Scale-It-Back.com is a collaborative effort of community and civic
organizations in Montgomery County, Maryland to preserve the suburban
character of our neighborhoods. We support the sensible expansion of the
hospital and the bioscience organizations, but we oppose the massive amount of
development proposed by the Gaithersburg West Master Plan.
This plan contains so many fundamental inaccuracies, the only sensible option is
to send it back to the Planning Board to be rewritten.
Gaithersburg Mayor and City Council Adopt Resolution Regarding
Gaithersburg West Master Plan
To see the text of the Resolution and a Letter from Mayor Sidney Katz, click HERE.
Rockville Resolution to the Montgomery County Council regarding
Montgomery County's Gaithersburg West Master Plan.
To see the text of the Resolution, Recommendation and Discussion, click HERE.
To read a Statement by Delegate Saqib Ali click HERE.
The Town Hall Meeting was a great success with about 250 - 300 very
concerned residents and a handful of people who support the master plan. The
supporters were offered free food and drinks by Johns Hopkins at the Italian
Pines restaurant across the street before the meeting.
The four at-large County Councilmembers attended the Town Hall Meeting. Marc
Elrich showed his support for the residents by pointing out the fundamental flaws
in the Gaithersburg West Master Plan. He and Councilmember Phil Andrews have
worked tirelessly to convince the other members of the Council that this master
plan is based on faulty assumptions and calculations.
For more information and documents from the Town Hall Meeting, please see the
Meetings & Hearings page.
Please read: THE SCIENCE CITY VS. THE PENTAGON
VOICES OF CONCERN:
Sierra Club to score Councilmembers in relation to the Gaithersburg West Master
Plan February 10, 2010
Action Committee for Transit opposes the Gaithersburg West Master Plan -
February 29, 2010
Letter from the City of Gaithersburg - January 25, 2010
Letter from the City of Rockville - January 13, 2010
City of Rockville - Written Testimony for the Public Hearing
City of Gaithersburg - The City's Position on the Gaithersburg West Master Plan
Neighbors Against the Gaithersburg West Master Plan - Sign the Petition now!
Letter from MDOT, September 25, 2009
Letter from MDOT, September 15, 2009
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scale with our suburban community, please click CONTACT US .
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