Planning for the county continues; public invited to participate in online Planning Board and Historic Preservation Commission meetings
SILVER SPRING, MD – The Montgomery County Planning Board and the Montgomery County Planning Department, both part of The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC), have announced their April 2020 calendar of online meetings to continue their planning work during the period of social distancing. Review the list of events below and go online to www.montgomeryplanning.org for more details.
During this time of social distancing in response to the COVID-19 virus, the Planning Board will continue to hold public meetings online while the Planning Department Headquarters (8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD) is closed to the public. Community members may sign up to testify and provide comments to the Board on specific agenda items through written testimony or via phone during the meeting. The April schedule of events is subject to change based on the fluid situation with the response to the COVID-19 virus.
There are many ways to participate during Planning Board meetings:
- Watch the Planning Board meeting live online and on-demand.
- Listen live via phone to the Planning Board meeting by calling: 301-495-4708 Password: 87871111
- Sign up to testify to provide comment via phone during the Planning Board meeting by filling out the Sign Up to Testify form by 12 noon on the day before the Planning Board meeting. You will receive an email with a phone number to call in during a designated time to provide testimony for a specific agenda item. Submitting this form online by the deadline is the only way to testify on meeting items.
- Send written testimony to provide comment on Planning Board agenda items by emailing MCP-Chair@mncppc-mc.org, by 12 noon on the day before the Planning Board meeting.
- If you have questions, leave a message at 301.495.4605 and a staff member in the Planning Board Chair’s office will return your call.
April 2 – The Planning Board will hold their meeting online. Consult the Planning Board’s agenda, posted 10 days before the meeting for more information. Meetings are available live and on demand online.
April 9 – The Planning Board will hold their meeting online. Consult the Planning Board’s agenda, posted 10 days before the meeting for more information. Meetings are available live and on demand online.
April 16 – The Planning Board will hold their meeting online. Consult the Planning Board’s agenda, posted 10 days before the meeting for more information. Meetings are available live and on demand online
April 22 – The Historic Preservation Commission will hold their meeting online. Consult the HPC meeting webpage for agenda information. Meetings are available live and on demand online.
April 23 – The Planning Board will hold their meeting online. Consult the Planning Board’s agenda, posted 10 days before the meeting for more information. Meetings are available live and on demand online.
April 30 – The Planning Board will hold their meeting online. Consult the Planning Board’s agenda, posted 10 days before the meeting for more information. Meetings are available live and on demand online.
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