line – Takoma Station in Washington, D.C.

WMATA has announced that it will be holding a public hearing on the relocation and reconfiguration of transit facilities at the Takoma Station in Washington, D.C.
The specifics with respect to the hearing itself include the following:

Date: October 11, 2006
Day: Wednesday
Time: 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Location: Trinity Episcopal Church
7005 Piney Branch Road N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20012

Additional information on the project can be obtained on the WMATA web site at:
www.wmata.com and then selecting “Outreach” and “Public Hearings”.

Planning Board Seeks Public Comment on
Water and Sewer Category Change Requests AD 2006-4

The Planning Board will hear testimony and consider recommendations on Thursday, October 19, 2006, for several water and sewer category changes, recommending that water and/or sewer service to be extended (or denied) to individual properties for the cases listed below. The Planning Board’s recommendations will be sent to the County Executive.

The County Executive will then hold an additional public hearing on October 26, 2006. The following cases are currently being considered:

Go to the Planning Board’s website after October 9, 2006 for the staff report and the position on the agenda. Written comments are also welcomed prior to the October 19, 2006 Planning Board Hearing and should be addressed to: Royce Hanson, Chairman, Montgomery County Planning Board, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910, or sent via email to: mcp-chairman@mncppcmc.org.

Planning Board staff contact for questions: Mary Dolan at 301-495-4552 (Mary.Dolan@mncppc-mc.org).

For additional updated information and maps for each request, see the Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP’s) website at www.montgomerycountymd.gov/dep, “Water Supply and Wastewater;” or call DEP (240-777-7700).