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. 

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 

 

Public is invited to give feedback on concepts for transforming the heart of Sandy Spring

 

Recommendations for the Sandy Spring Rural Village Plan will be presented at a community meeting on Wednesday, May 14 at 7 p.m. at the Sandy Spring Friends School Library (Yarnall Hall, 16923 Norwood Road, Sandy Spring). Learn more.

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.  

Planners to present a preliminary framework concept for the Bethesda Downtown Plan and get ideas on  character of Downtown neighborhoods

 

The Montgomery County Planning Department will be hosting a second workshop for the Bethesda Downtown Plan on Saturday, May 17, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School (4301 East-West Hwy., Bethesda, MD). RSVP's are encouraged but not required. Learn more.

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.

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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. 

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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: 

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.