Planning Board Hears Public Testimony and Votes to Approve Equity One Sketch Plan Minus the Historic Cemetery Parcels at February 23 Meeting
Board requires Equity One to complete an archaeological investigation of an historic African-American cemetery within the next two months...
Read MoreMaster Plan Reality Check for Fairland and Friendship Heights Presented to Planning Board on February 23
Analysis of 1997 Fairland Master Plan and 1998 Friendship Heights Sector Plan reveal that both plans largely met expectations...
Read MorePlanning Department Recognizes Protests and Invites Public to Testify About Site of Possible African-American Cemetery at February 23 Meeting
Developer Equity One will present a sketch plan for the Westwood Shopping Center property, excluding the area where an...
Read MorePlanning Department Posts Staff Report on Sketch Plan for Equity One Development in Westbard Sector Plan Area
Sketch plan excludes proposals for area where possible African-American cemetery could be located; applicant will conduct archeological study before...
Read MoreStatement from the Montgomery County Planning Department Director Gwen Wright Regarding the Process for Addressing a Possible Historic African-American Cemetery in Westbard
The Montgomery County Planning Department shares community concerns about the possible presence of a historic African-American cemetery in Westbard. ...
Read MoreCounty Council Votes to Approve Greater Lyttonsville Sector Plan
Plan recommends protecting historic neighborhoods and light industrial uses, expanding parks and allowing some mixed-use development in an area...
Read MorePublic Meeting Will Be Held on February 14 to Discuss Results of Traffic Modeling Study for Grosvenor-Strathmore Metro Area Minor Master Plan
Planners will present preliminary concepts for land use and connectivity with goal of creating a cohesive neighborhood near transit...
Read MoreSecond Session of 2017 Winter Speaker Series Will Focus on Energizing Public Open Spaces
Presentations will examine ways of activating open spaces in urban areas through programming and design Silver Spring, MD –...
Read MorePlanning Department Launches Veirs Mill Corridor Master Plan with Community Meeting on February 22 at Sargent Shriver Elementary School
Stakeholders invited to discuss potential transportation and pedestrian connections in neighborhoods along Veirs Mill Road, from Wheaton to Rockville...
Read MorePlanning Board and Department Announce February 2017 Events
SILVER SPRING, MD – The Montgomery County Planning Board and Planning Department, part of The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission,...
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