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News Archive — March 200403/30/2004
Clean Up time on Bowie Mill PropertyA group of Olney Coalition Volunteers spent a few hours of their Saturday cleaning up the streambed on the 32 acre Bowie Mill Property. They collected 17 LARGE bags of trash. It’s amazing how many balls, cans, and styrofoam coffee cups were there. One interesting find was film for a movie titled “Are you Afraid of Spiders?” Special thanks to Jay Feinberg, Paul Vale, Robin Weiner,
Emily Weiner and her friend Rachel, Amanda Weiner, Mariann
Miller, and Barbara Falcigno for taking time to keep the stream
clean.
03/27/2004Numbers, numbers, numbers ... how might Olney grow?Check out the new How Much Growth section for our analysis of the effects of the proposed zoning changes on the size of Olney. Can you imagine 2,500 more homes in Olney? Almost 10,000 more people?03/24/2004Mark your calendar for May 5An important public hearing regarding the disposition of the former school site on Bowie Mill Road will be held at the Executive Office Building in Rockville on May 5. We don't have the time yet, but it will probably be in the early evening. PLEASE PLAN TO ATTEND! Your presence makes a huge difference. More details as soon as we have them...03/24/2004Coming Soon...We're burning the midnight oil ... check back soon for updates on the former school site on Bowie Mill, and lots (and lots!) of statistics about how Olney has grown in the past and is projected to grow in the future.03/24/2004Olney Master Plan -- Review Planning Board Work SessionsMany new documents have been uploaded into our Olney Master Plan section. Find out what is going on in the Planning Board Worksessions.03/24/2004Upper Rock Creek Master Plan -- What Happened?Check out our Upper Rock Creek Master Plan section for a synopsis of what has happened.03/18/2004Background Reading on the TDR ProgramOlney has grown extensively over the past twenty years, largely due to the TDR (Transfer of Development Rights) program. In an effort to preserve the agricultural nature of the western and northern third of the county, new housing development was funneled into other areas, such as Olney. Read all about it...03/07/2004Nancy Wendt Receives Award from GOCAOlney Coalition President Nancy Wendt received an award from GOCA in recognition for her contribution to our community at the 26th Annual GOCA Awards on Sunday, March 7. Pictured, left to right: Councilmembers Mike Knapp and Marilyn Praisner, Nancy Wendt, GOCA President Steve Smet. 03/05/2004Is It the Job of Montgomery County Public Schools to Provide Affordable Housing?Read the testimony of Wayne Goldstein to the Board of Education. Thought provoking!03/05/2004Letter from GOCA President Steve Smet to the Board of Education"...The lack of public meetings on the transfer of the assets owned by the people (the taxpayers and voters) of this county has been corrupted and cannot be trusted to be fair without full disclosure and with enough time for the community to respond. As caretakers of the assets entrusted to you, it appears that you have failed in your care and accountability of the assets entrusted to you." Read the entire letter...03/05/2004Welcome to Our Friends at Christie EstatesThe residents of Christie Estates have formed an action committee to fight the Tong Proposal, a dense grouping of 30 homes on less than 9 acres near Brooke Grove Elementary School. See their website... P.S. While you are visiting, sign up for our News Service and Discussion Forums (links in the green bar at the top of the page)03/04/2004GOCA Meeting on Tuesday, March 9, 7:45pmThe monthly GOCA meeting on Tuesday is scheduled to include a presentation on Montgomery County’s Property Disposal Process and the Status of the Bowie Mill High School Site, with a presenter from the Montgomery County Dept. of Housing & Community Affairs. See the agenda...03/03/2004Montgomery County Civic Federation NewsletterThe Montgomery County Civic Federation March newsletter is available for downloading at their site.03/03/2004Olney Needs Room to BreatheRead Olney Coalition member Bob Bell's letter to the editor in the Gazette...News Archive for February 2004
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