Park Recreation & Ancillary Buildings Study
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Press Releases:
- MEDIA ADVISORY: Department of Parks Hosts Public Lecture on History of Animal Industry Building in Norwood Local Park Wednesday, November 14
- MEDIA ADVISORY: Department of Parks Hosts Town Hall Meeting on Future of Park Recreation Buildings (Activity Centers), Tuesday, October 16
- Department of Parks Meets with Several Community Groups this Week about Park Recreation Buildings (Activity Centers), Adds More Info Online about Project and Pushes Back Planning Board Date
- Department of Parks Seeks Public Comments on Ideas for the Future of 31 of its Recreation Buildings UPDATE: The final recommendations are now scheduled to the Montgomery County Planning Board sometime in February 2008 in order to provide more time for gathering public feedback.
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Print Articles:
- The Washington Post, County Considers Shutting Costly Recreation Centers Five Sites on List of Potential Closings, July 26, 2007
- The Washington Post, What the Study Recommends: A Park-by-Park Accounting, July 26, 2007
- Takoma Park Newsletter, Takoma Park Recreation Center Faces Evaluation, August 2007
- Washington Examiner, Public May Offer Input on Recreation Sites, August 8, 2007
- The Gazette, Rec Centers Need Publicity, Residents say: County to Evaluate 18 Facilities; Report Calls for the Closing of Five Others, August 8, 2007
- The Gazette, County’s Plan for Local Park Buildings Grabs Neighbors’ Attention, August 22, 2007
- East Bethesda Citizens Association’s Neighborhood News, Future of Lynnbrook Recreation Center, September 2007:
- Montgomery County Sentinel, It could be “lights out” for some county park buildings (Registration required to access article), September 6, 2007
- The Gazette, Garrett Park Residents Want Storied Rec Center to Remain Open, September 12, 2007
- The Gazette, Garrett Park Nursery School Debated, September 19, 2007
- The Gazette, Residents Ask County to Spare Rec Center, September 26, 2007
- The Gazette, County Still Weighing Options for Hillandale Rec Building, October 3, 2007
- The Gazette, Uncertain Future for Bethesda Rec Centers, October 3, 2007
- The Gazette, Community Groups to Work on Nursery School Future, October 3, 2007
- The Gazette, Camp Seneca House on Parks' Demolition List, October 3, 2007
- The Washington Post, Loss of Identity Feared if Rec Centers Close; Some View Sites as Historic Places, Community Hubs, October 14, 2007
- The Gazette, LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Rec center could play a vital role in community, October 17, 2007
- The Gazette, Norwood center’s historic worth under evaluation, November 14, 2007
- The Gazette, Communities look to projects, issues in new year, December 26, 2007
- The Gazette, Rafferty Center gym to transfer to county, January 9, 2008
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Community Links*
- Montgomery County Civic Federation
- East Bethesda Citizens Association
- Hillandale Citizens Association
- Town of Garrett Park
- Randolph Hills Civic Association
*We will add to this list as we have meetings with these various groups.
