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| Planning Board Agenda
There is no Planning Board meeting next week. The Planning Board is on recess for the month of August. Planning Board meetings will resume on September 6, 2018.
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Public Spaces in Living Color
Grand Park - known simply as the "pink park" - is a 12-acre urban oasis in the heart of downtown Los Angeles. The park reopened in 2012, transforming a dreary government plaza into a spectacular community centerpiece. In a bustling urban setting where the park offers much-needed relief, color plays a key role in defining its identity and providing lessons for planners and designers of public spaces in Montgomery County.
Read more about Public Spaces in Living Color |
Montgomery Planning Announces Two New Deputy Planning Directors
The Montgomery County Planning Department is pleased to announce the appointment of Tanya Stern as Deputy Director and Robert Kronenberg as Acting Deputy Director for the Planning Department. Ms. Stern and Mr. Kronenberg were selected for these roles after Planning Director Gwen Wright conducted a national search.
Tanya Stern, the Deputy Director for Planning, Engagement and Design at the DC Office of Planning, will supervise four divisions in the department: Functional Planning and Policy, Research and Special Projects, Management Services, and Information Technology and Innovation. Stern will join Montgomery Planning on August 27.
Robert Kronenberg, currently Montgomery Planning's Division Chief of Area 1, will supervise the Development and Regulatory Coordination Division (DARC) and the Area 1, 2 and 3 planning teams. His title will be Acting Deputy Director until this second position is fully processed.
Read more about the new Deputy Planning Directors |
Brookside Gardens presents: Led Zeppelin Played
Join Brookside Gardens for an outdoor film screening of "Led Zeppelin Played Here." The film offers his take on an enduring local legend and includes interviews with rock writers, musicians, and fans, and several who claim they were there witnessing history that night.
The outdoor movie showing will be held Friday, August 31, 2018, starting at 7:00 p.m. at Brookside Gardens.
Read more about the film screening |
Upper Paint Branch Trail Plan Planning Board Presentation
Park Planning Staff recently presented preliminary recommendations to the Planning Board for a trail plan in the Upper Paint Branch area. Visit the Upper Paint Branch Trail Plan project page for more information.
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UPPS Preliminary Recommendations to be Presented to Planning Board
Park Planning Staff recently presented preliminary recommendations for the Urban Parks and Public Spaces (UPPS) Design Guidelines to the Planning Board. |
| Park News and Community Meetings Residents are encouraged to participate in the development of the parks. Plan on attending a community meeting, visit our park projects web page or leave a comment on our Open Town Hall web page. Montgomery Parks staff had a community meeting to discuss the project overview of the trail crossing of the Capital Crescent Trail at Little Falls Parkway. Staff presented the overall project and concept alternatives for the Capital Crescent Trail crossing at Little Falls Parkway. More information. |
| Accessibility Improvements Continue Work is underway at the Ridge Road Recreational Park to improve accessibility. Other access improvement projects include Wheaton Regional Park-Rubini Athletic Field Complex, the Archery Range at Rock Creek Regional Park and the Archery Range at South Germantown Recreational Park. For more information on these and other accessibility projects, please visit: Accessibility Information for Montgomery Parks webpage. |
Trail Work in Parks
Bikers and Runners should use caution around work areas as improvements are taking place on several trails in Montgomery Parks: Capital Crescent Trail Rock Creek Hiker-Biker Trail Northwest Branch Trail SVU#3 For more information on Montgomery Parks Trails, please visit www.MontgomeryTrails.org. |
| The Fall GUIDE is Here! Montgomery Parks is offering a wide variety of programs, classes and events great for families, adults and children, this fall. Details are available in the eGuide from your computer or cell. Visit Active Montgomery to register. |
| Montgomery Parks Volunteer Opportunities Weed Warrior Workdays, many parks in MoCo Organize a Park CleanupJosiah Henson Park Tour Guide, BethesdaOakley Cabin Tour Guide, OlneyPawpaw Festival, Meadowside Nature Center, RockvilleChildren's Day, Brookside Gardens, WheatonApple Festival, Meadowside Nature Center, RockvilleMonarch Fiesta Day, Black Hill Nature Center, BoydsTraining Academy for Park Police Volunteers, Silver Spring |
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