Business Notes
Bethesda Green seeks applicants for mentoring program
Former county planning board chairman to discuss upcounty development Jan. 14
Montgomery County’s planning department on Jan. 14 will hold its third in a series of talks by former Planning Board chairman Royce Hanson on the evolution of planning, growth and development in the county. Hanson will discuss planning, politics and development in Rockville and the northern part of the county in a talk entitled “Trials and Errors of Corridor Cities Planning.” The 90-minute session is free and open to the public, and begins at 5:30 p.m. at the planning agency’s headquarters at 8787 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring. It can be viewed live online by clicking on http://www.montgomeryplanning.org/department/onceandfuture/#session3.
Bethesda-Chevy Chase Chamber of Commerce to honor Andrews Jan. 9
Veteran Montgomery County Council member Phil Andrews, who mounted an unsuccessful bid for county executive, will be honored by the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Chamber of Commerce for his 16 years on the council during the chamber’s annual legislative breakfast Jan. 9.
The event also features three political observers who will share their thoughts about the upcoming session of the Maryland General Assembly and the new administration of Republican Gov.-elect Larry Hogan Jr. The speakers are veteran journalist Josh Kurtz of Center Maryland Blog; Blair Lee, a Gazette columnist who also is a member of Hogan’s transition team; and Matthew Palmer, chief lobbyist for the Maryland Chamber of Commerce. The breakfast event, at Bethesda’s Hyatt Regency, begins at 7:30 a.m. To attend, go to www.bccchamber.org.
Comments sought on revisions to county subdivision development rules
As part of its rewrite of the county’s zoning regulations, the county Planning Board is inviting public comment on its staff’s draft revisions of subdivision rules. The regulations cover rules for subdividing property, an extremely contentious issue in recent years in many parts of the county as individual redevelopment and tear-downs occurred. The proposed regulations also describe l .s requirements for road and school capacities when new developments are built. Read the draft report here: http://www.montgomeryplanning.org/viewer.shtm#http://www.montgomeryplanning.org/development/subdivision_regulations/documents/12_23_14SubRegsDraft_web.pdf.
Email comments to subdivisionregs@montgomeryplanning.org.
A public meeting to discuss the draft report is planned before April, though no date has been announced. The planning board will begin its work on the proposed revisions later in the spring.
