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The Public Hearing Was Originally Scheduled for Tuesday, January 20; Sign Ups to Testify to be Taken Until 10 a.m. on Hearing Day The Montgomery County Council at 7:15 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 22, in Rockville will hold a public hearing on the proposed Sandy Spring Rural Village Plan. The plan contains recommendations that expand in greater detail the 1998 plan concept for Sandy Spring as a rural village center and covers the Sandy Spring Village sections of the 1998 plan. The hearing, which was originally scheduled for Jan. 20, will be held in the Third Floor Hearing Room of the Council Office Building at 100 Maryland Ave. in Rockville. The meeting will be televised live by County Cable Montgomery (CCM-Cable Channel 6 on Comcast and RCN, Channel 30 on Verizon). The broadcast also will be streamed. Residents who want to testify at the hearing must sign up by 10 a.m. on the day of the hearing. To sign up, call 240-777-7803. The proposed revised plan provides recommendations for land use, zoning, environment, and design while considering its rural village character, mix of land uses, connections, street character, and open space. View the Montgomery County Planning Board’s Draft Sandy Spring Rural Village Plan. The Council’s Planning, Housing and Economic Development Committee is tentatively scheduled to review the Sandy Spring Plan on Feb. 2. Sandy Spring Rural Village Plan Highlights: The 1998 Sandy Spring/Ashton Master Plan recognized that the details of a new village center concept were beyond its scope and recommended more detailed study and analysis to develop the concept. This new Sandy Spring Rural Village Plan will follow the guidance in the 1998 Master Plan and determine how to best connect the new fire station into a village center concept using the following three goals: -Preserve the rich cultural history of the area -Design a civic space and village center -Connect the community to the village center and examine right-of-way issues Learn more about the Sandy Spring Rural Village Plan and how to get involved: |