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Advancing Historic Renovation With Tax Credits Featured on Director's Blog

Planning Director Rollin Stanley's new blog highlights concepts and strategies, using images, videos and examples from around the world to encourage people to think differently about how we plan communities. Latest post: using historic tax credits to renovate homes and buildings.

Montgomery County Snapshot: Council Districts by the Numbers

The detailed report identifies trends in market conditions, household characteristics, employment, housing, and more -- both countywide and by Council district. View more streamlined reports highlighting specific data trends.

Safe Routes to Schools

Schools are back in session and pedestrian safety is more important than ever. Read a planner's thoughts about school-age pedestrians on The Straight Line blog.

Veggies at Planning Headquarters

As part of an initiative to "green" the Department's headquarters, staff volunteers tend a new vegetable plot that demonstrates the benefits of urban gardening.

Leaves for Neighborhoods

Redeem a $25 coupon good on trees costing $75 or more at participating nurseries through the Planning Department program promoting tree-planting.

Rewriting the Zoning Code

Planners are working with a consultant team to overhaul the code, starting with agricultural and residential districts and uses.

Find a Forest Easement

Do you have a forest conservation easement on or near your property? Easements protect forests on private land by limiting certain activities, part of the Planning Board's emphasis on forest conservation. Now you can locate areas under easement using our online map.

What's the Latest with the Intercounty Connector?

Learn more about the status of the ICC and the Planning Board's role, including how to create an 18-mile cross-county hiker-biker trail envisioned to run parallel with the highway.

See Us on our Cable Shows

To showcase how the Montgomery County Planning Board and professional planning staff are working to enhance quality of life in our community, check out our cable programs, Growing Right and Montgomery Plans.

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