The Gaithersburg West Master Plan was approved by the County Council and will change the zoning to allow
for high-rise, high-density commercial development and housing in what is now purely a medical, research and
development area.
The Evolution of a Totally Bogus Master Plan - click to read
The Great Seneca Science Corridor (Gaithersburg West) Master Plan approved:
- 17.5 million square feet of development and 5,700 housing units for a total of 23,200,000 million square
feet of development which is equivalent in size to FOUR PENTAGONS in an area that is about 1.5 square
miles! - Belward Farm will be developed for approximately 15,000 people in 12- to 15-story high-rise buildings up
to 150 feet high. - The Corridor Cities Transitway (CCT) is being offered as 'mass transit' but will carry only about 12-15% of
the additional people leaving 85% or over 50,000 cars added to the already congested roads. Six- and
eight-lane highways with ten- to sixteen-lane multilevel highway interchanges may be required to handle
the additional traffic. - Once all the infrastructure and the Corridor Cities Transitway are completed, the average rush hour
speed is expected to be, on a good day, 10 mph on Great Seneca Highway.
The residents were not involved in the development of this plan and even though we have expressed
our concerns about this plan for years; very few if any of our concerns have been sufficiently addressed.
It is imperative that we monitor this plan as it goes through the development stages. At least one
person from each subdivision should be signed up to receive announcements and planning documents.
To be placed on the list to receive these documents, call ARNITA JACKSON in the Community Relations
Office (301-495-4601) and ask to be put on their list as your community's contact person to receive all
plans and notices for projects in the Great Seneca Science Corridor Master Plan area and in the North
Potomac area to the south.
To see the text of the Resolution and a Letter from Mayor Sidney Katz, click HERE.
Rockville Resolution regarding Montgomery County's Gaithersburg West Master Plan.
To see the text of the Resolution, Recommendation and Discussion, click HERE.
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