MCPS superintendent to present capital budget proposal Monday
Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Jack Smith will present his proposed fiscal 2019 budget at the Board of Education’s meeting Monday evening. Smith also will make recommendations for the 2019 to 2024 capital improvements program—the long-term funding schedule for school construction projects.
The board also will discuss Smith’s recommendations for an elementary school boundary study in the Richard Montgomery cluster. The school board meeting is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. at 850 Hungerford Dr. in Rockville.
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Community meeting on small cell tower antennas Monday night
Montgomery County officials will host a community meeting Monday night on a proposed zoning change that would enable small cell antennas to be placed on light poles and low-rise buildings as a way to increase cell coverage. The County Council is considering the change and has taken public input at several community meetings over the past few months. The latest meeting takes place Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the County Council Office Building in Rockville.
Council to host public hearing on Grosvenor-Strathmore Minor Master Plan Tuesday evening
The County Council will take public input Tuesday evening on a plan being developed to rezone the area around the Grosvenor-Strathmore Metro Station. The meeting is scheduled for 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Council Office Building in Rockville.
The Planning Board in July approved a version of the sector plan to allow nearly 1,400 new homes as part of a mixed-use development on what is mostly a surface parking lot owned by Metro. The plan encompasses about 117 acres around the station, but much of the development would take place on the 15-acre property owned by Metro.
The plan would allow two buildings near the station that could stand as high as 300 feet and a third on Tuckerman Lane with a 220-foot height limit. Developer Fivesquares is proposing a mixed-use community at the site and has agreed to purchase the property from Metro once the sector plan work is finalized.
The council is not having a regular Tuesday meeting this week and is next scheduled to have a full session Oct. 31.
Rain expected Monday evening followed by nice fall week
A mostly cloudy Monday with a high near 74 and evening showers are expected Monday, according to the National Weather Service. Then, it will be sunny, but cool off a little for the rest of the week. Highs in the mid- to low-60s are predicted for Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Nighttime lows each night are expected to drop into the mid-40s.
