SILVER SPRING, MD – The
Montgomery County Planning Board has set an ambitious schedule as it returns
from its August recess, including adding Monday night meetings to its usual
weekly Thursday schedule.
The board will not meet on Thursday, Sept. 13, which is a
religious holiday. For a full schedule, see www.mcparkandplanning.org/board/agenda.
Some of the items the board is scheduled to take up include:
Monday, Sept. 10:
A work session to delve into the upcoming sector plan for
Twinbrook. The plan forecasts 20 years of land uses, community design, access
to transit, etc. for the area east of Rockville. The meeting will take place at
the Twinbrook Recreation Center, 12920 Twinbrook Parkway.
Monday, Sept. 17:
A work session to consider details for a study of the
corridor that runs along I-270 between Friendship Heights at the District of
Columbia line and the Montgomery/Frederick County line. The study examines the
land use and design of the entire corridor.
Thursday, Sept. 20:
The board will consider a number of regulatory cases,
including an expansion plan for Montgomery Mall.
Thursday, Sept. 27:
The board will welcome the next guest in its ongoing growth
management speaker series, Andrew Brunhart, general manager for the Washington
Suburban Sanitary Commission. The agency provides water and wastewater service
for 1.6 million customers.