Park Planning Projects
Legacy Open Space
Brainard Warner Property Planning & Design Options (aka Carroll Place and Circle Manor, Kensington, MD)
The Montgomery County Planning Board has authorized the acquisition of the Brainard Warner property (also known as Carroll Place or Circle Manor) in the Town of Kensington. The 4.45 acre site is identified as a Heritage Resource in the Legacy Open Space Functional Master Plan. The site includes both the house of Brainard H. Warner (the founder of Kensington) and a town green.
The Town of Kensington has expressed an interest in partnering with M-NCPPC and Montgomery County in the acquisition of the property.
On January 30, 2006, Montgomery County Planning staff met with the Kensington Town Council to discuss the process for developing planning and design guidelines for the Warner Property. These guidelines would be incorporated into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Town of Kensington and the Montgomery County Planning Board.
The goal of the process described below is to work collaboratively with the Town of Kensington to develop MOU guidelines for the planning and design of the Warner property.
Check this web site or the Town of Kensington web page to keep updated on the process. You are also welcome to send your e-mail address to Lyn.Coleman@mncppc-mc.org to be added to the mailing list. You may also include any comments or questions you may have on the process.
Saturday, April 1 |
Brainard Warner House and grounds open to public. |
Saturday, April 8 |
Kensington Community Workshop The Town of Kensington and the Montgomery County Planning Board sponsored a community workshop on the Brainard Warner/Circle Manor property on Saturday, April 8, 2006 from 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM.The 50 people who attened discussed the following topics: 1. Design and planning principles that should guide future uses of the Warner House and grounds. |
Tuesday, April 18 |
Community Meeting and Workshop (Adobe .pdf - 72k) Click here for a copy of the worksheets developed by the workshop participants (Adobe .pdf - 1.1mb) |
Monday, April 24 |
Report to Kensington Town Council on workshop. (A similar report will be given to the Planning Board on April 20) |
Thursday, May 11 |
Public Hearing (Item #16) Joint meeting of Kensington Town Council and Montgomery County Planning Board, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3760 Draft Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between M-NCPPC and the Town of Kensington on Brainard Warner Property/Circle Manor Property (under contract for purchase by M-NCPPC through the Legacy Open Space Program) including staff recommended planning and design principles – Staff Recommendation: Discussion, no vote will be taken. |
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