tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post4224138595867159219..comments2024-03-28T19:53:08.899-07:00Comments on Robert Dyer @ Bethesda Row: Westmoreland Hills Citizens Association donates $5000 to Save Westbard lawsuit against countyRobert Dyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01975969463714952623noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-22485655837240112252017-03-02T07:47:58.254-08:002017-03-02T07:47:58.254-08:00Instead of having to file lawsuits against the cou...Instead of having to file lawsuits against the county you live in might I suggest voting for a couple conservatives to have a more balanced government. A government that is not completely beholden to their developer friends, special interests, and an ideology that they know what is best for us The People! Your dreams of Urbanization, electric cars, road diets, and the rest of this crap have been rejected. Wake Up!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-48881551709045417942017-02-28T06:59:17.618-08:002017-02-28T06:59:17.618-08:00So what did Council Candidate Pete Fosselman say a...So what did Council Candidate Pete Fosselman say at this meeting? Fosselman is being paid by taxpayers to preside over giveaways to developers in the outrageous White Oak master plan as Leggett's "White Oak Development Coordinator". 13-25 million square feet of new development 6 miles away from a metro station in an area already one of the County's most severely congested. Oh I see, we are just paying him to run for office. Good to know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-62336492115199855492017-02-27T13:25:02.852-08:002017-02-27T13:25:02.852-08:00The lawsuit is the only chance to make meaningful ...The lawsuit is the only chance to make meaningful changes in the design of the Westbard project.<br /><br />I attended the Planning Board hearing on February 23. Despite a great deal of testimony about the lack of green space and the failure to protect Willett Branch, the Planning Board approved these aspects of the developer's plan then and there. <br /><br />Although an investigation will be made about the African-American cemetery, the Macedonia Baptist Church does not think that it has been given a fair hearing by the planners or the Planning Board and is skeptical about the eventual results.<br /><br />The current planning process may make a few small changes on the margins, but the lawsuit is the only possibility for significant revision. Those who are unhappy about the current plan have one avenue for change: The lawsuit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-77479898043241022772017-02-27T13:10:59.189-08:002017-02-27T13:10:59.189-08:00Thank you to the civic associations of Westmorelan...Thank you to the civic associations of Westmoreland Hills and Somerset for donating to the Westbard lawsuit. That is $10,000 from just those two organizations. <br /><br />I hope that other Westwood area neighborhood associations will donate, too.<br /><br />The lawsuit, if successful, would invalidate the current oversized sector plan and open the door to a rewrite that would do a better job of protecting the African-American cemetery site, prohibiting construction in the Willett Branch Stream buffer zone, incorporating more green space for the public and sizing the project for compatibility with the nearby neighborhoods.<br /><br />I have donated to the lawsuit and hope that more neighborhood associations and area residents will join me. Every penny helps.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-47830141636775354632017-02-27T12:56:57.429-08:002017-02-27T12:56:57.429-08:001374 apartment units are planned for Westbard. A ...1374 apartment units are planned for Westbard. A population of 3,000+ equates to 2.2 persons per unit. This figure is very plausible because:<br /> -Many of the 1-bedroom units will be occupied by 2 people: couples or roommates.<br /> -The unit mix includes 107 three-story townhomes. Bethesda realtor Matt Maury expects that many of the buyers of townhomes will include families with children.<br /> -125 units in the Capital Properties building are to be reserved as workforce housing for municipal employees and their families,<br /> -Some of the affordable units in the new building to be operated by the Housing Opportunities Commission will be two or more bedrooms and are intended for family occupancy.<br /><br />Hence the very reasonable estimate of 3,000 people, or an average of roughly 2.2 per dwelling unit.<br /><br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-69590094225408468892017-02-27T06:40:55.413-08:002017-02-27T06:40:55.413-08:00What is this "standard number of occupants&qu...What is this "standard number of occupants"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-17539355382632441802017-02-27T06:31:30.877-08:002017-02-27T06:31:30.877-08:006:04: Simple - just applied the standard number of...6:04: Simple - just applied the standard number of occupants per market-rate and MPDU unit to the total number of each such units allowed on Equity One and Capital Properties sites at Westbard. It's actually more than 3000.Robert Dyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01975969463714952623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-31561154991354879722017-02-27T06:04:17.413-08:002017-02-27T06:04:17.413-08:00"3000 new residents"
From where did you..."3000 new residents"<br /><br />From where did you get this number?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com