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Project Name: Highland View Elementary School Access Improvements

Public Project

    
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Description: This project will separate the school bus area from the parent and public access and parking area. The project provides safe access to the school by creating wider and safer sidewalks and improving handicap access. The project reduces the use of neighborhood streets for parking, by increasing available spaces on site from 34 to 41 spaces. The project will also remove some trees in front of the school, plant replacement trees in the rear of the school, provide an underground stormwater treatment structure, and provide replacement lighting.

MNCPPC Staff Contact:
Glenn Kreger
Glenn.Kreger@mncppc-mc.org
(301) 495-4653

Applicant:
Montgomery County Public Schools - Raymond S. Trout, P.E., Project Manger, (301) 670 - 3258

Opportunities for Public Participation:
Community members were asked to contact the M-NCPPC staff with questions and preliminary comments by February 14, 2003. Several comments were received and addressed as part of the staff review.

Planning Board Review Process & Case Number:
Mandatory Referral Case Number: 02109-MCPS-1

Planning Board Action:
None - A letter will be sent by staff, as an administrative review.

Notes From M-NCPPC Staff Contact:
The staff review resulted in modifications to the initial plans including: increased protection for large trees, use of native trees and shrubs for expanded forest and landscaping, improvements to bus circulation, improvements to on-site lighting, maintainence of the natural area behind single-family houses, and a stockade fence to shield the 5-foot high recycling container.

Date of last page update: March 10, 2003

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