Planning Board is on month-long recess, but benefits of County plans and projects are highlighted through community events and awards program
SILVER SPRING, MD –The Montgomery County Planning Board, part of The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, is pleased to announce its calendar for August 2015. These events offer ways to engage with communities within Montgomery County. Review the full list of events below and go online to www.montgomeryplanning.org for more details on projects and plans.
The Montgomery Planning Board is in recess during the month of August. The agenda of upcoming meetings held this fall, starting September 3, will be posted on the Agendas & Staff Reports page.
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Montgomery County and Planning Department Events in August 2015:
August 6 – Attend the free Silver Spring Summer Concert Series from 7 to 9 p.m. at Veterans Plaza to hear the Rock & Roll Relics. For more information, visit montgomerycountymd.gov or call 240-777-0311. Learn more about Downtown Silver Spring from a planning perspective and check out the recent Silver Spring Placemaking Workshops and Workbook aimed at improving public and civic spaces.
August 14-22 – Visit the Montgomery County Agricultural Fair, the largest of its kind in Maryland, to enjoy food, entertainment, rides and farm animals. The fair is held at 501 Perry Parkway, Gaithersburg, MD 20877. Call 301-926-3100 or go to http://mcagfair.com/. The Planning Department created the plan for the County’s Agricultural Reserve, a 93,000-acre area of farms and rural landscapes and continues to work to implement the vision and goals for this area. Learn more about the County’s Agricultural Reserve.
August 21 – Last day to enter the Planning Department’s first annual Design Excellence Award competition. This program seeks to recognize exceptional work in architecture, landscape architecture and urban design in Montgomery County. Developers, property owners and their design teams are invited to submit built projects completed in the County over the past 10 years. For more information, go to https://www.montgomeryplanning.org/design/designxawards.shtm
August 25 – The Rustic Roads Advisory Committee meeting will be held at 101 Monroe Street in Rockville to discuss the current state of scenic and rural routes in the County. Learn about the Rustic Roads Program to preserve the beauty of agricultural and rural areas through the Rustic Roads Biennial Report completed in June 2015. Contact Chris Myers at christopher.myers@montgomerycountymd.gov or Leslie Saville at leslie.saville@montgomeryplanning.org for more information about the meeting and Rustic Roads Program.