6/15/2009
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2/15/2008
Special Election Primary is April 15, 2008
for District 4 County Council SeatTo fill Marilyn
Praisner's seat, there will be a special election on May 13,
2008 with the primary on April 15, 2008. Olney
neighborhoods in district 4 include Norbeck Grove, Briars Acres,
areas of Olney Square west of Bowie Mill Road, Oatland Farms,
Norbeck Meadows, areas west of Cashell Road, areas south of
Emory Road such as Brooke Manor Estates and Smalls
Nursery, areas south of Old Baltimore Road east of Georgia Ave.
You can check which district you are in by clicking
here. You can also request an absentee ballot (by
April 8th) for this primary election by clicking
here.Democrat candidates include (listed alphabetically)
Steve Kanstoroom,
Nancy Navarro,
Don Praisner,
and Pat Ryan.
Cary Lamari is no longer a candidate. Republican
candidates include Mark Fennel and
possibly John McKinnis.
1/10/2008
Elm Street Developer is chosen for Bowie Mill
propertyElm Street Developer teamed with Montgomery
Housing Partnership was chosen by the Selection Committee and
the Director of DHCA. The next step is a contract between
the County and the developer and rezoning the property to PD3.
Stay tuned....
10/15/2007
The 32 acre Bowie Mill Rd Property
Click here
for a review of what is happening with this property.
9/10/2007
Two developers are chosen to respond to a
more detailed Request for Proposal (RFP)Elm Street
Developer teamed with Montgomery Housing Partnership and Mid
City Urban LLC have responded to a detailed Request for
Proposals for the 32 acre Bowie Mill Rd site. They will
meet the community and present their concept plans on Tuesday
October 9th at the GOCA meeting. Go to
www.goca.org for meeting
details. The county would like to hear comments about the
developers and their plans. Comment cards will be
available at the meeting.
5/1/2007
A New
Request for Proposals is Released for Bowie Mill Property
The
Department of Housing and Community Affairs has released a
new
Request for Expression of Interest (REOI) for the 32 acre county owned
property located on Bowie Mill Road. The RFP has the same
mixed-income housing development objectives as the first one -
40% market rate homes, 30% workforce housing homes, and 30%
moderately priced dwelling units (MPDUs). Regarding the
'swap' option, the REOI quotes the Olney Master Plan: "The
Council recommends that this option be given priority
consideration." However, this REOI clarifies several items.
The construction of a gymnasium (to be owned by Montgomery
County) is specifically mentioned as well as the maximum sales
price for the affordable units. The
selection committee will include representatives from Montgomery
County Government, Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning
Commission, and a community representative from GOCA. The
selection committee will make recommendations to the Director of
DHCA who will make the final decision.
5/1/2007
The
Reserve at Fairhill will be Built by Pulte
There were rumors that another builder was going to purchase the
Pulte (formerly known as Freeman) property. There was an
interested party but no contract was ever made. Pulte will
be the builder of the homes on this property.
Update: First 13 homes
will be available for purchase in November. To see models,
click here.
5/1/2007
Judge
Requires Conservation Covenant on the Rural Open Space on the
Pulte Property
For properties zoned Rural Neighborhood Cluster (RNC), 65 - 85%
of the land is required to be preserved as rural open space in
perpetuity. When the site plan for The Reserve at Fairhill
was approved, the Planning Board deeded this rural open space
portion as parkland - owned and maintained by MNCPPC. The
Olney Coalition, GOCA, and several other civic groups in the
Upper Rock Creek area felt that this type of ownership would not
adequately protect this land from future development.
After long negotiations with the Planning Board and a May 1st
court appearance, a conservation covenant is required to be
filed within 30 days. The conservation covenant adds an
extra layer of protection for this land with specific mention of
the Greater Sandy Spring Green Space as enforcers of the
covenant.
2/20/2007
Barbara
Falcigno Elected as GOCA President
Current Olney Coalition President, Barbara Falcigno, is elected
as GOCA President. Olney Coalition is blending its voice
and bringing the energy of their volunteers to GOCA where they
will continue to monitor development. Olney will continue
to be well represented.
Click here to read the Gazette article.
7/17/2006
32 Acre
Bowie Mill Road Property Request for Proposals is Cancelled.
A Request for Proposals (RFP) that was issued in December 2005 for
affordable housing to be built on the 32 acre property on Bowie
Mill Rd was cancelled on July 13, 2006 because the Chairman of
the Olney Boys and
Girls Community Sports Association raised issues regarding the wording of the RFP and
the selection process.
Click
here to see the letter Bruce Romer (Doug Duncan's Chief Administrative
Officer) wrote.
Click here to see the Gazette article about the
cancellation. No date has been set to issue a new RFP.
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