SILVER SPRING, MD—Thursday, December 6, the Montgomery County Planning Board will take up the following two park items of interest:
– Dredging Lake Needwood: Department of Parks Project Manager Andy Frank will present the preliminary engineering plans for dredging Rock Creek Regional Park’s popular Lake Needwood and plans for structural improvements to the lake’s existing forebay and upper portion of the main lake. Continued siltation since about 1990—when regular dredging of the lake was discontinued—has impacted the function of the lake’s forebay and limited boating and fishing within the main body of the lake. The Department of Parks hosted a public meeting in September on these plans to gather community feedback. At Thursday’s Planning Board Meeting, parks staff is requesting approval of the preliminary engineering design as proposed in the FY 09-14 Capital Improvement Program.
– North Four Corners Local Park: Department of Parks Landscape Architect Heidi Sussmann will present recommendations for renovating and expanding North Four Corners Local Park in Silver Spring, which includes replacing the existing park field with open space, adding a new large park field for use by all ages, expanding the park’s existing parking lot and developing a new parking lot at the park. After a community meeting in June, parks staff developed and shared an additional alternative for the park which included no park fields and continued to collect public input. Parks staff is asking the Planning Board on Thursday to amend the approved facility plan from September 2005 for the park to incorporate these recommended enhancements. Public testimony on this item will be limited to one hour.
WHO:
Montgomery County Planning Board
Montgomery County Department of Parks
WHAT:
Park agenda items
WHEN:
Thursday, December 6, 2007 at approximately 9:30 am
WHERE:
Park and Planning Headquarters
8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD
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Contact:
Kelli Holsendolph
Media Relations Manager
Montgomery County Department of Parks
301-650-2866