THURSDAY JULY 5
PHOTO OPPORTUNITY – 9 a.m.
Newly appointed commissioners Jean Cryor (R-Potomac) and Gene
Lynch (D-Silver Spring) will be sworn in at 9 a.m. at Park and Planning
Headquarters located at 8787 Georgia Avenue in Silver Spring.
SilverPlace MOU – approximately
1:15 p.m.
The Board will consider an agreement on SilverPlace, its
planned new headquarters proposed on the site of its current planning offices
near downtown Silver Spring. The agreement would outline the expectations and
plan for the board’s agency, the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning
Commission, to work with development team SilverPlace, LLC to plan to develop
the headquarters as well as other compatible uses. The item is approximately
scheduled for 1:15 p.m.
Recommendations to Strengthen Forest Conservation Law –
approximately 3:30 p.m.
The Board is scheduled to have a
work session on making recommendations to strengthen the county’s current Forest Conservation Law,
at approximately 3:30 p.m.
Silver Spring Transit Center — POSTPONED
The Board will postpone discussion
on the Silver Spring Transit Center until further notice.
SPECIAL SESSION – MONDAY, JULY 9 – 7 p.m.
Budget Overview for New Board Members – 7 p.m.
To orient its new members, the Board has scheduled a special
session about the Planning Department staff’s upcoming work program for the
2008 fiscal year. The session begins at 7 p.m.
Briefing – Route 355/I-270 Corridor Study – approximately
7:45 p.m.
The Board will hear a briefing from its planning staff and
invited area economic experts on its comprehensive, ongoing study of the I-270/MD 355 Corridor
at approximately 8 p.m.