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THE MARYLAND-NATIONAL CAPITAL PARK AND PLANNING COMMISSION |
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Planning Board Agenda
|  Check out the full Planning Board Agenda for Thursday, May 1.
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Mark Calendars for Makeover Montgomery 2 | Moving Forward Montgomery
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Attend the Upcoming Zoning Rewrite Open Houses
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Public invited to learn more about the proposed zoning changes, new interactive maps
Planners have rewritten the Zoning Code to modernize antiquated, redundant zoning regulations and create new tools to help achieve goals in community plans. Attend an open house to continue the dialogue about proposed zoning changes. Staff will be on hand with interactive maps to help answer questions. Learn more
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Attend the Relaunch of the Greater Lyttonsville Plan
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Community invited to re-engage and learn about existing conditions for Greater Lyttonsville
The Lyttonsville community is invited to attend the relaunch meeting for the Greater Lyttonsville Plan. The family-friendly meeting is intended to engage the community and present existing conditions that will form the foundation for transforming the heart of Greater Lyttonsville. All residents and business owners are invited to attend on the evening of Tuesday, May 6 at the Gwendolyn E. Coffield Center (2450 Lyttonsville Road, Silver Spring, MD). More info.
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Attend the Next Aspen Hill Meeting - May 13
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The 3rd and final community meeting for the Aspen Hill Minor Master Plan amendment is scheduled for Tuesday, May 13th at 6:30 pm at the Aspen Hill public library. Staff draft recommendations will be presented for the community's feedback.
The project site can be accessed here.
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Unearthing the Jackson Homestead
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The public is invited to a free presentation from Montgomery Parks and URS Corporation on findings from the Jackson Homestead site, a unique 19th century / early 20th century African American site that was excavated as a mitigation activity for ICC.
Saturday, April 26, 2 - 4 p.m.
Agricultural History Farm Park
18400 Muncaster Road
Derwood, MD 20855
More details
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Hyattstown Mill Arts Project Opening Reception for Art Exhibition
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Join the Hyattstown Mill Arts Project FREE opening reception for the annual membership exhibition. Most of the artists will attend.
Saturday, April 26, 2014, 5 - 7 p.m.
At the historic Hyattstown Mill in Little Bennett Regional Park
14920 Hyattstown Mill Road
Hyattstown, MD 20871
The exhibition runs from Saturday, April 26 - Sunday, June 8. The mill gallery is open 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. For more information, please visit www.hyattstownmill.org or contact Bobby Donovan at bd@hyattstownmill.org or by phone at 301-874-2452
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Bike To Work on Friday, May 16
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 Montgomery County, Commuter Connections and the Washington Area Bicyclist Association invite you to join more than 10,000 area commuters for a celebration of bicycling as a fun and healthy way to get to work on Bike To Work Day, Friday, May 16, 2014!
Attend one of 79 pit stops throughout D.C., Maryland and Virginia for refreshments and be entered into a raffle for bicycles and other prizes. Free T-shirts are available at pit stops to the first 14,000 who register and attend. There will be a raffle drawing for a bicycle at each of the above pit stops. Pit stop details can be found by registering for Bike To Work Day here.
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Celebrate a Milestone on the Road to Rehabilitation of the Historic Warner Mansion!
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 Join Montgomery Parks and the Kensington Historical Society to celebrate a milestone in rehabilitating the historic Brainard Warner Mansion located in Kensington Circle Park.
Saturday, May 17, 2014, 2 - 4 p.m.
Rain date: May 18, 2 - 4 p.m.
More details
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Montgomery Parks Summer Camps
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Montgomery Parks has over 75 summer camps this year for a wide variety of interests and at locations around the county. You can find nature camps, sports camps, adventure camps, gardening and cooking camps and some that incorporate a little bit of everything. Find a listing of summer camps here.
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Carroll Knolls Local Park Opening
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Join us Saturday, April 26 from 11a.m. - 1p.m. to celebrate Montgomery Parks' newest parks, Carroll Knolls Local Park. This new urban park, located on Georgia Avenue at the intersection of Evans Parkway provides much needed green space for the community. Join us for a ribbon cutting ceremony followed by games for children, demonstrations with a Parks' naturalist and Meet our Tree Stewards!
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Bethesda Downtown Plan
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Stay in the know with the latest regarding the Bethesda Downtown Plan. Meet the team, connect with us on social media and let us know how you would like the future of Downtown Bethesda to be shaped for the next twenty years and beyond. Learn More
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View the Latest Episode of the Montgomery Plans Show
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Montgomery Plans features news and profile segments about the work of the Planning Department. In this spring edition, get the updates on the Zoning Rewrite project, Aspen Hill, and BRT. You can also take a tour of Ten Mile Creek and learn about the history of downtown Silver Spring. All that and more in this edition of Montgomery Plans.
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Experience the Sandy Spring Rural Village Plan Exhibit
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Community design workshop process now on display at Sandy Spring Museum
The results of the four-day design and planning workshop for the Sandy Spring Rural Village Plan are now on display for the community to experience at the Sandy Spring Museum.
Learn more
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Spring 2014 Semi Annual Report Now Available
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Check out the Department of Parks and Planning Department's 2014 Spring Semi-Annual report recapping the work from the last six months and giving highlights of the FY15 work program.
Learn more
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Sign Up for the Preservationist
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Purple Line Mandatory Referral Recap
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Check out the full video of the Planning Board's consideration of the Purple Line Mandatory Referral which happened on March 20. Learn more about this process.
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 Volunteer Opportunities Montgomery Parks is looking for both special event and long-term volunteers. Go to www.ParksVolunteers.org, click on Search and Apply for Volunteer Opportunities, then click on the category that interests you. Here are some examples of the opportunities we have open: - NNI Removal Events, Various locations and dates, help us rid the park trees of vines and other Non-Native Invasives that are taking over!
- Tree Stewards, Various parks - commit to at least one year of quarterly park visits. Help us keep an eye on our most valuable resource in parks, our trees!
- Earth Month! Various parks. April is Earth Month, and we are beginning to schedule several large park cleanups.
- Nature and Summer Camp Counselor Opportunities, Feeling cabin fever? Thinking about summer? Here are some volunteer opportunities to help with that!
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Work With Us
|  Interested in a career with The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission? Check out our list of rewarding job opportunities here.
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Community Organization Lists
Our online tool will make HOA organization email addresses available to web users seeking to notify residents about pending development or other issues. We rely on homeowners and civic organizations to help spread the word about development applications and planning initiatives. Homeowner's association leaders may want to update your organizational contact information to a generic 'mygroup@gmail.com' and update your contact information.
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Have a Question About M-NCPPC Montgomery Parks?
 Have a question about Montgomery Parks? Need to report a problem or maintenance issue in a park? Check out the Department's, easy to use Customer Service Center and find out how to contact us by phone and email. You'll also find an easy to use online form to submit questions or information about problems in parks.
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Have a Question About Planning?
 Wondering about that sign advertising pending development in your community? Curious about how forest conservation works? Residents and others with questions about development, community plans, zoning, transportation, or environmental issues may find the answers they seek on a Department HELP page. The page features links, an online employee directory and an online question/comment form.
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