May 19, 2017

Montgomery Parks Announces Public Hearing for the 2017 Park Recreation and Open Space (PROS) Plan

The public is invited to testify on the 2017 Park Recreation Open Space draft plan. Testimony will be heard on Thursday, May 25 scheduled for the 1 p.m. session. The hearing will be held at the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission Regional Office located at 8787 Georgia Avenue in Silver Spring.

Montgomery Parks staff will attend to listen and answer questions about the draft plan. Copies of the draft document, additional information about the project, schedule and public input is available online. An Executive Summary of the plan will be available on May 19. *Please visit the Montgomery Planning Board Agenda web page closer to the meeting as dates and times are subject to change.

The 2017 PROS Plan is prepared by Montgomery Parks, in coordination with the Montgomery County Department of Recreation. The PROS Plan will substitute for the state-mandated Land, Preservation, Parks, and Recreation Plan which is required every five to six years to maintain Program Open Space grant funding eligibility.

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