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		<title>Bluebirds Forever Festival at Black Hill Regional Park May 20, 1:00 &#8211; 4:00PM</title>
		<link>http://montgomeryplanningboard.org/blog-news/2012/05/15/bluebirds-forever-festival-at-black-hill-regional-park-may-20-100-400pm/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 19:34:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Chotiner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Parks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Black Hill Nature Center]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bluebirds Forever Festival]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Festival celebrates success of the Eastern Bluebird BOYDS, MD – Black Hill Visitor Center at Black Hill Regional Park is hosting the annual, free Bluebirds Forever Festival on Sunday, May 20 from 1-4pm, to celebrate the success of the Eastern Bluebird. The festival will feature a play created by children for children titled &#8220;Quest for a Nest,&#8221; as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Public Hearing Scheduled for May 24 for 2012 Park, Recreation and Open Space (PROS) Plan</title>
		<link>http://montgomeryplanningboard.org/blog-news/2012/05/14/public-hearing-scheduled-for-may-24-for-2012-park-recreation-and-open-space-pros-plan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 15:17:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Chotiner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Parks]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Public Hearing to take place May 24, at *9:00 a.m. at Montgomery Regional Office, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910 *Time subject to change: Visit www.MontgomeryPlanningBoard.org/agenda/ for updates SILVER SPRING, MD –The M-NCPPC Montgomery Planning Board invites the public to provide testimony (limited to three minutes) at a public hearing on the draft 2012 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Access Fund-Jeep Conservation Team Visits Northwest Branch Stream Valley Park Bouldering Area near Washington, DC</title>
		<link>http://montgomeryplanningboard.org/blog-news/2012/05/09/access-fund-jeep-conservation-team-visits-northwest-branch-stream-valley-park-bouldering-area-near-washington-dc/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 16:47:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Chotiner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Parks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[access fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[park cleanups]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trail renovations]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Join team members to learn about their work at a special open session, Sunday May 13 at 2:00PM at the Rachel Carson Greenway Trail in Northwest Branch Stream Valley Park. May 9, 2012 – The Access Fund-Jeep Conservation Team, a national non-profit dedicated to maintaining and preserving open climbing environments, will provide much needed enhancements [...]]]></description>
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		<title>M-NCPPC Montgomery Parks Breaks Ground for Germantown Town Center Urban Park</title>
		<link>http://montgomeryplanningboard.org/blog-news/2012/05/04/m-ncppc-montgomery-parks-breaks-ground-for-germantown-town-center-urban-park/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 15:55:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Chotiner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Parks]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Germantown Town Center Urban Park]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[SILVER SPRING, MD—Leaders from M-NCPPC Montgomery Parks and Montgomery County gathered with members of the Germantown community this week at the site of the future Germantown Town Center Urban Park for a groundbreaking ceremony. Montgomery Parks Director Mary Bradford was joined by Montgomery Planning Board Member and Commissioner Casey Anderson, Montgomery County Councilmember Nancy Floreen, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Planners Draft Recommendations for Burtonsville Crossroads Neighborhood Plan</title>
		<link>http://montgomeryplanningboard.org/blog-news/2012/05/01/planners-draft-recommendations-for-burtonsville-crossroads-neighborhood-plan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 19:08:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Valerie Berton</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA["Burtonsville Sector Plan staff draft"]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[SILVER SPRING – Once a quiet rural crossroads with a store, post office and not much else, Burtonsville has evolved over 150 years into the busy northern edge of the US 29 corridor. The challenging retail environment, aging streetscapes, poor street pattern, and limited sidewalks and bikeways have left Burtonsville without the attractive, connected community [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Planning Board Approves Scope of Work for White Flint 2 Sector Plan</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 18:59:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Valerie Berton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SILVER SPRING – Planners are beginning work on a community plan for an area called White Flint 2 that lies between White Flint and the Rockville city limits. Yesterday, the Planning Board approved a scope of work that establishes the plan goals. White Flint 2 is ripe for planning thanks to myriad factors:  the community [...]]]></description>
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		<title>M-NCPPC Montgomery Parks Celebrates Arbor Day at Cedar Grove Elementary School</title>
		<link>http://montgomeryplanningboard.org/blog-news/2012/04/27/m-ncppc-montgomery-parks-celebrates-arbor-day-at-cedar-grove-elementary-school/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 02:46:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Chotiner</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Arbor Day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cedar Grove Elementary]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[FIFTH-GRADER WINS ARBOR DAY POSTER CONTEST, AS A RESULT CEDAR GROVE ELEMENTARY IS SELECTED FOR SPECIAL ARBOR DAY CELEBRATION  SILVER SPRING—Students at Cedar Grove Elementary in Germantown were treated to a special Arbor Day celebration at their school this week thanks to one of their classmates artistic talents. Fifth-grader Rachel Ma’s winning entry into Montgomery [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Montgomery County Planning Board Approves Theresa Cameron and Kelly Groff to Montgomery Parks Foundation Board of Trustees</title>
		<link>http://montgomeryplanningboard.org/blog-news/2012/04/23/montgomery-county-planning-board-approves-theresa-cameron-and-kelly-groff-to-montgomery-parks-foundation-board-of-trustees/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 19:53:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Chotiner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SILVER SPRING, Md&#8211;The Montgomery Parks Foundation Board of Trustees elected Theresa Cameron and Kelly Groff to three year terms on the governing body at its March 28 meeting.  The appointments were approved on April 19 by the Montgomery County Planning Board.   The Montgomery Parks Foundation, a 501 c (3) charitable organization, is a champion for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Montgomery County Planning Director Resigns to Take Post in Calgary</title>
		<link>http://montgomeryplanningboard.org/blog-news/2012/04/23/montgomery-county-planning-director-resigns-to-take-post-in-calgary/</link>
		<comments>http://montgomeryplanningboard.org/blog-news/2012/04/23/montgomery-county-planning-director-resigns-to-take-post-in-calgary/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:39:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Valerie Berton</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Montgomery County MD Planning Director]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rollin Stanley]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[SILVER SPRING, MD – Rollin Stanley, who has directed the Montgomery County Planning Department for the last four years, announced his resignation last week to head the Planning, Development and Assessment Department for Calgary, Alberta, which consists of 800 employees. The Canadian city of one million residents, the country’s third largest, recruited Stanley last winter [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Maryland-National Capital Park Police Chief Darien L. Manley Announces His Retirement Effective May 1, 2012</title>
		<link>http://montgomeryplanningboard.org/blog-news/2012/04/19/maryland-national-capital-park-police-chief-darien-l-manley-announces-his-retirement-effective-may-1-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:34:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Chotiner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Park Police]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parks]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After a distinguished 24-year career with the Maryland-National Capital Park Police, Chief Darien L. Manley has announced his retirement plans effective May 1, 2012. “It’s been a good ride,” Chief Manley said. “I am proud to say that I have served with the best of the best. I’m looking forward to a new challenge but [...]]]></description>
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