Isiah Leggett
Montgomery County Executive
Executive Office Building
101 Monroe Street, 2nd Floor
Rockville, MD 20850
November 26, 2007
Dear County Executive Leggett,
I have been following with interest the ongoing discussion about a new concert venue in downtown Silver Spring, an area that provides inspiration to us in Howard County as we work to revitalize and add vibrancy to our older [...]

Thank you for your letter expressing interest in our new Silver Spring live music and entertainment venue.We are very excited that Live Nation, a highly successful company that programs many local events and is a national and international leader in the provision of live concerts, music venues, and festivals, has agreed to locate a site [...]

The Silver Spring Citizens Advisory Board tabled a letter that would have given support to the County to pursue negotiations with Live Nation on the Silver Spring Fillmore music hall.

Now that another player has come into the picture, the advisory board revoked the previous letter and instead pushed a rewrite that recommends to County Executive [...]

ZTA 07-14 passed with a full 3-0 vote from the Planning, Housing & Economic Development (PHED) Committee.

The three Councilmembers on the committee, Marilyn Praisner (Chair), Nancy Floreen, Marc Elrich voted in favor without amendment to the text.
ZTA 07-14 was introduced by Councilmembers Ervin, Floreen, Leventhal, and Trachtenberg to increase the maximum heights to 200′ft in the [...]

In a letter sent to the County Executive Isiah Leggett’s office, Seth Hurwitz presents an offer Montgomery County will find hard to refuse.

It’s My Party Inc (I.M.P.) and Chairman Seth Hurwitz who proclaims himself as a life long resident of Montgomery County states,
“We believe your reputation as a fair-minded decision maker entrusted with carefully [...]

 

Not sure why the Washington Post is describing it like it’s totally new but Percontee’s “LifeSci Village” is in the news…again.
The land for the Life Sciences PUD (Planned Unit Development) is located along Cherry Hill Road, nestled between Route 29 and New Hampshire areas of Silver Spring.
The proposed project in the very early preliminary stages [...]

Right now, according to the Maryland Transit Administration, drilling is proceeding in East Silver Spring to determine if tunneling is feasible, checking soil and rock types, the study is smart move on the part of the MTA.
Is there any concern that the Purple Line will significantly fall short of expectations as proposed? And why isn’t there more [...]

Councilmember Valerie Ervin spoke at the South Silver Spring Neighborhood Association meeting Monday night giving updates on development, pedestrian safety, transportation and the annual growth policy.
Afterwards residents asked question and Ervin answered. The night ended with the association voting for a letter in support of Zoning Text Amendment 07-14. The ZTA’s intent is to allow [...]