The Montgomery County Department of Parks has prepared a "Preferred Plan" for the renovation of Caroline Freeland Park at Arlington Road and Elm Street, in downtown Bethesda. Incorporating citizen feedback, the plan is the latest step in the process that will lead to a final proposal, and then a presentation to the Montgomery County Planning Board. The public will be able to comment at that Planning Board meeting, which will be held at a yet-to-be-determined date this spring.
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| Proposed main entrance |
Planners are attempting to make the park more inviting with a new main entrance design, and "soft moonlighting" to improve safety after dark. Highlights of the proposed changes and upgrades also include:
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| An unobstructed green space |
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Protect existing shade trees in
this Elm Street grove, and keep paved
areas out of trees' root spans |
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Upgrade and expand the
popular playground area |
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Maintain an adequate buffer with
the residential neighborhood behind
the park |
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Relocate the park's landmark
sculpture further inside the park |
You can view the full
Preferred Plan, and the department's
presentation to Edgemoor residents last week, online. If you want to reach out to the project's manager with feedback, or ask questions, you can
email Lucas Bonney, or call 301-495-2572.
Images courtesy Montgomery County Department of Parks
17 comments:
Did you read the post? Dyer has a link to a public presentation.
Please study journalism and come back then.
What are 10:23AM and 10:32AM babbling about?
Passive recreation refers to non-consumptive uses such as wildlife observation, walking,
biking, and canoeing.
@ 2:30 PM - Into what category does posting junk food reviews on YouTube fall?
@2:32 PM Come on man, you're calling Bold Bite, American Tap Room, Chef Geoff's, Founding Farmers, Lobster ME, Piazza Beer Garden, Mon Ami Gabi, etc. junk food?
too much aggression in most of those vids, so tarnation bob is banned from the park
2:32-- it's in roughly the same category as spending all day on a website that you do nothing but bitch about. (although the food reviews are pretty creepy)
10:23: Your desperation reaches new levels. It's a government press release and public content available to everyone online.
10:32: "Anger and victimization at the loss of absolute power to control your message." - Jon Stewart
I still think the other blogger claiming snow school closings were "scoops" was the low point.
I would like to see a dog park in downtown Bethesda. Silver Spring has one even though I haven't been there yet.
What is 5:44pm babbling about again?
Dyer's blog and social feeds bring people into Bethesda bars and restaurants. If you'd get outside once in awhile and talk to Bethesda business owners and customers, you'd know that.
"I would like to see a dog park in downtown Bethesda. Silver Spring has one even though I haven't been there yet."
No, Silver Spring doesn't. Though one is in the works.
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