Thursday, February 14, 2002,
1:45 P.M.
8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3760
301-495-4600, www.mc-mncppc.org
The following time schedule is an estimate subject to change
without notice, depending on the circumstances affecting each item. On individual agenda items, public testimony
is accepted unless otherwise noted and italics
indicate staff’s recommendation for Board action. For information about meetings in progress, call
(301) 495-1333. For other information,
call 301-495-4600 or the TTY (teletypewriter used by people with hearing or
speech impairments) at (301) 495-1331.
The Planning Board encourages the participation of individuals with
disabilities in all its programs and services.
Meeting agendas and other planning and parks information are available
on the Internet – www.montgomeryplanningboard.org
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PLANNING BOARD MEETING (Auditorium)
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Preliminary Plan Review No.
1-00069A - Easter Seals – Inter-Generational Care Facility;
(Request to revise the previous conditions of approval); CBD-R1 Zone;
1 lot (47,000 square feet commercial/office, 46,181 square feet office
previously approved); 0.65 acre; at the intersection of Second Avenue
and Georgia Avenue; Silver Spring - Approval with conditions. |
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RC Zone; 20 lots (20 single-family-detached dwelling units); 225.61 acres; on the south side of Berryville Road, approximately 1,800 feet south of Kelly Farm Drive, Potomac - Approval with conditions. |
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Board of Appeals Petition No. S-2482 (Special Exception) – Montgomery County Career Fire Fighter Association, Inc., applicant, requests a special exception for a private club (a two-story, 20,000-square-foot building for its members); RDT Zone; 75 acres; 24100 Stringtown Road, Clarksburg – Approval with conditions. |
*Maryland law and the Planning Board’s Rules of
Procedure regarding ex parte (outside the record) communications require all
discussion, review, and consideration of this matter take place only during the
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.
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Silver Spring Citizen Regional Advisory Board Meeting, Gwendolyn E. Coffield Community Center, 2450 Lyttonsville Road, Silver Spring |
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Wheaton Urban District Committee Meeting, Mid-County Services Center, 2424 Reedie Drive, Wheaton |
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Eastern Area Recreation Advisory Board Meeting, Parkside Headquarters, 9500 Brunett Avenue, Silver Spring |
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Historic Preservation Commission Meeting, MRO Auditorium |
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Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting, MRO Auditorium (New Time) |
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Western Area Recreation Advisory Board Meeting, Potomac Community Center, 11315 Falls Road, Potomac |
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Holiday |
PRESIDENT’S DAY |
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Bethesda Urban Partnership Board of Directors Meeting, 7906 Woodmont Avenue, Bethesda |
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Western Montgomery County Citizens Advisory Board Meeting, Bethesda-Chevy Chase Services Center, Room A, 4805 Edgemoor Lane, Bethesda |
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Mid-County Citizens Advisory Board Meeting, Mid-County Services Center, 2424 Reedie Drive, Wheaton |
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Full Commission Meeting, PRA Auditorium, 6600 Kenilworth Avenue, Riverdale |
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UpCounty Regional Recreation Advisory Board Meeting, UpCounty Services Center, 12900 Middlebrook Road, Germantown |
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Wheaton Redevelopment Steering Committee Meeting, #403, Redevelopment Office, 11501 Georgia Avenue, Wheaton |
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Downtown Silver Spring Urban District Advisory Committee Meeting, 1st Floor Conference Room, 8435 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring |
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Silver Spring Action Group,
Division of Traffic and Parking Services, 1109 Spring Street, Suite
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UpCounty Citizens Advisory Board Meeting, UpCounty Regional Services Center, Meeting Room A, 12900 Middlebrook Road, Germantown |
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NOTICE TO CIVIC
AND HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATIONS
Help Us Update Our Database!
Please
Call 301-495-4600
The Planning Board’s Community Relations Office is updating the extensive civic and homeowners association database, and you can help by calling 301-495-4600 any time of the day or night with the current president’s name, address, and phone number. Thanks so much for your cooperation. |
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NOTICE Planning Board
ON THE INTERNET Due to technical difficulties, live audio of Planning Board meetings will not be available on the Board’s website until further notice. Please visit the website, www.montgomeryplanningboard.org, for the current week’s agenda and staff reports, news releases, statistical data, calendar of events and meetings, information on the Board and its work in Montgomery County, and much more. |
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NOTICE County Council Review of Transportation Policy Report II February 12 and 13, 2002 – 7:00 pm. (New Time) 7th Floor Council Hearing Room 100 Maryland Avenue, Rockville Public Forums will be held before the County
Council on TPR II issues. |
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PUBLIC NOTICE Department of
Permitting Services Division of
Water Resources Management Has received: PRELIMINARY/FINAL WATER
QUALITY PLAN
For
OLD COLUMBIA PIKE/ BRIGGS CHANEY ROAD INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENT
This proposed project is to improve the intersection at Old Columbia Pike and Briggs Chaney Road. This site is within the Upper Paint Branch Watershed. The Upper Paint Branch Watershed is a designated Special Protection Area. PRELIMINARY WATER QUALITY PLAN For GATEWAY COMMONS The site is a 45.25 acre parcel located on the west side of MD 355 at the intersection with Hammer Hill Road. The site is zoned R-200/TDR and will consist of a mixed residential (single-family detached townhouse and multi-family dwellings) subdivision. The site is located within the portion of Little Seneca Creek Watershed that has been designated as a Special Protection Area. If you wish to request a public information
meeting for one of these proposals, a written request must be submitted to
this office within 15 days of this notice (Notice posted 2/11/2002). The Water Quality Plans are also available for
review at the Department of Permitting Services office during working
hours. (8:00am-4:00pm Monday through
Friday) For further information, please call Leo Galanko
at (240) 777-6242. The address for
the Department of Permitting Services is: Department of Permitting Services 255 Rockville Pike, 2nd Floor, Station 8 Rockville, Maryland 20850 |
February 2002
2ND ANNUAL MONTGOMERY COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF
PARK & PLANNING
AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE PROGRAM
Friday 1 - 7 to 9pm
Montgomery
County Park and Planning Auditorium - 8787 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring (free
parking in rear)
A showing of the
video "Whispers of Angels" with a discussion
afterwards. Thomas Garrett and William
Still, two of the great stationmasters, are featured in this hour-long film
about the Underground Railroad, starring Ed Asner and Blair Underwood. This dramatic documentary film was created
last year in Delaware by Teleduction, Inc.
It includes interviews with Charles Blockson, Bill Williams and Jame O.
Horton, among others.
Saturday 9 - 11am to noon -
Warren Methodist
Church, White's Ferry Road and Martinsburg Road, 3 miles west of Poolesville
Storyteller
Diane Macklin will weave a touch of magic into traditional folk tales and
legends from Africa that will mesmerize audiences both young and old, with the
themes of Love, Hope, Patience and Kindness.
The Warren Church is a Montgomery County historic site-the only African
American site in the state that still retains all three of its original
buildings: church, school and community hall.
Monday 18 - 2 to 4pm - Presidents Day
Good Hope
Methodist Episcopal Church, 14655 Good Hope Road, Cloverly
"Benjamin
Banneker" as played by Dale Guy. Benjamin Banneker (1731-1806) was a free black
man from Ellicott Mills, Maryland, who was a renown mathematician and inventor.
He helped survey the boundaries for the District of Columbia and published an
annual Farmer's Almanac. The old Good
Hope Church is a Montgomery County historic site. Although the church has been
renovated, the African American community and cemetery date back to the
1880s. After the presentation "Partnership
with Nature" will conduct a workshop on the uses of
natural herbs.
Saturday 23 - 10am to 12 noon
Old Lincoln High
School, North Stonestreet and Lincoln Avenue, Rockville
Helping to
celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Lincoln Park Historical Foundation with gospel
singing, a talk on the Black Schools in Montgomery County, and "Partnership
with Nature". An African American
Quilt Show will continue to be on display until 4 p.m. Lincoln High School, a
Rockville Historic Site, was built in 1935 to serve the entire Black population
of Montgomery County. It is now the Crusaders Baptist Church. To find out more about the 25th Anniversary
Celebration events, including a bus tour, gospel concert, and banquet, call
(301) 251-2747.
Tuesday 26 - 7 to 9pm
Wheaton Claridge
Recreation Center, 11901 Claridge Rd., Wheaton
"An
Evening With Matthew Henson." James Henson will present a
film about his grand-uncle, Matthew Henson, who accompanied Admiral Peary on
his arctic expeditions and became the first man to reach the North Pole on
April 6, 1909, having been sent ahead to break the trail. He was born in Charles County, Maryland in
1866.
There is a nearby
park named for Matthew Henson.
75 Years
THE
MARYLAND NATIONAL CAPITAL Park &
Planning Commission
For directions or more
information call 301.258.4044
All programs are free
and open to the public - Refreshments will be served
DOG EXERCISE AREAS
IN
MONTGOMERY COUNTY PARKS…
Are they needed?
Attend a public forum on
Tuesday, February 12, 2002 7-9
p.m.,
Earle B. Wood Middle School
14615 Bauer Drive, Rockville, MD 20853
The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission’s (M-NCPPC) Montgomery County Department of Park and Planning Staff and the Montgomery County Recreation Advisory Board invite the public to participate in a forum to discuss a proposal for Dog Exercise Areas in Montgomery County Parks.
Proposed locations are portions of: (1) Aberdeen Local Park, 12231 Triple Crown Road, North Potomac, (2) Bonifant Landfill Site (part of the Northwest Branch Recreation Park), (3) Centerway Local Park, 9551 Centerway Road, Gaithersburg; (4) Evans Parkway Neighborhood Park, 2001 Evans Parkway, Silver Spring, (5) Parklawn Group Camping Area, 12718 Veirs Mill Road, Wheaton, and (6) Water’s Landing Local Park, 13701 Waters Landing Drive, Germantown
Your comments on this subject are important in determining the suitability of these or other sites for dog exercise areas. Speakers representing organizations and other groups may have 5 minutes; individuals are limited to 3 minutes. To register as a speaker, call (301) 650-2890.
You may also send written comments by March 1, 2002 to our website at: www.montgomeryplanningboard.org, mcp feedback, cc: Terry Brooks, or mail to him at M-NCPPC, Parkside Headquarters, 9500 Brunett Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20901.
For a copy of the proposal, go to the website or call Mr. Brooks at (301) 495-2477.