tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post3829392996466837326..comments2024-03-27T20:36:00.058-07:00Comments on Robert Dyer @ Bethesda Row: Equity One requests delay for Westbard sketch planRobert Dyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01975969463714952623noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-18089414112275168422016-09-28T10:52:26.274-07:002016-09-28T10:52:26.274-07:00@ 11.58: You must be a former prep school or colle...@ 11.58: You must be a former prep school or college cheerleader like our 43rd president, George W. Bush.<br /><br />@2.20: You haven't been following this: the daylighting of the Willett Branch stream and the development of a public greenbelt is a central objective of the Westbard Sector plan.<br /><br />@1.16 pm is correct that Equity One has proposed a building (on the Bowlmor site) and an above-ground parking garage (behind the HOC building) that would intrude on the Willett Branch stream buffer. The parking garage is a late addition by Equity One: it was not included in the materials issued to the public in June and July. Perhaps it is now available on the MoCo Planning Dept's site.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-54206700068479358612016-09-28T06:47:14.148-07:002016-09-28T06:47:14.148-07:00Bitchy Westbard bulliesBitchy Westbard bulliesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-85353204383453495982016-09-28T05:48:37.887-07:002016-09-28T05:48:37.887-07:00Whiny West Bard NIMBYs Whiny West Bard NIMBYs Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-75890378805538245222016-09-27T14:20:11.173-07:002016-09-27T14:20:11.173-07:00@ 1:16 AM - Are you talking about the same Willets...@ 1:16 AM - Are you talking about the same Willets Branch that is currently buried beneath a parking lot?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-28727483200637488192016-09-27T13:16:40.852-07:002016-09-27T13:16:40.852-07:00Equity One's proposed parking garage is not si...Equity One's proposed parking garage is not simply adjacent to the Willet Branch Greenway, it would jut out well into the centerpiece of the proposed park area. The current Equity One sketch plan does show the parking garage. It also shows the garage and four other proposed new buildings jutting out well into the Willet Branch stream buffer area, against state and county environmental guidelines.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-29136063782624630362016-09-27T12:23:32.627-07:002016-09-27T12:23:32.627-07:00I'm glad to see MNPPC staff sticking to their ...I'm glad to see MNPPC staff sticking to their guns forcing EO to revisit sketch plan. While shocked that the sector plan they delivered to the county council in December gave so much density to the developers, it is clear they expected the developers to make good on the sector plan priorities of naturalized stream, green space and intersection improvement at Ridgefield/River. When EO presented sketch plan to community meeting in May, they were very cavalier about comments that asked where the green space, intersection improvement and stream daylighting was in the plan, pushing those concerns off on MHC and MNCPPC. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15719651845358466126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-8320375382320554162016-09-27T11:58:29.768-07:002016-09-27T11:58:29.768-07:00WEST WHAT??? WEST BARD!!!
WEST WHAT??? WEST BARD!!...WEST WHAT??? WEST BARD!!!<br />WEST WHAT??? WEST BARD!!!<br />WEST WHAT??? WEST BARD!!!<br />WEST WHAT??? WEST BARD!!!<br />WEST WHAT??? WEST BARD!!!<br />WEST WHAT??? WEST BARD!!!<br />WEST WHAT??? WEST BARD!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-27098559191758761932016-09-27T11:30:35.332-07:002016-09-27T11:30:35.332-07:00Agreed. It will be interesting to see what the Mo...Agreed. It will be interesting to see what the Montgomery County Circuit Court decides on the lawsuit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-23380932216445894862016-09-27T11:28:10.304-07:002016-09-27T11:28:10.304-07:00Thanks to Robert Dyer for reporting this. The Wes...Thanks to Robert Dyer for reporting this. The Westbard community is fortunate that Dyer is following this matter closely.<br /><br />Interesting change in proposed timing for sketch plan completion. Equity One had been pushing for rapid approval up until this point.<br /><br />In addition to the items mentioned in this article: As pointed out by the Little Falls Watershed Alliance (with which I am not affiliated), Equity One has proposed a sizable structured parking facility (that is, an above-grade parking garage) to be built adjacent to the Willett Branch greenbelt. Not only is this proposal inappropriate for a greenbelt area, but the building was not included on Equity One's sketch plan. The proposed parking structure is inconsistent with the sector plan's green vision.<br /><br />I recommend that County residents read the sketch plan comments of the Little Falls Watershed Alliance (available online, search on LFWA Westbard sketch plan) and send any comments of your own to John Marcolin at Montgomery County Planning (John.Marcolin@montgomeryplanning.org).<br /><br />I strongly support redevelopment of Westbard, but there's too much density/height and Equity One's sketch plan does not deliver the green space advocated in the approved sector plan.<br /><br />In addition, there are the procedural problems raised in the lawsuit opposing adoption of the sector plan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-4882211551943090842016-09-27T06:46:58.753-07:002016-09-27T06:46:58.753-07:00Dyer just found a great place in Rockville to get ...Dyer just found a great place in Rockville to get free booze:<br /><br />http://greatergreaterwashington.org/m/post/33638/f-scott-and-zelda-fitzgerald-are-buried-just-a-block-away-from-the-rockville-metro-station/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-17626382065093736052016-09-27T06:31:43.322-07:002016-09-27T06:31:43.322-07:00Donald Trump has just announced that he has fired ...Donald Trump has just announced that he has fired Robert Dyer as his debate coach.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-51386786384232812332016-09-27T05:43:39.949-07:002016-09-27T05:43:39.949-07:00They'll need to "work-out" the issue...They'll need to "work-out" the issues set-forth in the lawsuit, too.Westbard Concerned Citizenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04719550237257639135noreply@blogger.com