Evening star., 1944-12-19
1000 Homes
Planned byEig
In Montgomery
Rezoning Is Asked
To Permit $10,0 600, 600
Building Project

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Building Project
Plans for the development of 8
$l0,000,000 project, which include.
construction of 1000 homes in the
Rock Greek Forest section neal
Silver Spring, were revealed yester.
day by Sam Fig, Washington liquol
dealer. He has purchased a tract
Of approximately 100 acres bounded
by the District Line at Western ave.
niue and extending to East Yves,
highway and Rock Creek.
Mr.. Fig told of his plans at 8
public hearing yesterday on hi
application and that of his wife
Mrs. Esther Fig, for rezoning from
residential "a" to commercial "D'
part of the c. c. Glover tract on the
southeast corner of East West high.
way and Grubb road The hearing
was one of five held at the Silye,
Spring DispenSary Building before
the Montgomery County Commits
sioners.
If the petition is granted, Mr.. Eie
said, he plans to build a shopping
center of Is stores. These will serve
the present Rock Creek Forest SUBJ
division and the proposed 1.OoC
homes, to be built Immediately afte,
| the war.
Citizens Group Backs Plea.
Bernard Nelson. president of the
Rock Creek Forest Citizens Associa-
ton, said the group was unanimously
in favor of the project. Building OF
the shopping center, he asserted, is
must" SO far as the association is
concerned.
Arthur HELEN and Robert Peter
attorneys for the c. c. Glover fam
lily, asked that consideration of Mr.
Fig S application be postponed until
the question of rezoning part of the
Glover property on the opposite side
OF the East-West highway could be
taken up at the same time. They
said that the Glovers still own about
50 acres on the opposite side of the
highway.
Opposition was voiced by residents
OF Forest Glen to request of James
RUPERT, owner, for rezoning to per
NIT the remodeling of the old Fores,
Glen Hotel for an apartment build
ing Plans call for converting the
40 rooms into nine apartment units
Old House Called "Eyesore,"
| James w. Gill, attorney for Mr.
Rupert, said the house, which is
very old frame structure, has beer
an eyesore to the neighborhood TO,
years. Known as the ghost house
of Forest Glen, it has been vacant
for a long time and until it was
purchased recently by Mr.. RUPERT
has been ia dilapidated condition
/ He added that Mr.. Rupert
! planned to use ii TO accommodate
relatives of veterans receiving treat
ment at the nearby Walter Reeo
Convalescent Hospital.
! Miss Lavinia Engle, regional direc-
tor of the Social Security Board anc
a lifelong resident of the commu.
nifty, presented petition. signed By
about 10 residents of. Forest Glen
protesting the rezoning. She x4fc
the hntel had been vacant, except
for a caretakeE. for, more than 81
Years and because OF its condition
could never be otherwise than sub.
| standard"
| The proposed rezoning, Miss Engle
declared, would depreciate the value
! of homes in that area
Kay Petition Opposed.
! Some opposition also was voiced
to the application of A. S. Kay fo,
rezoning of portion of the Indiar
Spring Country Club along the
Colesville road from residential A
to commercial D. Mr.. Kay said he
plans to build a Safeway grocery
store.
The Rev. Edward Lewis, pastor OF
Marvin Memorial Church at Foul
Corners, and w. c. Kynett, trustee
OF the church, both asked that de-
clsion on the application be post
poned until the church can give the
matter further study. V. j. Richter
of Woodmoor said there was already
ample commercial zoning in thai
section.
An application of John B. Kimes
for rezoning to commercial of two
lots on Old Bladensburg road neal
Clifton Park was opposed in a letter
from Franklin S. Richards, presi.
dent of the Clifton Park Citizens
Association, which had been sent te
the commissioners. Mr. Richards
said the association had voted te
protest the rezoning at a specia
meeting.
No objection was voiced to a peti.
ton for Redistribution from resi-
dental A to commercial D of severa,
lots in Roeder's Subdivision. bounded
by Colesville road, Fenton street ano
Roeder road.
James w, Gill. attorney for the
owners, asked that hearings on fou1
petitions seeking rezoning in Mont.
gomery Hills be postponed for 81
days. The hearing was set fol