SILVER
SPRING, MD –
Members of the Montgomery County Planning Board expressed their deep sadness at
the death of County Council member Marilyn Praisner, who died today following
heart surgery.
The longest-serving woman on
the council, Praisner was in her fifth four-year term.
Praisner
worked closely with the Planning Board on issues ranging from the bi-annual
Growth Policy to master plans to the protection of the Agricultural Reserve in
her role as chair of the county’s Planning, Housing and Economic Development Committee.
“Marilyn
Praisner was a dear friend of many years,” said Planning Board Chairman Royce
Hanson. “Her death is both a personal loss and great tragedy for the county,
which she served with devotion, vigor and imagination for many years as an
irreplaceable champion of good government and a better environment. She made
important contributions to both with a passion for detail that never lost sight
of the larger picture. She epitomized the best in Montgomery County politics.”