Historic Preservation Supervisor Scott Whipple will join staff from the Maryland Historical Trust at a presentation on recent enhancements to County and state historic preservation tax credit programs.  This is an opportunity to learn about changes to the state program make the credits more accessible for small commercial historic rehabilitation projects, such as those in historic districts like Takoma Park or Kensington.  The credits are also available to the owners of historic residential properties who rehabilitate their properties.  Montgomery County's historic preservation tax credit has been increased to 25%, from 10%, greatly enhancing the benefit of the credits to owners who make investments in their historic property.  The event will be held from 7-9 on November 18 in Historic Takoma Inc.'s headquarters at 7328 Carroll Avenue.

Community invited to attend the presentation of Completed Concept Plan at Westland Middle School from 7 - 9 p.m.

The Montgomery County Planning Department will hold the last PlanWestbard Community Charrette event with a final presentation of the Completed Concept Plan on Tuesday, November 18 at Westland Middle School (5511 Massachusetts Ave, Bethesda, MD) from 7 to 9 p.m. This event is the culmination of the weeklong charrette that involved a series of intensive workshops where planners worked with the community to gather ideas and craft a concept framework plan for the Westbard Sector Plan.

Details:
What: Final Community Charrette Presentation of Completed Concept Plan
When: Tuesday, November 18, 7 - 9 p.m.

Where: Westland Middle School (5511 Massachusetts Ave, Bethesda, MD)

Why: Planners will summarize the results of the charrette and its influence on the plan
 

Register for the PlanWestbard Community Charrette activities. 

The meeting will feature presentations on the bikeway plans of the City of Rockville, the City of Gaithersburg, and Montgomery County, focusing especially on how the plans relate to each other in the Life Sciences Center area. Details: 

Great Seneca Science Corridor Master Plan

Implementation Advisory Committee

Meeting:  November 18, 2014, 7:30-9:00 P.M.

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

The November 12 event proved to be a great night of history, remarks and discussion on Planning Politics and How Montgomery County Got This Way. The video from the event can be viewed online:
 

Winter Speakers Series #1
 

The next event is scheduled for December 10 at 5 p.m. Check out all of the details.

Montgomery Parks staff has a lot to be thankful for this year. We want to hear what you are thankful for. Please share your stories at www.Facebook.com/MontgomeryParks.

Montgomery Parks has made a difficult decision to cancel the annual Garden of Lights show this year due to ongoing construction at Brookside Gardens. Find information on many other holiday happenings in Montgomery Parks here.

Watch the videocast of Planning Director Gwen Wright's presentation at NIH from November 5 where she presented on key strategies for achieving healthy communities as part of the seminar "The National Prevention Strategy: Prioritizing Prevention to Improve the Nation's Health." Learn more about the event. 

View the video presentation.

Montgomery Parks 2014 - 2015 deer management program is in progress. The annual program helps to reduce and maintain deer populations in accordance with the goals of the County's deer management plan. For more details please visit www.Parksdeermanagement.org.

Short video features highlights of the digital map associated with the new Zoning Ordinance. Check it out.