February 2017 Edition - Luxmanor
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Luxline February 2017 Edition View this email in your browser February 2017 Edition February 2017 Edition Dear Neighbors, Unbelievable, but for a second month in a row our temperatures have not only been above freezing, but have occasionally exceeded seventy degrees! Our community is out and about and it is wonderful to see our neighbors walking, jogging, biking and getting a head start on spring. Our February LuxLine edition asks you to save the date for our annual "Books and Brunch" being hosted at the home of Dave and Nurit Coombe, more news about the Josiah Henson House Park and White Flint 2 as well as a podcast from former LCA President Jordan Cooper with MCPD Chief Tom Manger. As always, we would like to thank all who contributed to the publication in terms of time, article writing and to those of you who have generously supported our community through your purchase of advertisements. Our neighbors and their businesses are advertised on the LuxLine, and their ads help to directly support LCA. We thank them for their contributions and want to invite any of you who might have an interest in advertising your business to join them on the pages of LuxLine. Luxmanor Citizens Association PO Box 34306 Bethesda, MD 20827 [email protected] Board of Directors Officers QUICKLINK Executive Blvd Infill MoCoVoters.org Save the Date Jordan Cooper's Podcast School Renovations Josiah Henson Park Update Subscribe Share Past Issues Translate
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February 2017 Edition
February 2017 Edition
Dear Neighbors Unbelievable but for a second month in a row ourtemperatures have not only been above freezing but haveoccasionally exceeded seventy degrees Our communityis out and about and it is wonderful to see our neighborswalking jogging biking and getting a head start on spring Our February LuxLine edition asks you to save the datefor our annual Books and Brunch being hosted at thehome of Dave and Nurit Coombe more news about theJosiah Henson House Park and White Flint 2 as well as apodcast from former LCA President Jordan Cooper withMCPD Chief Tom Manger As always we would like tothank all who contributed to the publication in terms oftime article writing and to those of you who havegenerously supported our community through yourpurchase of advertisements
Our neighbors and their businesses are advertised on theLuxLine and their ads help to directly support LCA Wethank them for their contributions and want to invite any ofyou who might have an interest in advertising yourbusiness to join them on the pages of LuxLine Luxmanor Citizens Association PO Box 34306 Bethesda MD 20827 infoluxmanororg
Board of Directors Officers
QUICKLINK Executive Blvd Infill
MoCoVotersorg
Save the Date
Jordan Coopers Podcast
School Renovations
Josiah Henson Park Update
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Abbe Milstein President Sheri SteiselshyWeiss Vice President Edward Farber Corresponding Secretary Burman Berger Treasurer Carin Cooper Recording Secretary Copyright 2016 Luxmanor Citizens Association Luxmanororg
Executive Blvd Infill
Early in February the MontgomeryCounty Planning Board held ameeting to discuss infilldevelopment along ExecutiveBoulevard as part of the White Flint 2Plan The Planning Board staffpresentation depicted significantgrowth as part of its work session The Luxmanor neighborhoodparticularly along Tilden Lane andNeilwood Drive are depicted in theslide presentation which can be seenherehttpmontgomeryplanningorgwp-contentuploads201702Worksession-No2-Finalpdf
Building heights and density of newdevelopment are addressed in thework session presentation along withfuture meetings scheduled for theWalter Johnson School Cluster andMCPS
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Timeshare units at Streamsidein Vail from 1216-1230 Sleeping 6-10 Contact medirectly for more informationSteve Miller (301) 896-0430 stevesbmillercom
Tutoring all highschoolcollege physicsmathsubjects ampSATACTGREMCAT BAMathPhysics Cornell MSPhysics UC San DiegoRobert SchwartzRMaxSchwartzgmailcom240-328-2133
My daughter Olivia is availableto babysit and help withhomework afternoons orevenings
Contact Tara Tetrault at 301-807-9248 or taratetraultmontgomerycollegeedu ________________________
Spanish native speakeravailable for tutoring ALLlevels I currently teach APand level 5 Honors atWhitman Fabikasthotmailcom (301) 675-2604
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MoCo Voters Hows this for a novel idea People come before specialinterests
People come before special interests is the core belief ofa new grassroots organization in Montgomery County MoCoVotersorg Its mission is to reduce as much aspossible the influence of special interest campaigncontributions on decisions by County Council and othercounty officials -- decisions that when driven by special
Fabiola Katz ________________________
2 bdrm newly renovatedcondo for rent in The Gables Pool tennis parkingclubhouse gym included Walkto metro $2100 Contact LisaLevy (301) 610-9594 l Email Lisarachellevygmailcom ________________________ Danielle Moss 18 babysitterwith experience amptransportation June-September Available inRockville Bethesda DeweyRehoboth andBethany maildaniellemosscom 240-393-7403 httpluxmanorlistservorglistservbabysitter-available-at-beach-or-here
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interest money instead of common sense can result inworsening school overcrowding worsening trafficcongestion and unnessary tax increases
To learn more you can visit their web site and perhapslikefollow and share their Facebook page
httpwwwmocovotersorg
httpswwwfacebookcom MontgomeryCountyVoters
If you would like to help them they can be contacted at MoCoVotersgmailcom or through the contact page oftheir website MoCoVotersorg
Save the Date
SAVE THE DATE Books and Brunch hosted by Daveand Nurit Coombe Saturday April 12017 1130 AM 11229 HuntoverDrive Join us ndash even just to schmooze andshare your thoughts on whatrsquos goodto read Bring books to sharebrunch food and your appetite
Please contact Nurit directly atnuritcoombegmailcomJordan Coopers Podcast with Tom Manager MontgomeryCounty Police Chief
Public safety has been an issue that has attracted growinginterest in Luxmanor over the past few years We havehad presentations from MCPD officers on how to be safein Luxmanor we have had to overcome home invasionspetty theft from vehicles and speeding through stop signsListen to Police Chief Tom Manger speak about what isreally going on in Montgomery County and how his policeforce is responding
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Listen here wwwpublicinterestpodcastcom201612ep-41-mcpd-chief-tom-mangerhtml
School Renovations
In addition to the construction and expansion projectsplanned for the Tilden Holding Center and Walter JohnsonHigh School Luxmanor ES will undergo its own majorrenovation work scheduled to begin the summer of 2018 Over a series of four public meetings starting January 52017 the architects and managers for the project met withschool administrators staff community leaders andparents to review and comment on the design plans forthe site first presented to the school community in 2013during feasibility studies
Led by Jim Determan of the architect firm of Hord CoplanMacht the design team led participants in the meetingsthrough several iterations of the plans to get commentsand suggestions regarding any aspect of the proposedlook feel function flow or landscaping of the building andits site The team took their inspiration from the woodedsite incorporating earth tones in the building materials andplacing windows to capture the most natural light and bestviews of the canopy from surrounding trees Great carewill be taken to preserve the largest trees fronting theproperty whenever possible The renovation itself willentail demolition of the original school structure andextensions leaving only the 2008 two-story additionstanding which will anchor the new construction Two-story and three-story options were presented eachaddressing traffic flow accommodations for expanded busand parent drop-offs parking visual impact andaccessibility Ultimately the three-story version wasfavored over the two-story plan to allow for a greatercapacity of cars and buses to pull into the site and toincrease the landscape space around the building Although the height of the three-story structure wouldreach approximately 46 the impact would be softened bystepping back the upper levels
The input from the school and community will beincorporated into the plans and the results will be
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presented to the PTA at Luxmanor ES on March 7 Anysuggestions or questions you have about the plans orthoughts that you would like to share are very welcome
Nancy Delasos Schools Committee Chair LCA schoolsluxmanororg
Josiah Henson Park Advisory Committee
On February 8 2017 the Montgomery County ParksDepartment held its inaugural meeting of the JosiahHenson Park Advisory Committee The meeting washeaded by Shirl Spicer Museum Manager of the JosiahHenson Park The advisory committee is made of up M-NCPPC staff community members and supporters Thevision for the Henson Park is to create a public museumthat celebrates the challenging and inspiring life ofReverend Josiah Henson the man who inspired thefictional character Uncle Tom The park will educatevisitors about the enslavement of African Americans inMaryland and the goal of the park is to promote a greaterappreciation of history in Montgomery County
The overall project schedule which is subject to revisionhas the following dates anticipated 30 design byJanuary 2017 60 design by May 2017 90 design byAugust 2017 100 design by October 2017 permitsissued by December 2017 bidding by February 2018NTP (Notice To Proceed) construction by May 2018 andproject completion by September 2019 The exhibitproject schedule assuming 100 of the funds raised forconstruction follows a similar schedule to the overallproject schedule with a close-out date of August 10 2018
Included below are some of the overview concept optionsfrom the Master Plan that were provided during theAdvisory Committee meeting
Abbe Milstein Advisory Committee Josiah Henson Park
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Our mailing address is Luxmanor Citizens Association
PO Box 34306 bull Bethesda MD 20827
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Abbe Milstein President Sheri SteiselshyWeiss Vice President Edward Farber Corresponding Secretary Burman Berger Treasurer Carin Cooper Recording Secretary Copyright 2016 Luxmanor Citizens Association Luxmanororg
Executive Blvd Infill
Early in February the MontgomeryCounty Planning Board held ameeting to discuss infilldevelopment along ExecutiveBoulevard as part of the White Flint 2Plan The Planning Board staffpresentation depicted significantgrowth as part of its work session The Luxmanor neighborhoodparticularly along Tilden Lane andNeilwood Drive are depicted in theslide presentation which can be seenherehttpmontgomeryplanningorgwp-contentuploads201702Worksession-No2-Finalpdf
Building heights and density of newdevelopment are addressed in thework session presentation along withfuture meetings scheduled for theWalter Johnson School Cluster andMCPS
LuxLine Ads Link
Timeshare units at Streamsidein Vail from 1216-1230 Sleeping 6-10 Contact medirectly for more informationSteve Miller (301) 896-0430 stevesbmillercom
Tutoring all highschoolcollege physicsmathsubjects ampSATACTGREMCAT BAMathPhysics Cornell MSPhysics UC San DiegoRobert SchwartzRMaxSchwartzgmailcom240-328-2133
My daughter Olivia is availableto babysit and help withhomework afternoons orevenings
Contact Tara Tetrault at 301-807-9248 or taratetraultmontgomerycollegeedu ________________________
Spanish native speakeravailable for tutoring ALLlevels I currently teach APand level 5 Honors atWhitman Fabikasthotmailcom (301) 675-2604
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MoCo Voters Hows this for a novel idea People come before specialinterests
People come before special interests is the core belief ofa new grassroots organization in Montgomery County MoCoVotersorg Its mission is to reduce as much aspossible the influence of special interest campaigncontributions on decisions by County Council and othercounty officials -- decisions that when driven by special
Fabiola Katz ________________________
2 bdrm newly renovatedcondo for rent in The Gables Pool tennis parkingclubhouse gym included Walkto metro $2100 Contact LisaLevy (301) 610-9594 l Email Lisarachellevygmailcom ________________________ Danielle Moss 18 babysitterwith experience amptransportation June-September Available inRockville Bethesda DeweyRehoboth andBethany maildaniellemosscom 240-393-7403 httpluxmanorlistservorglistservbabysitter-available-at-beach-or-here
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interest money instead of common sense can result inworsening school overcrowding worsening trafficcongestion and unnessary tax increases
To learn more you can visit their web site and perhapslikefollow and share their Facebook page
httpwwwmocovotersorg
httpswwwfacebookcom MontgomeryCountyVoters
If you would like to help them they can be contacted at MoCoVotersgmailcom or through the contact page oftheir website MoCoVotersorg
Save the Date
SAVE THE DATE Books and Brunch hosted by Daveand Nurit Coombe Saturday April 12017 1130 AM 11229 HuntoverDrive Join us ndash even just to schmooze andshare your thoughts on whatrsquos goodto read Bring books to sharebrunch food and your appetite
Please contact Nurit directly atnuritcoombegmailcomJordan Coopers Podcast with Tom Manager MontgomeryCounty Police Chief
Public safety has been an issue that has attracted growinginterest in Luxmanor over the past few years We havehad presentations from MCPD officers on how to be safein Luxmanor we have had to overcome home invasionspetty theft from vehicles and speeding through stop signsListen to Police Chief Tom Manger speak about what isreally going on in Montgomery County and how his policeforce is responding
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Listen here wwwpublicinterestpodcastcom201612ep-41-mcpd-chief-tom-mangerhtml
School Renovations
In addition to the construction and expansion projectsplanned for the Tilden Holding Center and Walter JohnsonHigh School Luxmanor ES will undergo its own majorrenovation work scheduled to begin the summer of 2018 Over a series of four public meetings starting January 52017 the architects and managers for the project met withschool administrators staff community leaders andparents to review and comment on the design plans forthe site first presented to the school community in 2013during feasibility studies
Led by Jim Determan of the architect firm of Hord CoplanMacht the design team led participants in the meetingsthrough several iterations of the plans to get commentsand suggestions regarding any aspect of the proposedlook feel function flow or landscaping of the building andits site The team took their inspiration from the woodedsite incorporating earth tones in the building materials andplacing windows to capture the most natural light and bestviews of the canopy from surrounding trees Great carewill be taken to preserve the largest trees fronting theproperty whenever possible The renovation itself willentail demolition of the original school structure andextensions leaving only the 2008 two-story additionstanding which will anchor the new construction Two-story and three-story options were presented eachaddressing traffic flow accommodations for expanded busand parent drop-offs parking visual impact andaccessibility Ultimately the three-story version wasfavored over the two-story plan to allow for a greatercapacity of cars and buses to pull into the site and toincrease the landscape space around the building Although the height of the three-story structure wouldreach approximately 46 the impact would be softened bystepping back the upper levels
The input from the school and community will beincorporated into the plans and the results will be
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presented to the PTA at Luxmanor ES on March 7 Anysuggestions or questions you have about the plans orthoughts that you would like to share are very welcome
Nancy Delasos Schools Committee Chair LCA schoolsluxmanororg
Josiah Henson Park Advisory Committee
On February 8 2017 the Montgomery County ParksDepartment held its inaugural meeting of the JosiahHenson Park Advisory Committee The meeting washeaded by Shirl Spicer Museum Manager of the JosiahHenson Park The advisory committee is made of up M-NCPPC staff community members and supporters Thevision for the Henson Park is to create a public museumthat celebrates the challenging and inspiring life ofReverend Josiah Henson the man who inspired thefictional character Uncle Tom The park will educatevisitors about the enslavement of African Americans inMaryland and the goal of the park is to promote a greaterappreciation of history in Montgomery County
The overall project schedule which is subject to revisionhas the following dates anticipated 30 design byJanuary 2017 60 design by May 2017 90 design byAugust 2017 100 design by October 2017 permitsissued by December 2017 bidding by February 2018NTP (Notice To Proceed) construction by May 2018 andproject completion by September 2019 The exhibitproject schedule assuming 100 of the funds raised forconstruction follows a similar schedule to the overallproject schedule with a close-out date of August 10 2018
Included below are some of the overview concept optionsfrom the Master Plan that were provided during theAdvisory Committee meeting
Abbe Milstein Advisory Committee Josiah Henson Park
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Copyright copy Luxmanor Citizens Associaiton All rights reserved
Our mailing address is Luxmanor Citizens Association
PO Box 34306 bull Bethesda MD 20827
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MoCo Voters Hows this for a novel idea People come before specialinterests
People come before special interests is the core belief ofa new grassroots organization in Montgomery County MoCoVotersorg Its mission is to reduce as much aspossible the influence of special interest campaigncontributions on decisions by County Council and othercounty officials -- decisions that when driven by special
Fabiola Katz ________________________
2 bdrm newly renovatedcondo for rent in The Gables Pool tennis parkingclubhouse gym included Walkto metro $2100 Contact LisaLevy (301) 610-9594 l Email Lisarachellevygmailcom ________________________ Danielle Moss 18 babysitterwith experience amptransportation June-September Available inRockville Bethesda DeweyRehoboth andBethany maildaniellemosscom 240-393-7403 httpluxmanorlistservorglistservbabysitter-available-at-beach-or-here
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interest money instead of common sense can result inworsening school overcrowding worsening trafficcongestion and unnessary tax increases
To learn more you can visit their web site and perhapslikefollow and share their Facebook page
httpwwwmocovotersorg
httpswwwfacebookcom MontgomeryCountyVoters
If you would like to help them they can be contacted at MoCoVotersgmailcom or through the contact page oftheir website MoCoVotersorg
Save the Date
SAVE THE DATE Books and Brunch hosted by Daveand Nurit Coombe Saturday April 12017 1130 AM 11229 HuntoverDrive Join us ndash even just to schmooze andshare your thoughts on whatrsquos goodto read Bring books to sharebrunch food and your appetite
Please contact Nurit directly atnuritcoombegmailcomJordan Coopers Podcast with Tom Manager MontgomeryCounty Police Chief
Public safety has been an issue that has attracted growinginterest in Luxmanor over the past few years We havehad presentations from MCPD officers on how to be safein Luxmanor we have had to overcome home invasionspetty theft from vehicles and speeding through stop signsListen to Police Chief Tom Manger speak about what isreally going on in Montgomery County and how his policeforce is responding
Subscribe Share Past Issues Translate
Listen here wwwpublicinterestpodcastcom201612ep-41-mcpd-chief-tom-mangerhtml
School Renovations
In addition to the construction and expansion projectsplanned for the Tilden Holding Center and Walter JohnsonHigh School Luxmanor ES will undergo its own majorrenovation work scheduled to begin the summer of 2018 Over a series of four public meetings starting January 52017 the architects and managers for the project met withschool administrators staff community leaders andparents to review and comment on the design plans forthe site first presented to the school community in 2013during feasibility studies
Led by Jim Determan of the architect firm of Hord CoplanMacht the design team led participants in the meetingsthrough several iterations of the plans to get commentsand suggestions regarding any aspect of the proposedlook feel function flow or landscaping of the building andits site The team took their inspiration from the woodedsite incorporating earth tones in the building materials andplacing windows to capture the most natural light and bestviews of the canopy from surrounding trees Great carewill be taken to preserve the largest trees fronting theproperty whenever possible The renovation itself willentail demolition of the original school structure andextensions leaving only the 2008 two-story additionstanding which will anchor the new construction Two-story and three-story options were presented eachaddressing traffic flow accommodations for expanded busand parent drop-offs parking visual impact andaccessibility Ultimately the three-story version wasfavored over the two-story plan to allow for a greatercapacity of cars and buses to pull into the site and toincrease the landscape space around the building Although the height of the three-story structure wouldreach approximately 46 the impact would be softened bystepping back the upper levels
The input from the school and community will beincorporated into the plans and the results will be
Subscribe Share Past Issues Translate
presented to the PTA at Luxmanor ES on March 7 Anysuggestions or questions you have about the plans orthoughts that you would like to share are very welcome
Nancy Delasos Schools Committee Chair LCA schoolsluxmanororg
Josiah Henson Park Advisory Committee
On February 8 2017 the Montgomery County ParksDepartment held its inaugural meeting of the JosiahHenson Park Advisory Committee The meeting washeaded by Shirl Spicer Museum Manager of the JosiahHenson Park The advisory committee is made of up M-NCPPC staff community members and supporters Thevision for the Henson Park is to create a public museumthat celebrates the challenging and inspiring life ofReverend Josiah Henson the man who inspired thefictional character Uncle Tom The park will educatevisitors about the enslavement of African Americans inMaryland and the goal of the park is to promote a greaterappreciation of history in Montgomery County
The overall project schedule which is subject to revisionhas the following dates anticipated 30 design byJanuary 2017 60 design by May 2017 90 design byAugust 2017 100 design by October 2017 permitsissued by December 2017 bidding by February 2018NTP (Notice To Proceed) construction by May 2018 andproject completion by September 2019 The exhibitproject schedule assuming 100 of the funds raised forconstruction follows a similar schedule to the overallproject schedule with a close-out date of August 10 2018
Included below are some of the overview concept optionsfrom the Master Plan that were provided during theAdvisory Committee meeting
Abbe Milstein Advisory Committee Josiah Henson Park
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Copyright copy Luxmanor Citizens Associaiton All rights reserved
Our mailing address is Luxmanor Citizens Association
PO Box 34306 bull Bethesda MD 20827
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interest money instead of common sense can result inworsening school overcrowding worsening trafficcongestion and unnessary tax increases
To learn more you can visit their web site and perhapslikefollow and share their Facebook page
httpwwwmocovotersorg
httpswwwfacebookcom MontgomeryCountyVoters
If you would like to help them they can be contacted at MoCoVotersgmailcom or through the contact page oftheir website MoCoVotersorg
Save the Date
SAVE THE DATE Books and Brunch hosted by Daveand Nurit Coombe Saturday April 12017 1130 AM 11229 HuntoverDrive Join us ndash even just to schmooze andshare your thoughts on whatrsquos goodto read Bring books to sharebrunch food and your appetite
Please contact Nurit directly atnuritcoombegmailcomJordan Coopers Podcast with Tom Manager MontgomeryCounty Police Chief
Public safety has been an issue that has attracted growinginterest in Luxmanor over the past few years We havehad presentations from MCPD officers on how to be safein Luxmanor we have had to overcome home invasionspetty theft from vehicles and speeding through stop signsListen to Police Chief Tom Manger speak about what isreally going on in Montgomery County and how his policeforce is responding
Subscribe Share Past Issues Translate
Listen here wwwpublicinterestpodcastcom201612ep-41-mcpd-chief-tom-mangerhtml
School Renovations
In addition to the construction and expansion projectsplanned for the Tilden Holding Center and Walter JohnsonHigh School Luxmanor ES will undergo its own majorrenovation work scheduled to begin the summer of 2018 Over a series of four public meetings starting January 52017 the architects and managers for the project met withschool administrators staff community leaders andparents to review and comment on the design plans forthe site first presented to the school community in 2013during feasibility studies
Led by Jim Determan of the architect firm of Hord CoplanMacht the design team led participants in the meetingsthrough several iterations of the plans to get commentsand suggestions regarding any aspect of the proposedlook feel function flow or landscaping of the building andits site The team took their inspiration from the woodedsite incorporating earth tones in the building materials andplacing windows to capture the most natural light and bestviews of the canopy from surrounding trees Great carewill be taken to preserve the largest trees fronting theproperty whenever possible The renovation itself willentail demolition of the original school structure andextensions leaving only the 2008 two-story additionstanding which will anchor the new construction Two-story and three-story options were presented eachaddressing traffic flow accommodations for expanded busand parent drop-offs parking visual impact andaccessibility Ultimately the three-story version wasfavored over the two-story plan to allow for a greatercapacity of cars and buses to pull into the site and toincrease the landscape space around the building Although the height of the three-story structure wouldreach approximately 46 the impact would be softened bystepping back the upper levels
The input from the school and community will beincorporated into the plans and the results will be
Subscribe Share Past Issues Translate
presented to the PTA at Luxmanor ES on March 7 Anysuggestions or questions you have about the plans orthoughts that you would like to share are very welcome
Nancy Delasos Schools Committee Chair LCA schoolsluxmanororg
Josiah Henson Park Advisory Committee
On February 8 2017 the Montgomery County ParksDepartment held its inaugural meeting of the JosiahHenson Park Advisory Committee The meeting washeaded by Shirl Spicer Museum Manager of the JosiahHenson Park The advisory committee is made of up M-NCPPC staff community members and supporters Thevision for the Henson Park is to create a public museumthat celebrates the challenging and inspiring life ofReverend Josiah Henson the man who inspired thefictional character Uncle Tom The park will educatevisitors about the enslavement of African Americans inMaryland and the goal of the park is to promote a greaterappreciation of history in Montgomery County
The overall project schedule which is subject to revisionhas the following dates anticipated 30 design byJanuary 2017 60 design by May 2017 90 design byAugust 2017 100 design by October 2017 permitsissued by December 2017 bidding by February 2018NTP (Notice To Proceed) construction by May 2018 andproject completion by September 2019 The exhibitproject schedule assuming 100 of the funds raised forconstruction follows a similar schedule to the overallproject schedule with a close-out date of August 10 2018
Included below are some of the overview concept optionsfrom the Master Plan that were provided during theAdvisory Committee meeting
Abbe Milstein Advisory Committee Josiah Henson Park
Subscribe Share Past Issues Translate
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Copyright copy Luxmanor Citizens Associaiton All rights reserved
Our mailing address is Luxmanor Citizens Association
PO Box 34306 bull Bethesda MD 20827
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Listen here wwwpublicinterestpodcastcom201612ep-41-mcpd-chief-tom-mangerhtml
School Renovations
In addition to the construction and expansion projectsplanned for the Tilden Holding Center and Walter JohnsonHigh School Luxmanor ES will undergo its own majorrenovation work scheduled to begin the summer of 2018 Over a series of four public meetings starting January 52017 the architects and managers for the project met withschool administrators staff community leaders andparents to review and comment on the design plans forthe site first presented to the school community in 2013during feasibility studies
Led by Jim Determan of the architect firm of Hord CoplanMacht the design team led participants in the meetingsthrough several iterations of the plans to get commentsand suggestions regarding any aspect of the proposedlook feel function flow or landscaping of the building andits site The team took their inspiration from the woodedsite incorporating earth tones in the building materials andplacing windows to capture the most natural light and bestviews of the canopy from surrounding trees Great carewill be taken to preserve the largest trees fronting theproperty whenever possible The renovation itself willentail demolition of the original school structure andextensions leaving only the 2008 two-story additionstanding which will anchor the new construction Two-story and three-story options were presented eachaddressing traffic flow accommodations for expanded busand parent drop-offs parking visual impact andaccessibility Ultimately the three-story version wasfavored over the two-story plan to allow for a greatercapacity of cars and buses to pull into the site and toincrease the landscape space around the building Although the height of the three-story structure wouldreach approximately 46 the impact would be softened bystepping back the upper levels
The input from the school and community will beincorporated into the plans and the results will be
Subscribe Share Past Issues Translate
presented to the PTA at Luxmanor ES on March 7 Anysuggestions or questions you have about the plans orthoughts that you would like to share are very welcome
Nancy Delasos Schools Committee Chair LCA schoolsluxmanororg
Josiah Henson Park Advisory Committee
On February 8 2017 the Montgomery County ParksDepartment held its inaugural meeting of the JosiahHenson Park Advisory Committee The meeting washeaded by Shirl Spicer Museum Manager of the JosiahHenson Park The advisory committee is made of up M-NCPPC staff community members and supporters Thevision for the Henson Park is to create a public museumthat celebrates the challenging and inspiring life ofReverend Josiah Henson the man who inspired thefictional character Uncle Tom The park will educatevisitors about the enslavement of African Americans inMaryland and the goal of the park is to promote a greaterappreciation of history in Montgomery County
The overall project schedule which is subject to revisionhas the following dates anticipated 30 design byJanuary 2017 60 design by May 2017 90 design byAugust 2017 100 design by October 2017 permitsissued by December 2017 bidding by February 2018NTP (Notice To Proceed) construction by May 2018 andproject completion by September 2019 The exhibitproject schedule assuming 100 of the funds raised forconstruction follows a similar schedule to the overallproject schedule with a close-out date of August 10 2018
Included below are some of the overview concept optionsfrom the Master Plan that were provided during theAdvisory Committee meeting
Abbe Milstein Advisory Committee Josiah Henson Park
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Copyright copy Luxmanor Citizens Associaiton All rights reserved
Our mailing address is Luxmanor Citizens Association
PO Box 34306 bull Bethesda MD 20827
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presented to the PTA at Luxmanor ES on March 7 Anysuggestions or questions you have about the plans orthoughts that you would like to share are very welcome
Nancy Delasos Schools Committee Chair LCA schoolsluxmanororg
Josiah Henson Park Advisory Committee
On February 8 2017 the Montgomery County ParksDepartment held its inaugural meeting of the JosiahHenson Park Advisory Committee The meeting washeaded by Shirl Spicer Museum Manager of the JosiahHenson Park The advisory committee is made of up M-NCPPC staff community members and supporters Thevision for the Henson Park is to create a public museumthat celebrates the challenging and inspiring life ofReverend Josiah Henson the man who inspired thefictional character Uncle Tom The park will educatevisitors about the enslavement of African Americans inMaryland and the goal of the park is to promote a greaterappreciation of history in Montgomery County
The overall project schedule which is subject to revisionhas the following dates anticipated 30 design byJanuary 2017 60 design by May 2017 90 design byAugust 2017 100 design by October 2017 permitsissued by December 2017 bidding by February 2018NTP (Notice To Proceed) construction by May 2018 andproject completion by September 2019 The exhibitproject schedule assuming 100 of the funds raised forconstruction follows a similar schedule to the overallproject schedule with a close-out date of August 10 2018
Included below are some of the overview concept optionsfrom the Master Plan that were provided during theAdvisory Committee meeting
Abbe Milstein Advisory Committee Josiah Henson Park
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Copyright copy Luxmanor Citizens Associaiton All rights reserved
Our mailing address is Luxmanor Citizens Association
PO Box 34306 bull Bethesda MD 20827
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Copyright copy Luxmanor Citizens Associaiton All rights reserved
Our mailing address is Luxmanor Citizens Association
PO Box 34306 bull Bethesda MD 20827
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Copyright copy Luxmanor Citizens Associaiton All rights reserved
Our mailing address is Luxmanor Citizens Association
PO Box 34306 bull Bethesda MD 20827
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