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		<title>Former NBA All-Star Steve Francis Will Host Ribbon Cutting Ceremony and Community Celebration at the Newly Renovated Takoma-Piney Branch Local Park Funded by his Foundation</title>
		<link>http://montgomeryplanningboard.org/blog-news/2012/05/31/former-nba-all-star-steve-francis-will-host-ribbon-cutting-ceremony-and-community-celebration-at-the-newly-renovated-takoma-piney-branch-local-park-funded-by-his-foundation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2012 22:21:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Chotiner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Parks]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sunday, June 3, 2012 at 1:00PM 2 Darwin Avenue, Takoma Park, MD 20912 TAKOMA PARK, MD—M-NCPPC, Montgomery Parks and The Steve Francis Foundation will host a ribbon cutting and dedication ceremony followed by a community celebration for the newly renovated Takoma-Piney Branch Local Park on Sunday, June 3, 2012, at 1:00 p.m. WHAT: Takoma Park [...]]]></description>
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		<title>M-NCPPC Montgomery Parks and Montgomery County Recreation Offer Diverse Line-Up of Summer Camps</title>
		<link>http://montgomeryplanningboard.org/blog-news/2012/05/23/m-ncppc-montgomery-parks-and-montgomery-county-recreation-offer-diverse-line-up-of-summer-camps/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 17:15:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Chotiner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Parks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[golf]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://montgomeryplanningboard.org/blog-news/?p=2172</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[SILVER SPRING, MD— M-NCPPC Montgomery Parks and Montgomery County Recreation announce a diverse array of camps for summer 2012, featuring aquatics, ice skating, tennis, theatre, overnight nature camps, robotics and golf, among many other options. Camps are available for tots to teens—all skill levels, and at hundreds of locations across the county. A full list [...]]]></description>
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		<title>M-NCPPC Montgomery Parks Holiday Schedule for Memorial Day Weekend</title>
		<link>http://montgomeryplanningboard.org/blog-news/2012/05/18/m-ncppc-montgomery-parks-holiday-schedule-for-memorial-day-weekend/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 18:42:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Chotiner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Parks]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://montgomeryplanningboard.org/blog-news/?p=2133</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[SILVER SPRING, MD—Montgomery Parks will observe the following holiday schedule during the 2012 Memorial Day Weekend on May 26 &#8211; 28: SPECIAL HOLIDAY WEEKEND OPERATING HOURS: • Black Hill Boats at Black Hill Regional Park– Open all weekend including Memorial Day, May 28, 6:30 am &#8211; 6:00 pm. (Last boat is rented at 5:30 pm.) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Montgomery County Planning Board Appoints Interim Director</title>
		<link>http://montgomeryplanningboard.org/blog-news/2012/05/18/montgomery-county-planning-board-appoints-interim-director/</link>
		<comments>http://montgomeryplanningboard.org/blog-news/2012/05/18/montgomery-county-planning-board-appoints-interim-director/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 18:08:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Valerie Berton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Planning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Interim Planning Director]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rose Krasnow]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://montgomeryplanningboard.org/blog-news/?p=2126</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[SILVER SPRING, MD – Rose Krasnow, chief of the Montgomery County Planning Department’s Area 1 team, was named interim director today by the Planning Board. She will begin directing the 130-member agency on Monday, following the departure of Director Rollin Stanley, who resigned last month. Krasnow has worked at the Planning Department since 2004. For [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Learn More About Proposed Regulations for Accessory Apartments at Community Meetings</title>
		<link>http://montgomeryplanningboard.org/blog-news/2012/05/17/learn-more-about-proposed-regulations-for-accessory-apartments-at-community-meetings/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 16:16:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Valerie Berton</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[accessory apartments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[zoning text amendment]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://montgomeryplanningboard.org/blog-news/?p=2121</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[SILVER SPRING – To inform residents about proposed regulations governing accessory apartments in Montgomery County, planners will host meetings on Monday, May 21 at Park and Planning Headquarters. The meetings provide an opportunity for residents to learn more and provide feedback on the draft regulations before the Planning Board considers them for a second time [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bluebirds Forever Festival at Black Hill Regional Park May 20, 1:00 – 4:00PM</title>
		<link>http://montgomeryplanningboard.org/blog-news/2012/05/15/bluebirds-forever-festival-at-black-hill-regional-park-may-20-100-400pm/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 19:34:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Chotiner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Parks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Black Hill Nature Center]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bluebirds Forever Festival]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Free Family Event]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Festival celebrates success of the Eastern Bluebird BOYDS, MD – Black Hill Visitor Center at Black Hill Regional Park is hosting the annual, free Bluebirds Forever Festival on Sunday, May 20 from 1-4pm, to celebrate the success of the Eastern Bluebird. The festival will feature a play created by children for children titled &#8220;Quest for a Nest,&#8221; as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Public Hearing Scheduled for May 24 for 2012 Park, Recreation and Open Space (PROS) Plan</title>
		<link>http://montgomeryplanningboard.org/blog-news/2012/05/14/public-hearing-scheduled-for-may-24-for-2012-park-recreation-and-open-space-pros-plan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 15:17:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Chotiner</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Planning]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Public Hearing to take place May 24, at *9:00 a.m. at Montgomery Regional Office, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910 *Time subject to change: Visit www.MontgomeryPlanningBoard.org/agenda/ for updates SILVER SPRING, MD –The M-NCPPC Montgomery Planning Board invites the public to provide testimony (limited to three minutes) at a public hearing on the draft 2012 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Access Fund-Jeep Conservation Team Visits Northwest Branch Stream Valley Park Bouldering Area near Washington, DC</title>
		<link>http://montgomeryplanningboard.org/blog-news/2012/05/09/access-fund-jeep-conservation-team-visits-northwest-branch-stream-valley-park-bouldering-area-near-washington-dc/</link>
		<comments>http://montgomeryplanningboard.org/blog-news/2012/05/09/access-fund-jeep-conservation-team-visits-northwest-branch-stream-valley-park-bouldering-area-near-washington-dc/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 16:47:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Chotiner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Parks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[access fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[park cleanups]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trail renovations]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Join team members to learn about their work at a special open session, Sunday May 13 at 2:00PM at the Rachel Carson Greenway Trail in Northwest Branch Stream Valley Park. May 9, 2012 – The Access Fund-Jeep Conservation Team, a national non-profit dedicated to maintaining and preserving open climbing environments, will provide much needed enhancements [...]]]></description>
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		<title>M-NCPPC Montgomery Parks Breaks Ground for Germantown Town Center Urban Park</title>
		<link>http://montgomeryplanningboard.org/blog-news/2012/05/04/m-ncppc-montgomery-parks-breaks-ground-for-germantown-town-center-urban-park/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 15:55:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Chotiner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Parks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Planning]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://montgomeryplanningboard.org/blog-news/?p=2063</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[SILVER SPRING, MD—Leaders from M-NCPPC Montgomery Parks and Montgomery County gathered with members of the Germantown community this week at the site of the future Germantown Town Center Urban Park for a groundbreaking ceremony. Montgomery Parks Director Mary Bradford was joined by Montgomery Planning Board Member and Commissioner Casey Anderson, Montgomery County Councilmember Nancy Floreen, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Planners Draft Recommendations for Burtonsville Crossroads Neighborhood Plan</title>
		<link>http://montgomeryplanningboard.org/blog-news/2012/05/01/planners-draft-recommendations-for-burtonsville-crossroads-neighborhood-plan/</link>
		<comments>http://montgomeryplanningboard.org/blog-news/2012/05/01/planners-draft-recommendations-for-burtonsville-crossroads-neighborhood-plan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 19:08:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Valerie Berton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Planning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA["Burtonsville Sector Plan staff draft"]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[SILVER SPRING – Once a quiet rural crossroads with a store, post office and not much else, Burtonsville has evolved over 150 years into the busy northern edge of the US 29 corridor. The challenging retail environment, aging streetscapes, poor street pattern, and limited sidewalks and bikeways have left Burtonsville without the attractive, connected community [...]]]></description>
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