Park activity buildings under consideration for leases include Colesville, Ken-Gar Palisades and North Chevy Chase.
SILVER SPRING, MD—Montgomery Parks, part of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, will host public meetings on adaptive reuse for park activity buildings, located in the following parks: Colesville Local Park, Ken-Gar Palisades Local Park and North Chevy Chase Local Park. Details on the public meetings for each park activity building are listed below.
Park Activity Building Public Meetings:
Tuesday, February 24, 2015, 7 – 9 p.m.
Ken-Gar Palisades Park Activity Building
4140 Wexford Drive
Kensington, MD 20896
Proposed adaptive reuse: The Arc Montgomery County is proposing to use the site for after-school and summer programs for pre-teens, adolescents and transitioning youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Wednesday, February 25, 2015, 7 – 9 p.m.
North Chevy Chase Park Activity Building
4105 Jones Bridge Road
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
Proposed adaptive reuse: Arcos Iris Somos is proposing to use the site for a Spanish immersion preschool for children between the ages of 2 and 5.
Thursday, February 26, 2015, 7 – 9 p.m.
Colesville Park Activity Building
610 Hobbs Drive
Silver Spring, MD 20904
Proposed adaptive reuse: Montgomery County MD Delta Alumnae Foundation, Inc. (Delta Sigma Theta sorority) is proposing to use the site as meeting space and to support the organization’s community service activities.
The park activity buildings are part of a group of eleven park activity buildings in Montgomery Parks that were closed in 2011. The buildings were determined to be underutilized and were closed as a cost savings measure, as directed by the Montgomery County Council. Since 2011 Montgomery Parks has been seeking tenants to lease the buildings in a way that is compatible with the community and park and provides an overall benefit to the public.
Montgomery Parks currently leases three park activity buildings to tenants. Eighteen additional park activity buildings are available to the public for birthday parties, reunions, celebrations, and other community events. These buildings are located throughout the county, and can be rented through the Park Permit Office. Visit www.ParkPermits.org for more information
About The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission Montgomery Parks
Montgomery Parks manages more than 36,000 acres of parkland, consisting of 420 parks. Montgomery Parks is a department of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC), a bi-county agency established in 1927 to steward public land. The M-NCPPC has been nationally recognized for its high quality parks and recreation services and is regarded as a national model by other parks systems. www.montgomeryparks.org
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