THE MARYLAND-NATIONAL CAPITAL PARK AND PLANNING COMMISSION

PLANNING BOARD | DEPARTMENT OF PARKS | PLANNING DEPARTMENT

May 9, 2014

Planning Board Agenda

There is no Planning Board meeting on May 15. The Board will return for their next public meeting on Thursday, May 22.

Attend the Next Aspen Hill Meeting - May 13

The third 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.

Attend the Great Seneca Science Corridor Implementation Advisory Committee (GSSC IAC) meeting May 13, 7:30-9:00PM

Meeting open to the public

Location: Camille Kendall Academic Center (Building III, Room 3156, Universities at Shady Grove, 9636 Gudelsky Drive, Rockville, MD 20850

Learn about various topics and current events taking place in and around the Life Sciences Center. Learn More.

Attend the Next Sandy Spring Rural Village Plan Meeting - May 14

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.

Bike To Work on Friday, May 16

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.

Celebrate a Milestone on the Road to Rehabilitation of the Historic Warner Mansion!

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

Attend Next Bethesda Downtown Plan Workshop - Saturday, May 17

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.

Bethesda Downtown Plan Visual Preferences Survey Available Now

Give feedback on how you want Downtown Bethesda to look and feel by taking the online visual preferences survey.

Greater Lyttonsville Plan Relaunch Recap

The relaunch of the Greater Lyttonsville Plan was a successful community meeting on May 6. Check out the presentation from the meeting and learn more about the planning process. Also, check out the Greater Lyttonsville Briefing Book summarizing the existing conditions of the Plan Area.

Glenmont Sector Plan and Design Guidelines Available

View the approved and adopted Glenmont Sector Plan and the Design Guidelines. Learn more.

Montgomery Parks Summer Camps

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.

Sign Up for the Preservationist

After a six-year hiatus, the Historic Preservation office is pleased to bring back the new online version of The Preservationist newsletter! Check it out online now and sign up to receive all the latest news about Montgomery County's historic preservation program.

Bethesda Downtown Plan

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

View the Latest Episode of the Montgomery Plans Show

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.

Experience the Sandy Spring Rural Village Plan Exhibit

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

Spring 2014 Semi Annual Report Now Available

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.

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Purple Line Mandatory Referral Recap

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.

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!
Nature and Summer Camp Counselor Opportunities, Thinking about summer? Here are some volunteer opportunities to help with that!
Hot Opportunities - these are the opportunities that we really need volunteers to fill soon! Check them out!
Trail Rangers and Trail Workdays - Train as a ranger, and go out on your own schedule, or sign up for one of our workdays!

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.

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.

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.

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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