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| Planning Board Agenda
There is no Planning Board meeting next week. The Planning Board is on recess for the month of August. Planning Board meetings will resume on September 6, 2018.
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Planning Board Member Tina Patterson Honored with National Award from Housing and Real Estate Association
The Montgomery County Planning Board is pleased to announce that Commissioner Tina Patterson has won the 2018 Roaring Thirty Prodigy Award from the Women in Housing and Real Estate Ecosystem (NAWRB), a trade association representing female business owners in housing.
Patterson, who has served on the Planning Board since 2017, was honored at NAWRB's fifth annual conference titled "Year of Women" and held in Chicago during July 2018. According to the Roaring Thirty Award website, the Prodigy Award is presented to "an up and comer; an entrepreneur whose success is only a matter of time; showing a way of doing business different from the established players and as a woman proving that there is always room for ingenuity."
The Roaring Thirty Awards celebrate women leaders who work to ensure gender equality and forge the path to success for all women.
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Sligo Creek Parkway Road Closures Scheduled 8/20 and 8/21
Montgomery Parks to close sections of Sligo Creek Parkway for maintenance on or around August 20-21. All traffic will be detoured to allow staff to make repairs safely. Vehicular traffic should seek alternate routes during the scheduled work times.
More information about Sligo Creek Parkway Road Closures |
Brookside Gardens presents: Led Zeppelin Played
Join Brookside Gardens for an outdoor film screening of "Led Zeppelin Played Here." The film director takes a unique look at an enduring local legend and includes interviews with rock writers, musicians, and fans, and several who claim they were there witnessing history that night.
The outdoor movie showing will be held Friday, August 31, 2018, starting at 7:00 p.m. at Brookside Gardens.
Read more about the film screening |
Public Spaces in Living Color
Grand Park - known simply as the "pink park" - is a 12-acre urban oasis in the heart of downtown Los Angeles. The park reopened in 2012, transforming a dreary government plaza into a spectacular community centerpiece. In a bustling urban setting where the park offers much-needed relief, color plays a key role in defining its identity and providing lessons for planners and designers of public spaces in Montgomery County.
Read more about Public Spaces in Living Color |
| Park News and Community Meetings Residents are encouraged to participate in the development of the parks. Plan on attending a community meeting, visit our park projects web page or leave a comment on our Open Town Hall web page. Montgomery Parks staff had a community meeting to discuss the project overview of the trail crossing of the Capital Crescent Trail at Little Falls Parkway. Staff presented the overall project and concept alternatives for the Capital Crescent Trail crossing at Little Falls Parkway. More information. Staff is accepting feedback from the community on concept plans to improve Carroll Knolls Local Park. Visit the Open Town Hall web page at MontgomeryParks.org to review the project to select and comment on a preferred concept plan. The voting deadline is August 31, 2018. More information. |
| Accessibility Improvements Continue Work is underway at the Ridge Road Recreational Park to improve accessibility. Other access improvement projects include Wheaton Regional Park-Rubini Athletic Field Complex, the Archery Range at Rock Creek Regional Park and the Archery Range at South Germantown Recreational Park. For more information on these and other accessibility projects, please visit: Accessibility Information for Montgomery Parks webpage. |
Playground Updates Playgrounds at Dale Drive Neighborhood Park, Dewey Local Park, Wells Neighborhood Park and Becca Lilly Neighborhood Park are closed for improvements as part of the Playground Renovation Program. The work is scheduled to continue through the summer.
Learn more about the Playground Renovation Program and up to date project statuses.
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Trail Work in Parks
Bikers and Runners should use caution around work areas as improvements are taking place on several trails in Montgomery Parks: Sligo Creek Trail Capital Crescent Trail Rock Creek Hiker-Biker Trail Northwest Branch Trail SVU#3 For more information on Montgomery Parks Trails, please visit www.MontgomeryTrails.org. |
| The Fall GUIDE is Here! Montgomery Parks is offering a wide variety of programs, classes and events great for families, adults and children, this fall. Details are available in the eGuide from your computer or cell. Visit Active Montgomery to register. |
| Montgomery Parks Volunteer Opportunities Weed Warrior Workdays, many parks in MoCo Organize a Park CleanupJosiah Henson Park Tour Guide, BethesdaOakley Cabin Tour Guide, OlneyPawpaw Festival, Meadowside Nature Center, RockvilleChildren's Day, Brookside Gardens, WheatonApple Festival, Meadowside Nature Center, RockvilleMonarch Fiesta Day, Black Hill Nature Center, BoydsTraining Academy for Park Police Volunteers, Silver SpringYappy Hour and Pop-Up Dog Park Volunteers, Bethesda |
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