Monday, May 13, 2013
Montgomery County Council President Nancy Navarro, whose district includes Wheaton, shifted her support to a plan that would tie the Park and Planning headquarters to the rest of Wheaton redevelopment.
County officials have the next six months to work with private developers on plans for Wheaton redevelopment that could include the new Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission headquarters, the Montgomery County Council decided at a budget worksession Monday. With the current Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission headquarters at 8787 Georgia Avenue in Silver Spring added to the mix of properties available in Wheaton, county officials say they are seeing more interest from developers. The project description form (PDF) embraced by the Council sets forth a timeline for this process: The Executive has indicated his intent to issue an RFP by June 1 and select a developer by Nov. 1. Planning and engineering will…
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Some councilmembers want to move forward with the Park and Planning headquarters, separate from other redevelopment in Wheaton; others want the headquarters to be part of an overall redevelopment strategy.
In considering options for Wheaton redevelopment and the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission headquarters, members of the Montgomery County Council found themselves equally divided on how to move forward at a joint committee meeting Wednesday. Councilmembers Hans Riemer and Valerie Ervin joined Council President Nancy Navarro in supporting a "split project" approach in which Park and Planning could move forward with its plans for a new headquarters building south of Reedie Drive, separate from the redevelopment possibilities being explored for other parcels of county land in Wheaton. Park and Planning prefers this option because it wants responsibility for its own building, Planning Board Chair Francoise Carrier said. …
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
The meeting is scheduled for 2 p.m. in Rockville.
Two Montgomery County Council committees are scheduled to discuss Wheaton redevelopment at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, May 8. The joint committee meeting will be in the Seventh Floor Hearing Room of the Council Office Building at 100 Maryland Ave. in Rockville. The meeting will be televised live by County Cable Montgomery (CCM—Cable Channel 6 on Comcast and RCN, Channel 30 on Verizon). The broadcast also will be streamed through the county website. The Government Operations and Fiscal Planning committee and the Planning, Housing and Economic Development committee will consider proposed amendments for two projects included in the county's CIP budget: the Wheaton Redevelopment Program and the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission …
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Find out the rescheduled date.
Two Montgomery County Council committees were scheduled to discuss Wheaton redevelopment Wednesday, April 24, but this meeting has been postponed to May 8, tentatively scheduled for 2 p.m. The Government Operations and Fiscal Planning committee and the Planning, Housing and Economic Development committee will consider proposed amendments for two projects included in the county's CIP budget: the Wheaton Redevelopment Program and the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission headquarters. Read more on Wheaton Patch about what the committees discussed when they met on April 12. Related Links:
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Montgomery County Council President Nancy Navarro laid out her concerns in a memo to County Executive Isiah Leggett Tuesday.
Montgomery County Council President Nancy Navarro took County Executive Isiah Leggett to task in a memo on Tuesday, criticizing his administration's "poor track record in its implementation of Wheaton redevelopment." During a joint committee meeting at the Montgomery County Council on Friday, councilmembers discussed plans for the new Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission headquarters in Wheaton. They decided to allow the Department of General Services more time to talk with private developers and report back on April 24. But Navarro said at the committee meeting that she was "not optimistic" about Leggett's approach, a theme she touched upon again in her memo: Your recommendation to solicit private development proposals …
Monday, April 15, 2013
County agencies would not be relocated to Wheaton under two options being considered.
The Montgomery County Council is weighing the need for urgency in building a new Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission headquarters in Wheaton against the desire to encourage private developers to share ideas and submit proposals for the Reedie Drive and Parking Lot 13 area. Before budget decisions are made at the end of May, the county’s Department of General Services will be talking with developers who have expressed interest in building in downtown Wheaton. With cramped working conditions at a deteriorating headquarters building in Silver Spring, Park and Planning is eager to move. Meanwhile, the council is eager to signal its commitment to Wheaton revitalization, after a year of talks between the county and M-NCPPC. …
The Montgomery County Council discussed buying land adjacent to the Mid-County Regional Services Center in a closed session in March, according to Council President Nancy Navarro.
If the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission were to build a new headquarters south of Reedie Drive in Wheaton, it would need to acquire more land, M-NCPPC Chair Francoise Carrier told members of the Montgomery County Council Friday morning. As presently designed, the proposed building would extend to the edges of the property, with the possibility that taller buildings erected next door in the future could completely block M-NCPPC windows, Carrier said during a joint council committee meeting. The headquarters also would not contribute to the retail flavor of Reedie Drive that is called for in the Wheaton Sector Plan, she said. The council approved exploring the aquisition of land adjacent the Mid-County Regional Services…
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Councilmembers will consider where the new Park and Planning headquarters should be located and whether it should include significant office space for county agencies.
Two Montgomery County Council committees are meeting together Friday morning to discuss the redevelopment plans for Wheaton. The Government Operations and Fiscal Planning committee and the Planning, Housing and Economic Development committee will consider proposed amendments for two projects included in the county's CIP budget: the Wheaton Redevelopment Program and the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission headquarters. Interested in listening to the discussion? You can watch the meeting online starting at 9 a.m. or come in person to the Seventh Floor Hearing Room in the County Council building in Rockville. The redevelopment plan that the County Council voted on last year for Wheaton featured a government office building …
Friday, April 5, 2013
Here are some ways to join in the conversation and share your thoughts about the future of Wheaton.
Do you have something to say about Wheaton redevelopment? Here are some of the places you can voice your opinion. Patch is not only a place where you can find local news, but also a place where you can join in a conversation with your neighbors. Here are some recent articles where you'll find a good back-and-forth in the comments section: Wheaton Redevelopment: Different Site Considered for Park and Planning Headquarters (April 3, 2013) Report: Leggett Opposes Moving County Agencies to Park and Planning Headquarters in Wheaton (April 1, 2013) Want some space of your own to write? Consider submitting a blog post in our Local Voices section and see what comments you get back from other readers. Here's the link to get started: http://wheaton-…
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Find out when Montgomery County Council committees are planning to discuss changes for Wheaton redevelopment.
Montgomery County Council committees are scheduled to discuss Wheaton redevelopment on Friday, April 12, at 9 a.m., and Wednesday, April 24, at 2 p.m., according to an agenda available on the Council's website. The committees will consider amendments to the county's CIP (capital improvements program) budget regarding the government office building and town square proposed for Parking Lot 13 in Wheaton. A revised plan would set up the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission headquarters in a new building at 2424 Reedie Drive, across the street from Lot 13. The Council's Government Operations and Fiscal Policy committee and the Planning, Housing, and Economic Development committee will meet jointly on both days. Six …
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