Upcounty

Community Meeting

Montgomery County Council

President Craig RicePresident Craig Rice

October 8, 2014

Rocky Hill Middle School

Montgomery County – District 2

Holy Cross Germantown Hospital

� Opened October 1st!

� Anchor of Montgomery College Life Science Park

� First new hospital in � First new hospital in Montgomery County in 35 years.

� Emergency Department averaging 53 visits/day – higher then expected

� Behavioral Health Unit (6 private room) been full for last several days

Holy Cross Health is pleased to announce the

birth of the first baby at Holy Cross

Germantown Hospital. Mother, Cemile

Valencia, and baby are doing fine.

Montgomery College Germantown

Bioscience Education Center

� Opened September 10, 2014

� Includes: classrooms, laboratories,

offices, greenhouse complex and offices, greenhouse complex and

conference center

� Supports biology, biotechnology,

chemistry, ecology and genetics

curriculum

� LEED Gold-certified center

Upcounty Parks

� Germantown Town Center Urban Park:

- Construction began Spring 2012 and

expected completion Winter 2014/15expected completion Winter 2014/15

� Little Bennett Regional Park Day Use Area

- Design in FY17 & FY18

- Construction beginning in FY19

� Ovid Hazen Wells Recreational Park

- Master Plan update: expected Planning

Board Final Review/Adoption Winter 2014/15

Corridor Cities Transitway

(CCT)

Projected Schedule:

Fall 2014/2015: FTA project development phase

Winter 2015/2016: Initiate design activitiesWinter 2015/2016: Initiate design activities

Winter 2016/2017: Begin right-of-way

acquisitions/permitting/agreements

Dependent on funding:

Spring 2018: Begin construction

Spring 2021: Begin operations

Mid-County Highway

Corridor Study(M-83)

� A draft Environmental Impact Statement was

completed Spring 2013

� A public hearing was held by the US Army � A public hearing was held by the US Army

Corps of Engineers in August 2013

� Department of Transportation to submit an

environmental impact report to federal

agencies by October 2014

� No funding in CIP beyond preliminary design

http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/corridor/

Roadways and Walkways

� Clarksburg Transportation Connections:

- Snowden Farm Parkway north of Morning

Star Drive to Ridge Road (MD 27)

- Little Seneca Parkway from Snowden Farm - Little Seneca Parkway from Snowden Farm

Parkway to Frederick Road (MD 355)

- Brink Road intersection

Project to be constructed by the developers

Funding CIP: FY16-FY20

Roadways and Walkways

� Ridge Road (MD 27)- 6 lanes divided roadway from Brink Rd toSnowden Farm ParkwaySnowden Farm Parkway

- Transitions to 2 lane road (existing) atSnowden Farm Parkway and Skylark Road

- Arora Hills frontage (Little Seneca Parkway to to Skylark Road) also 2 lane roadway with turn lanes and acceleration/deceleration lanes

- Traffic light and “full intersection” installed atintersection Ridge/Little Seneca next summer

Stringtown Road

� Reconstruct the existing ¾ mile, two lane section as a four-lane divided roadway

Design complete� Design complete

� Currently working with County Executive and Elm Street to get this project underway

� Exploring options to find resources to expedite this road project

Roadways and Walkways

� Observation Drive Extended:- Design/Land Acquisition: Summer 2019 –

Summer 2023; Construction after FY20

W Old Baltimore Rd/MD 355 Intersection:� W Old Baltimore Rd/MD 355 Intersection:- In design phase

� Frederick Road Bike Path:- Design/Land Acquisition currently underway- Utility relocations FY16 – FY17- Construction to begin FY16, completion FY17

� MD 355 Sidewalk (Hyattstown):- Construction begins Spring 2015

Upcounty Development

Clarksburg:

� Gallery Place: Under construction

� Tapestry: Approved, construction not yet � Tapestry: Approved, construction not yet started

� Cabin Branch Residential: Approved (all 5 phases), construction has started

� Courts of Clarksburg: Pending, 140 senior housing units

� Dowdens Station: Pending, 109 units

Recent Clarksburg Development Activity

Under Construction:1. Gallery Place

Approved Project:2. Tapestry

Pending Projects:3. Clarksburg Town

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4. Cabin Branch Retail5. Courts of Clarksburg6. Dowdens Station

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Upcounty DevelopmentUpcounty DevelopmentUpcounty DevelopmentUpcounty Development

Germantown:� Qiagen: Completed� Village West/Martens: Under construction� Crystal Rock/Black Hills: Pending, housing to � Crystal Rock/Black Hills: Pending, housing to be revised

Future Development:� Milestone North� Century Technology Campus� Cloverleaf South� Totah/Symmetry� Matan Property

Recent Germantown Projects

Completed:1. Germantown Hospital2. Bioscience Building

Montgomery College3. Qiagen

Under Construction:

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Under Construction:4. Village West/Martens

Approved Project:5. Crystal Rock/Black Hill

Future Projects:6. Milestone North7. Century Technology

Campus

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Clarksburg Town Center

Retail

� Site plan submitted to Montgomery County Park and Planning this summer

� Looking at library in Civic building site:� Looking at library in Civic building site:

- Planning funds included in FY20 (exploring options to accelerate schedule)

� Medical office space

� Parks: Piedmont Woods/Kings Local Park

� Completion as early as 2018-2019

CTC Retail color.pdf

Clarksburg Premium Outlets

� 535 Acres located

west of I-270/MD121

� August 2014:� August 2014:

Site Plan submitted

to Planning Board

� Anticipated

completion:

Spring 2016

Clarksburg Fire Station

� Committee actively looking at alternative locations outside Ten Mile Creek area

� County working to keep station on schedule:

- Design expected to begin FY19

- Construction in FY19-20

Clarksburg Historic District

&

Clarksburg Public Activity Building

Historic District:

� Upzoned to encourage development and stimulate growth

JUST ANNOUNCED:

Clarksburg Public Activity Building:

� Will re-open effective October 13th

� Questions about rental of facility, contact:

Haviz.Adeojo@montgomeryparks.org

Clarksburg School Cluster

� Wilson Wims ES- School opened August 2014!

� Clarksburg High School: 18-Classroom Addition- Completion August 2015- Completion August 2015

� Clarksburg/Damascus MS: New- Scheduled completion August 2016

� Neelsville MS: Classroom Addition- FY2015 funds approved for planning

� Clarksburg Cluster ES #8: New- FY2015 funds approved for planning

� Captain James E. Daly ES: Classroom Addition- Facility planning done; not in CIP at this time

Damascus and Northwest

School Cluster

Damascus: � Clarksburg/Damascus MS; Wims ES� Damascus ES: Revitalization/expansion- Scheduled completion January 2023- Scheduled completion January 2023

Northwest:� Diamond ES: Classroom Addition- FY2015 funds approved for design (addition approved) – Scheduled completion August 2018

� Northwest ES #8: New- Scheduled completion August 2018

Seneca Valley School Cluster

� Seneca Valley HS: Revitalization

- Scheduled for completion August 2019 for facility and August 2020 for restoration of facility and August 2020 for restoration of site

� Lake Seneca ES: Classroom Addition

- FY2014 funds approved for planning

� S. Christa McAuliffe ES: Addition

- Scheduled completion August 2020

Captain Dave Gillespie

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