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S33O,OOO Parks Plan
Set for Montgomery
And Prince Georges

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A $330,O0o park development
program has been announced by
the Maryland National Capital
Park and Planning Commission.
Most Of the money will be
spent in Montgomery County.
The commissions total ST.
049.703 budget announced yes
terday includes $469,343 for ad-
miniStration.
Park development in the
Prince Georges section Of the
Metropolitan Area amounts to
~$60, 900. In Montgomery County's
portion the investment will be
$270,000.
The planners explained the
difference is due to Mont
gomery's bigger contribution.
Salaries, Expenses $l93,72S.
In breaking down the costs Of
administration, salaries and ex-
penSes total $193, ,728. That does
not include the $32, 900 for office
and drafting supplies and the
like. $25, 1000 for stationery and
printing, $4,000 for postage and
telephone Switchboards or the
$25, ,000-pluS for equipment. plat
recording and maintenance and
repair.
The planners said they expect
to get $392,00 from the park
tax in Montgomery and $144,-
BAL from Prince Georges.
Montgomery taxpayers in the
Metropolitan Area contribute Z
cents per 500 aSessable property
value. In Prince Georges the tax
is S cents.
There is a Scent administra-
tive tax in each county. It was 4
cents In Montgomery, but the re-
cent State Legislature knocked
of a cent.
The legislators also repealed
Montgomery'S scent recreation
tax.
The commissioners said they
would get $170.400 from Mont
gomery's administrative tax, and
$102,1SS from that source in
Prince Georges.
$1,O8O,152 Available.
Their total available funds
were put at 81, ,080.152 including
$2S9,177 not spent last year.
The commissioners figured
Montgomery's assesSable basis at
1858 million in the Regional dis
trict and $500 million in the
Metropolitan district.
Prince Georges Regional dis
trict aSsessable basis was esti-
mated at $340,62S, S,5O7, and its
Metropolitan district at $780,
682,843.
The Montgomery park develop
ment program will include:
Putting up two community
buildings; one at Glenmont and
one in the Viers Mill Village area
of Rock Creek Park.
Reinodeling the barn at the
Wheaton Recreation Center.
Tennis Courts to Be Rebuilt.
Building five hard-surfaced
/ tennis courts, two at the Long
Branch Recreation Center. two
at the Woodacres Recreation
Center and one on the Chevy
! Chase playground.
Putting hard surfaces on the
four clay tennis courts in Sligo
Greek Park.
Rebuilding two clay tennis
courts at the Sligo Park golf
club.
Constructing two shelter
I houses with toilet facilities, one
at Long Branch and another at
the Chevy Chase playground.
Extending Sligo Creek park
way north of Forest Glen road,
after the land is acquired.
100 Picnic Tables.
Finishing the job of placing
100 picnic tables and building
20 outdoor f1replaces in various
parks, most are already installed.
Clearing Little Falls Branch
Park north of Massachusetts,
avenue.
Ten items are on the park
program for Prince Georges.
They INCLUDE:
Clearing and grading the
Kentland recreation center and
installing picnic tables and play
equipment there. (Kentland'S
residents are also putting up pic
mic tables and play equipment0
Installing picnic tables, fire.
places and play equipment in the
Parklawn area, and building a
foot bridge over Sligo Creek
there.
Clearing, grading and seeding
a four-acre park tract in the
Berwyn area.
To Build Baseball Field.
Building more fireplaces and
picnic tables in Sligo Greek Park
and along Tanglewood drive in
Anacostia Park, and tennis courts
along Tanglewood drive.
Clearing park land along
Paint Branch, north of Metzerott
road.
Building a baseball field in
Northwest Branch Park, ada
cent to University lane. and de-
veloping the parks picnic area at