tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38653254253790305762024-03-18T19:55:05.485-07:00Watershed Watch - Eyes of Paint BranchBrowniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15113252698024570135noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3865325425379030576.post-1661099246546145362022-10-25T06:31:00.002-07:002022-10-25T06:31:19.760-07:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZ0HG0rTiK3vSI0_TwV_RMxIwpqc2unaypiKaB4Q1UvwLnMZjP1Te6VNFvlYcyC8MXnsvMNoP-xu3Uy-vjgshiohtp_S9lKJWpzPOUdYsxGrjV8vdUXFH5rR-t-oz-tVrBlRUSyojhya3SwWAN7kkAVn8P1TtOwphWPJDAPB4ZVQ2Ml1eXOulUqrBkRg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2200" data-original-width="1700" height="850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZ0HG0rTiK3vSI0_TwV_RMxIwpqc2unaypiKaB4Q1UvwLnMZjP1Te6VNFvlYcyC8MXnsvMNoP-xu3Uy-vjgshiohtp_S9lKJWpzPOUdYsxGrjV8vdUXFH5rR-t-oz-tVrBlRUSyojhya3SwWAN7kkAVn8P1TtOwphWPJDAPB4ZVQ2Ml1eXOulUqrBkRg=w645-h850" width="645" /></a></div> <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p>Browniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15113252698024570135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3865325425379030576.post-28489888311364093662012-01-22T06:02:00.001-08:002012-01-22T06:04:50.560-08:00PARKS, REC and OPEN SPACE, TUESDAY Jan 24 for down county<b>What do YOU want for your Parks, Recreation Facilities and Open Space? <br />Come 5:30-8:30 January 24 (Downcounty) at 8787 Georgia Ave downtown Silver Spring, </b><i>(<b>or Jan 25-Upcounty – 12900 Middlebrook Rd. Germantown)</b></i><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;"><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">Check out the recommendations for implementation (for example for use of artificial turf on sports fields) and give your own feedback and input on the</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> <i>2012</i> <i>Parks, Recreation, and Open Space (PROS) Plan</i></span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;"> : </span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Parks and open spaces are essential to the high quality of life for Montgomery County residents. In the future, one of the greatest challenges will be to balance recreation facilities needed for the active lifestyles of a growing population with the stewardship of our park system’s sensitive environmental and cultural resources. The <i>2012</i> <i>Parks, Recreation, and Open Space (PROS) Plan</i> update will be a guide to meeting this challenge</span></b></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b><b><span style="color: #76a6d8; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #76a6d8; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #76a6d8; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;">Upcoming Public Meetings</span></span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;">Two public meetings are scheduled to obtain public input for future park and recreation needs and how they should be implemented. These meetings will use an Open House fromat allowing attendees to freely circulate among informational stations of their interest. . Please </span></span></span><a href="http://www.montgomeryparks.org/PPSD/ParkPlanning/Projects/pros_2012/pros_2012.shtm/lcalendar"><u><span style="color: #379901; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #379901; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #379901; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;">Contact</span></span></span></u></a><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;"> the project coordinator with any questions you might have. </span></span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Symbol; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Symbol; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Symbol; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;">Down-County Meeting</span></span></span><b><span style="color: #cc3333; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #cc3333; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #cc3333; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;">Tuesday January 24, 2012 - 5:30pm to 8:30pm</span></span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><br />Montgomery Regional Office Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue in Silver Spring, MD </span></span></span><a href="http://www.montgomeryparks.org/PPSD/ParkPlanning/Projects/pros_2012/documents/pros.plan-openhouse.invite-jan2012.pdf/t_blank"><u><span style="color: #379901; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #379901; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #379901; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;">Meeting Notice Flyer</span></span></span></u></a><span style="color: #777777; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #777777; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #777777; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"> - </span></span></span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;">pdf</span></span></span><span style="color: #777777; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #777777; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #777777; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;">, 330KB</span></span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Symbol; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Symbol; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Symbol; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;">Up-County Meeting</span></span></span><b><span style="color: #cc3333; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #cc3333; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #cc3333; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;">Wednesday January 25, 2012 - 5:30pm to 8:30pm</span></span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><br />UpCounty Government Center, 12900 Middlebrook Rd. Germantown, MD</span></span></span><a href="http://www.montgomeryparks.org/PPSD/ParkPlanning/Projects/pros_2012/documents/pros.plan-openhouse.invite-jan2012.pdf/t_blank"><u><span style="color: #379901; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #379901; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #379901; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;">Meeting Notice Flyer</span></span></span></u></a><span style="color: #777777; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #777777; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #777777; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"> - </span></span></span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;">pdf</span></span></span><span style="color: #777777; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #777777; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #777777; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;">, 330KB</span></span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;">Available for public review and commentary, the Draft </span></span></span><a href="http://www.montgomeryparks.org/PPSD/ParkPlanning/Projects/pros_2012/documents/pros2012-public.forum-draft-01.19.12.pdf/t_blank"><u><span style="color: #379901; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #379901; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #379901; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;">Recommended Service Delivery Strategies</span></span></span></u></a><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;"> ( </span></span></span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;">pdf</span></span></span><span style="color: #777777; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #777777; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #777777; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;">, </span></span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;">989KB). </span></span></span><b><span style="color: #cc3333; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cc3333; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cc3333; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;">NOTE: </span></span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;">If Montgomery County schools are closed that day due to inclement weather, the meeting will be rescheduled. </span></span></span></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><span style="color: #6699cc; font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #6699cc; font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #6699cc; font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Project Overview</span></span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;">Montgomery County Parks, in coordination with Montgomery County Department of Recreation is preparing an update of the <i>2012</i> <i>PROS Plan</i>. Guiding the <i>2012 PROS Plan</i> is the recently completed Vision 2030 Strategic Plan for Parks and Recreation in Montgomery County, MD (<br />The <i>PROS Plan</i> represents a refinement of the overall framework for parks and recreation contained in the County's <i>1964 General Plan for the Maryland-Washington Regional District within Montgomery and Prince George’s County</i> and in existing park acquisition and development guidelines. <br />Required by the State of Maryland to maintain Program Open Space funding, The <i>PROS Plan</i> is updated every six years to keep pace with changing patterns of needs in our county. The plan also serves as the County’s Local Land Preservation and Recreation Plan.<br />The final plan will compare the park and recreation facility needs for different areas of the County so that decision makers have the information necessary to establish priorities as the County’s population grows in an era of high competition for limited resources. The plan will also include updated information on Recreation Needs, Natural Resource Conservation, Historic/Cultural Resource Preservation and Agricultural land Preservation.</span></span></span><a href="http://www.visionmontgomery2030.org/"><u><span style="color: #379901; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #379901; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #379901; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;">Vision 2030 Strategic Plan</span></span></span></u></a><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;">) (June 2011). The overall strategies and specific recommendations for the delivery of the identification of facilities, lands, and services will come from the <i>Vision 2030 Strategic Plan</i> along with the strategies for delivering recreational and stewardship facilities for long term sustainability. </span></span></span><b><span style="color: #76a6d8; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #76a6d8; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #76a6d8; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;">Purpose and Scope </span></span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;">The primary purposes of the Plan update are to:</span></span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Symbol; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Symbol; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Symbol; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;">provide guidance regarding recreation facility needs in the county for the next 10 years.</span></span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Symbol; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Symbol; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Symbol; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;">recommend priorities for important natural and historic/cultural areas in Montgomery County that need to be preserved and interpreted.</span></span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Symbol; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Symbol; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Symbol; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;">provide input to area and park master plans regarding the need for public parkland and recreation facilities</span></span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Symbol; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Symbol; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Symbol; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;">help establish park acquisition and development priorities in the six-year Capital Improvements Program (CIP)</span></span></span></b></span></span></span></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><b><b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;">How is the 2012 PROS Plan Update different from the Vision 2030 Strategic Plan?<br />The <i>Vision 2030 Strategic Plan</i> is much broader in scope, focusing on priorities rather than on specific needs for land acquisition and facilities. It addresses all aspects of operating the Parks and Recreation system, such as programming, facility renovation and construction, maintenance, operations, policing, management and marketing. The <i>Vision 2030 Strategic Plan</i> also helps us understand where generally underserved areas of the County are. Together, these two documents will enable us to set clear priorities for acquisition, renovation, and development of our Park System, as well as guide our recommendations in Area and Park Master Plans and the Capital Improvements Program.</span></span></span><a href="http://www.visionmontgomery2030.org/"><i><u><span style="color: #379901; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #379901; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #379901; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;">Vision 2030 Strategic Plan</span></span></span></u></i></a><i><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;"> for Parks and Recreation in Montgomery County, MD</span></span></span></i></b></b></span></span></span><a href="http://www.montgomeryparks.org/PPSD/ParkPlanning/Projects/pros_2012/pros_2012.shtm/loverview"></a></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></span><a href="http://www.montgomeryparks.org/PPSD/ParkPlanning/Projects/pros_2012/documents/pros2012-public.forum-draft-01.19.12.pdf"><u><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">http://www.montgomeryparks.org/PPSD/ParkPlanning/Projects/pros_2012/documents/pros2012-public.forum-draft-01.19.12.pdf</span></span></u></a></span></span><a href="http://www.montgomeryparks.org/PPSD/ParkPlanning/Projects/pros_2012/pros_2012.shtm"><u><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">http://www.montgomeryparks.org/PPSD/ParkPlanning/Projects/pros_2012/pros_2012.shtm</span></span></span></u></a> <br />
<b><i><b><span style="color: #6699cc; font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #6699cc; font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #6699cc; font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Plan Content</span></span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><br /><b><span style="color: #76a6d8; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #76a6d8; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #76a6d8; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;">Recreation and Parks Chapter</span></span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Symbol; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Symbol; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Symbol; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><b><span style="color: #444444; 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font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;">pdf</span></span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;">, 6.7MB) that includes: </span></span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Symbol; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Symbol; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Symbol; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;">Methodologies for Setermining Needs </span></span></span><a href="http://www.montgomeryparks.org/PPSD/ParkPlanning/Projects/LPPRP/LPPRP_2005/2005_pros_lpprp_all.pdf/t_blank"><i><u><span style="color: #379901; 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font-family: Symbol; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Symbol; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Symbol; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;">Calculation of How to meet the State Recreational Acreage Goal</span></span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Symbol; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Symbol; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Symbol; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;">The Role of Renovation and New Construction in Meeting Future Needs</span></span></span><span style="color: #76a6d8; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #76a6d8; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #76a6d8; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;">Natural Resources Land Conservation Chapter </span></span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Symbol; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Symbol; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Symbol; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;">This chapter will compare State and Local Goals for Natural Resources Land Conservation, progress since the </span></span></span><a href="http://www.montgomeryparks.org/PPSD/ParkPlanning/Projects/LPPRP/LPPRP_2005/2005_pros_lpprp_all.pdf/t_blank"><i><u><span style="color: #379901; font-family: Helvetica; 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font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #76a6d8; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #76a6d8; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;">Historic/ Cultural Preservation Chapter</span></span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Symbol; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Symbol; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Symbol; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;">This chapter will consider preservation planning tools, progress since the </span></span></span><a href="http://www.montgomeryparks.org/PPSD/ParkPlanning/Projects/LPPRP/LPPRP_2005/2005_pros_lpprp_all.pdf/t_blank"><i><u><span style="color: #379901; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #379901; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #379901; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;">2005 PROS Plan</span></span></span></u></i></a><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"> (</span></span></span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;">pdf</span></span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;">, 6.7MB), and priority preservation areas.</span></span></span><b><span style="color: #76a6d8; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #76a6d8; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #76a6d8; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;">Agricultural Land Preservation Chapter</span></span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Symbol; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Symbol; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Symbol; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;">This optional Chapter may include a brief update on the progress of local programs since the </span></span></span><a href="http://www.montgomeryparks.org/PPSD/ParkPlanning/Projects/LPPRP/LPPRP_2005/2005_pros_lpprp_all.pdf/t_blank"><i><u><span style="color: #379901; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #379901; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #379901; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;">2005 PROS Plan</span></span></span></u></i></a><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"> (</span></span></span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;">pdf</span></span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;">, 6.7MB).</span></span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Symbol; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Symbol; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Symbol; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;">The full work program for the <i>2012 PROS Plan</i> update as approved by the Planning Board on February 24, 2011 can be viewed by clicking<b> </b><u>here<b>.</b></u></span></span></span></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b>The methodologies will be similar to those used in the </b>The Recreation Element is a major focus of the <i>2012 PROS Plan Update</i>, which will be based on an updated inventory of parkland and facilities, and a demand analysis similar to the </b></span></span></span><a href="http://www.montgomeryparks.org/PPSD/ParkPlanning/Projects/pros_2012/pros_2012.shtm/lrec"><u><span style="color: #379901; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #379901; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #379901; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;">Recreation and Parks Chapter</span></span></span></u></a><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></span><a href="http://www.montgomeryparks.org/PPSD/ParkPlanning/Projects/pros_2012/pros_2012.shtm/lnrs"><u><span style="color: #379901; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #379901; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #379901; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;">Natural Resources Land Conservation Chapter</span></span></span></u></a><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><a href="http://www.montgomeryparks.org/PPSD/ParkPlanning/Projects/pros_2012/pros_2012.shtm/lcrs"><u><span style="color: #379901; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #379901; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #379901; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;">Historic/ Cultural Preservation Chapter</span></span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;">HYPERLINK "http://www.montgomeryparks.org/PPSD/ParkPlanning/Projects/pros_2012/pros_2012.shtm" \l "agpres" </span></span></span><u><span style="color: #379901; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #379901; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #379901; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;">Agricultural Land Preservation Chapter</span></span></span></u></u></a></b></i> which will significantly enhance the PROS Plan Update by its many recommendations and products. There are significant differences between the <i>2012</i> <i>PROS Plan</i> and the <i>Vision 2030 Strategic Plan</i>. The <i>PROS Plan</i> summarizes guiding policies. It also includes a park inventory and it estimates needs for neighborhood, community and countywide facilities, natural, historic/cultural and agricultural preservation and implementation. </b><br />MNCPPC, Department of Parks, Montgomery County and the Department of Recreation have just completed the <br />
<b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><span style="color: #6699cc; font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #6699cc; font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #6699cc; font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Public Outreach</span></span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;">A great deal of the input for the <i>2012 PROS Plan</i> update is based on outreach from the </span></span></span><a href="http://www.visionmontgomery2030.org/"><i><u><span style="color: #379901; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #379901; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #379901; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;">Vision 2030 Strategic Plan</span></span></span></u></i></a><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;">, including the statistically valid 2010 mail survey, public meetings, summits, and focus groups. Additional proposed outreach includes:</span></span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Symbol; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Symbol; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Symbol; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;">Obtaining input from recreation and park advisory boards</span></span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Symbol; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Symbol; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Symbol; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;">Holding selected focus group meetings on draft proposals</span></span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Symbol; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Symbol; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Symbol; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;">Holding public meetings on draft proposals </span></span></span><b><span style="color: #76a6d8; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #76a6d8; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #76a6d8; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;"></span></span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Symbol; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Symbol; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Symbol; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;">Down County Meeting</span></span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Symbol; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Symbol; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Symbol; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;">Up County Meeting</span></span></span></b></b></b></b></b></b></b><br />Another important portion of this Chapter is the calculation of how the County meets the State Recreational Acreage Goal. </b><br />The plan will also look at <b><i>implementation for meeting needs for land acquisition, facility development and rehabilitation priorities</i> for the short term-(2010-2016) mid-term- (2017-2021) and long range (2022 and beyond). </b></b>- Passive Recreation, Community Gardens, Cricket, Volleyball, nature education, ice rinks, Indoor Tennis, Adventure sports, etc. </b>- recreation centers and aquatic facilities operated by the Recreation Department, natural areas, historic/cultural areas, natural and hard surface trails, picnic shelters, skate parks, and dog parks. </b>–diamond and rectangular fields; and most needed additional </b>- playgrounds, tennis and basketball courts; </b>The most challenging aspect of the plan update will be the projection of:: <br />
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<b><b><b><span style="color: #6699cc; font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #6699cc; font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #6699cc; font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Calendar and Meeting Notes</span></span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;">The Plan schedule and presentation materials are listed on the calendar below. You may also want to review all outreach from the <br /></span></span></span><a href="http://www.visionmontgomery2030.org/"><i><u><span style="color: #379901; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #379901; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #379901; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;">Vision 2030 Strategic Plan</span></span></span></u></i></a><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small;"> including, Surveys, public meeting notes, and focus group notes.</span></span></span></b></b><br />Wednesday January 25, 2012- 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm<br />UpCounty Government Center, 12900 Middlebrook Rd. Germantown, MD </b><br />Tuesday January 24, 2012 – 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm<br />Montgomery Regional Office Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue in Silver Spring, MD <br />
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</tbody></table>Browniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15113252698024570135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3865325425379030576.post-12148811878645480772012-01-22T05:54:00.000-08:002012-01-22T05:54:30.394-08:00Sediment Problem observed in the Paint Branch<div id="watch-description-text">
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At 3 pm on 1-21-12, a serious sediment problem was observed in the main stem of the Paint Branch at Fairland Road. The second part of the video shows the main stem of the Paint Branch at Briggs Chaney Road, which is upstream of Fairland Rd., and shows the stream is running clear. So, the problem must originate downstream of Briggs Chaney Rd<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Eyes of Paint Branch is a local conservation group dedicated to preserving, protecting, and restoring the Paint Branch and its watershed. Paint Branch is best known as the home of the metropolitan <place><city>Washington</city>, <state>D.C.</state></place>, area’s only long-term self-sustaining wild trout population, but it also hosts an incredible biological diversity and some of the most beautiful<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> hiking trails in the area. Paint Branch is one of the main tributaries of the Anacostia watershed, which flows into the </span><place><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Potomac River</span></place><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> and eventually the </span><place><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Chesapeake Bay</span></place><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">. Our group was founded in 1994 and has an excellent reputation and a significant following.<span style="background: lime; mso-highlight: lime;"></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Times;">There remains much to do to protect our unique watershed. As a first step we’re planning a stakeholders’ meeting for the evening of Wednesday, February 22. We’ll feature a presentation with lots of high-quality pictures from around the watershed to highlight the uniqueness and beauty of the Paint Branch streams, wetlands, and forests. Come hear about our future activities, such as tree plantings, stream walks, newsletters, and web site updates. We’ll also solicit input from the community on what you would like to do and what issues you want addressed. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Contacts:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><personname>David Dunmire</personname>, Community Action Chair, 301-989-0331</span><br />
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(From the Silver Spring Metro, take the bus marked Z-11/Z13 Greencastle-Briggs Chaney or Z6 Tanglewood-West Farm. From the Glenmont Metro Station, take the Ride-On #39 only during rush hour. For further information regarding transportation to the Center, please check <em><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="javascript:openScript('/redirect.asp?redirect=http://www.wmata.com',650,450)">www.wmata.com</a></span></b></em><i> </i><span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">.)</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"></span>Browniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15113252698024570135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3865325425379030576.post-23671407462232133742012-01-20T14:16:00.000-08:002012-01-20T14:16:33.353-08:00College Park Earth Day Project and Music Fest<div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">On April 21 there's going to be an afternoon volunteer project followed by a concert in the evening. On April 22 there will be speakers, presentations, and live music, along with environmental and leadership organizations booths. The event is free and opened for anyone to attend, focusing on outreaching to teenagers and young adults and showing them how fun activism and community involvement can be.<span class="ecxapple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Eyes of Paint Branch will have a booth at the Earth Day Project and Music Fest. on April 22 from 12 - 5. Contact David at 301-989-0331 if you would like to help staff this booth.</span></span></div>
</div>Browniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15113252698024570135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3865325425379030576.post-84886267193124243292012-01-11T15:37:00.000-08:002012-01-12T16:07:58.557-08:00Update to ICC Discharge of Sediment-Laden Stormwater into Paint Branch<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here are more pictures taken on January 8 that clearly show brown mud staining on the rocks below the outfall from the ICC stormwater management facility. This staining is several feet high, indicating a significant flow occurred. The Paint Branch is immediately downstream of these pictures. You can see the Paint Branch Main Stem in the background of the third picture. We submitted these pictures to DNR on January 9.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">We are writing to report a problem with the stormwater management system for the Inter-County Connector (ICC) in the Paint Branch watershed. The problem, in short, is that the stormwater discharge that is piped to the Main Stem is contaminated with fine sediment. We are contacting you because you know the Paint Branch well and also know the myriad of regulators and agencies involved with the ICC, and thus will know the appropriate contacts to expeditiously address this problem.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">As you know, significant time, effort, and money have gone into defining and implementing stormwater controls for the ICC that would be appropriate for such a unique and highly valued cold water fishery. My understanding is that the stormwater from the eastern half of the ICC in the Good Hope sub-watershed is collected by linear sand filters and piped to a large underground storage and treatment facility beneath the western bank of the Gum Springs bridge. The discharge from this facility is piped underground parallel to the existing Corps of Engineers’ Gum Springs diversion pipe, and then discharged into the Main Stem. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">This morning the water coming out of SHA’s discharge pipe was heavily laden with fine sediment. I returned later in the day with a camera to document this situation, and while the flow had slowed considerably the sediment was still evident, as shown in the attached photos. The pipe on the right side is the outflow from the existing Corps of Engineers’ Gum Springs Diversion Project, and is clearly not contaminated with sediment. The pipe on the left is theoutflow from the new SHA ICC stormwater facility from the Good Hope sub-watershed, and is obviously heavily laden with sediment. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">The Maryland State Highway Administration has made much of the multiply redundant stormwater treatment mechanisms implemented in the Paint Branch for the ICC. Consequently this type of sediment-laden discharge suggests that something is wrong. Given this situation we ask for your help in seeing that the following questions are addressed:</span></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Was this problem caught by the existing monitoring protocols? If so, please provide the data. If not, what changes are going to be made to the monitoring process to ensure that this type of problem is caught in the future?</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">As a fisheries expert and one who knows the Paint Branch well, you understand that this type of sediment discharge could not come at a worse time, namely in the midst of the wild trout spawning and nursery period. Given the stress that the Paint Branch has been subjected to, this is the last thing that it needs now. Approval of the ICC was predicated on many environmental safeguards, including multiply redundant stormwater measures that go beyond the minimum requirements. Given the situation shown in the pictures, we need action and we it now.</span></div>
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