Evening star., 1947-05-18
Threat 10 Drop
|F1eeway Made
BY Planners.
Eorly Agreement
On Route Demanded
Zonino Hearings Set

MISSION unless fcQeral d00 SGdte
highway officials and county plan.
ners agree soon on q route.
The text Of i resolution on the
subject unanimously adopted by the
commission was made public last
night. The freeway is 4 proposed
high-speed, limited access, divided
highway which would be an alter
nate OF Route 24O and would run
from q point near Gaithersburg,
west Of Rockville and Bethesda. to
take traf1c on Wisconsin avenue
leading into washington.
At the same time the commission
announced dates for public hearings
by the Montgomery Cohnty Com
missioners on several rezoning ap-
plications together with commission
recommendations.
When the freeway route first was
announced about 4 year ago, strong
protest was made by owners OF
highly developed. properties center
ing in the Bradley boulevard area
In an attempt to agree on the route
and at the request Of property
owners, the planning commission
proposed a route farther west
through relatively undeveloped land
The second route would extend
north from Macarthur boulevard
near Cabin John, through Cabin
John Run Valley and Thomas VAL
ley to Tuckermarl lane and then to
an intersection with $40 near
Gaithersburg.
Two Groups Blamed.
Fred w. Tuemmler, commission
director Of planning, said failure OF
the State Roads Commission and
the Federal Public Roads Admins
tration to agree on the route Is
delaying development Of large
part OF Montgomery County.
The commission has attempted to
protect the project by withholding
approval of subdivision plats along
the two proposed alternate routes,
he said.
The commission resolution, intro
duced by E. Brooke Lee, seconded
by Richard r. Green and Clarence
G. Keiser, stated that Should cur
rent agreement, at least as to plan,
now prove impossible between these
agencies = : this commission pro-
poses to abandon its efforts to pro-
tect the availability OF route for
the relocation Of Route 240 ="
Among zoning applications acted
upon were three for adjoining prop
critics totaling 23.2 acres, bounded
BY Sligo Creek parkway. Alton park
way and the rear line III lots 'front.'
Ing Dale drive, Silver Spring, from
residential A to c.
u - Denial Recoinndended. ea
The commission recommended de-
nial OF. all three when the Board
Of County Commissioners holds a
hearing on them at $40 pm. June
II, at Rockville.
The commission STRONGLY rec
denial by unanimous vote
because Citizens OF the adjacent
residential communities of Woodside
Park, Seven Oak Manor, South
Woodside and along the Colesville
road between the Silver Spring busi-
ness district and the Toll House
Tavern as well as of the residential
communities Immediately north of
Sligo Park - have always strong
Iy opposed and hitherto prevented
approval = = ;"
Applicants were listed as Hilleary
o. Rose, j. A. and H. F. Watson,
and r. c., j. A. and H. F. Watson,
all owners.
The commission recommended
that the County Commissioners deny
3 petition to change from residential
A to C two tracts totalling 421s
acres, most Of which is on the west
side Of New Hampshire avenue ex-
tended, opposite the Naval Ordnance
Laboratory, Whiteoak. A 5-acre
tract is at Colesyille road and Co
lumbia road. The applicants, J. r.
and M. M. Clark, owners, seek an
apartment classification.
Until the laboratory was estab-
lished, the planners said, the area
was restricted to one-family DWELL
ings on large lots. The cited Hillan-
dale and Burnt Mills Hills as ex-
amples. Since the laboratory was
there have been several
attempts to, establish apartment
house developments" which planners
regard as purely opportunistic or
speculative in character"
Hearing Set May 20.
This application will be heard by
the commissioners at $40 pm. May
20 in Rockville.
With certain restrictions, the
planners recommended approval of
a petition of the Hecht Co. to rezone
from residential A to commercial D
a block containing l0,441 square feet,
bounded by Ellsworth drive. Fenton
street, Pershing drive and Old Fen
ton street in Silver Spring.
A hearing on the application will
be at 1:10 pm. May 20 at Rockville.
The. property is directly across Els
worth drive from the Hecl1t Co. IS
present building and approval was
recommended subject to establish
ment of new commercial building
lines as follows:
Thirty feet from the center OF
Ellsworth drive; 371z feet from the
center of Fenton street and IS feet
from the center of Pershing drive,
The commission said these recon-
mendations will be included In its
master highway plan for the Silver
Spring business district.
Lynnbrook PTA to Hold
Lost Meeting Of Season
The Lynnbrook PARENT Teacher
Association, Bethesda, win meet in
the North Building OF the school
Wednesday at ais pm. to elect
new officers.
School equipment acquired dur
ing the year will be exhibited.