The department will present details at the July 30 Planning Board meeting;The public is invited to testify.
SILVER SPRING, MD—Montgomery Parks, part of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission is exploring park sites to create a new, dedicated cricket field in the northern area of the county. The department will share information about the need for such fields as well as other details at the July 30 Planning Board meeting. The public may testify at the meeting; the time will be posted on the Planning Board Agenda at www.MontgomeryPlanningBoard.org, closer to the meeting date.
Parks staff is asking the Planning Board to approve sites for cricket field construction at this meeting. At a future meeting, the Board will determine if funding is available to build the fields. To find out more about this project visit www.ParkPlanning.org.
Planning Board Public Meeting on Montgomery Parks Cricket Field Site Selection
The Planning Board will post the time for the item on its online agenda closer to the date (www.MontgomeryPlanningBoard.org).
Montgomery Regional Offices building
8787 Georgia Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20910
For written questions, comments or requests please contact:
Mark Wallis, Project Coordinator at
M-NCPPC Montgomery Parks
9500 Brunett Ave.,
Silver Spring, MD 20901
Mark.Wallis@montgomeryparks.org
301-650-4389
A Growing Demand for Cricket Fields in Montgomery County:
The population of Montgomery County has become more diverse over the past several years. People of different cultures and backgrounds are seeking new types of park amenities and programs, such as fields to play cricket. The Parks Department is looking at three sites for a new cricket field to replace a temporary field at South Germantown Recreational Park. Possible locations include:
- A new location within South Germantown Recreational Park
- A proposed additions to Ovid Hazen Wells Recreational Park; and
- The future Boyds Local Park
“We researched the sport of cricket to determine what types of fields and in what locations will best fit the needs of the cricket community,” said Brooke Farquhar , Montgomery Parks Planning Supervisor. “We are aiming to have two new dedicated fields in the I-270 Corridor by 2022.”
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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