County Asks for Public Input on Glenmont Enterprise Zone
Designating Glenmont as an enterprise zone could make businesses eligible for certain tax credits.
The public will have an opportunity later this month to comment on a proposal to designate Glenmont as an enterprise zone.
Businesses in an enterprise zone may be eligible for certain tax credits based on job creation and property investment, and Montgomery County officials say that this could spur revitalization in Glenmont.
The county will hold a public hearing on March 27 at 6:30 p.m. at the Glenmont Local Park Activity Building, 3201 Randolph Rd., Wheaton.
Comments will be used to develop a recommendation to County Executive Ike Leggett and the Montgomery County Council prior to submitting an application to the state government to create the enterprise zone.
Montgomery County already has three enterprise zones: Wheaton, Long Branch/Takoma Park and Olde Town in Gaithersburg.
Draft applications will be made available for review beginning March 13 online. To sign-up to testify at the public hearing, call Trina Green at 240-777-2004 or email sarah.k.miller@montgomerycountymd.gov. Hearing impaired or Spanish interpretation services can be requested up to 72 hours before the meeting.
Avocado
10:14 am on Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Glenmont could use some love. It is not the nicest place to be right now, with no real attractive things to do besides visit Shoppers Food Warehouse and Brookside Gardens (which is really in Wheaton, I believe). The greenway bike trail along Georgia will help make Glenmont metro station more attractive when it is finally finished.
I question whether this is the right approach though, when I read that Takoma and Wheaton are the only other local examples. Can Glenmont have what Silver Spring or Bethesda got instead? Those are the places everyone wants to be these days.
Esther French
11:54 am on Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Silver Spring actually was designated as an Enterprise Zone in the past (http://www6.montgomerycountymd.gov/dedtmpl.asp?url=/Content/DED/Taxes/SSEnterpriseZone.asp), but it's not current (http://www.choosemaryland.org/businessresources/pages/enterprisezones.aspx).
Mike Burrows
2:56 pm on Wednesday, March 6, 2013
"... Bethesda got instead? Those are the places everyone wants to be these days."
I do not want to be in Bethesda. Bethesda offers miserable traffic, overpriced restaurants, and difficult parkinig. Going into the city is a much better alternative.
Kris Kumaroo
10:01 pm on Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Mike - that is true there are zero overpriced restaurants, excellent traffic flow and parking galore in the District. You must be talking about Siler City.