Randolph Civic Association

As the options presented for Montrose Parkway East by the Maryland State Highway Association could impact our neighborhood, here are the relevant materials:

• SHA Presentation to the White Flint Implementation Advisory Committee (PDF)
• MNCPPC staff report on Montrose Parkway East (PDF)
• A report on the Planning Board’s recommendations to SHA and Montgomery County DOT by Friends of White Flint
• Watch the presentation made to the Planning Board. Select number 7 State Highway Admin Consolidated Transportation Program Project to skip ahead to the relevant section.

The Montgomery County Council on Tuesday unanimously approved an ambitious proposal to transform a large segment of Rockville Pike near White Flint into a vibrant, grand boulevard lined with villages where residents can live, shop, walk and play.

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Parts of North Bethesda in Montgomery County will soon get a major facelift. On Tuesday the county council unanimously approved the White Flint Sector Plan, which will transform the area into a more urban community.

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The Montgomery County Council on Tuesday approved the White Flint Sector Plan, which will govern growth in the area around the White Flint Metro and calls for 9,800 new residences and nearly 6 million square feet of commercial space over the next 30 years.

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Residents in Randolph Hills, the neighborhood that has been most on board with the White Flint Sector Plan, are disappointed that significant community input to the plan has been passed over since it moved to the County Council for consideration.

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Seven developers eager to remake the jumbled 420 acres around the White Flint Metro station in Montgomery County have flipped their usual script for winning the hearts and minds of politicians and residents.

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Residents Invited to Express Their Views on Issues, Ask Questions of
Councilmembers at Tilden Middle School

ROCKVILLE, Md., November 9, 2009—The Montgomery County Council will continue
its efforts to find out what issues most concern residents when it hosts a
Town Hall Meeting for the White Flint / Kensington / Garrett Park / North
Bethesda area on Wednesday, Nov. 18. The meeting at Tilden Middle School
will start at 8 p.m. A pre-meeting reception will begin at 7:30 p.m.

This will be the third Town Hall Meeting hosted by the Council in 2009. The
Council is composed of President Phil Andrews, Vice President Roger Berliner
and Councilmembers Marc Elrich, Valerie Ervin, Nancy Floreen, Mike Knapp,
George Leventhal, Nancy Navarro and Duchy Trachtenberg. The Council
previously held Town Hall Meetings this year in Germantown/Boyds and West
Gaithersburg/Darnestown areas. Most meetings have attracted more than 200
residents.

Tilden Middle School is located at 11211 Old Georgetown Road between the
Wildwood section of Bethesda and the southern area of Rockville, adjacent to
White Flint.

The meeting will allow residents to let the Councilmembers know how they
feel about specific issues and will allow them to ask questions of the
Councilmembers in an organized, but informal, setting.

Topics expected to be of interest include the proposed White Flint Sector
Plan, schools, public safety, traffic, growth, the County budget and taxes.

“In many ways, our County is facing one of its most difficult periods in a
very long time. We are all in this together and we want residents to tell us
about their most important concerns as we approach making important
decisions about growth in this area,” said Council President Andrews. “This
Council has made a priority of having better direct communication with
residents, and Town Hall Meetings have proven to be an excellent way to do
just that. For the citizens, these meetings provide a forum where they can
see their elected officials in a different format than a televised meeting
or through a news release.”

The meeting will be taped for later broadcast on County Cable Montgomery
(CCM—cable Channel 6 on Comcast and RCN, Channel 30 on Verizon). Susan
Kenedy, a producer for the county station, will moderate the meeting.

For more information about the Town Hall Meeting or about the broadcast
times, call 240-777-7931.

Show your support for Randolph Hills and our effort to reopen Rocking Horse. Attend the following event with our Council member:

You are cordially invited to join
Montgomery County Council
Vice President
Roger Berliner
(District 1 – Bethesda, Cabin John, Chevy Chase, Friendship Heights, Garrett Park, Glen Echo, North Bethesda, Potomac, Randolph Hills, Somerset)

“Conversations with Councilmember Berliner”

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The council will deliberate three new county master plans in the coming months— White Flint, Gaithersburg West and Kensington—as well as specifics of the new Commercial-Residential Zone, which is being crafted to encourage mixed-use developments of residential, retail and commercial space within those plans.

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Hear Planning Board Member and Commissioner Joe Alfandre commend the efforts of our neighborhood and its efforts related to the White Flint Sector Plan by clicking the audio player below. More information on the Sector Plan is available at MontgomeryPlanning.org.