Evening star., 1955-02-13
Unit S
Extension Seen
Boon toCounty
Bill Asks Addition
Of Three Miles to
Montgomery Service
By chorIes [. Hoffmon
By ChorIes [. Hoffmon

By ChorIes [. Hoffmon
Proposed expansion of the
Washington Suburban Sanitary
Commission district westward to
Potomac. Nd, is expected to
herald a new burst of residen-
tial development in Montgomery
County.
A bill, introduced in the
Maryland House of Delegates,
would extend the present bound
aries westward some three miles.
The new limits would be Per-
simmon Tree, River and Falls
road on the west and the Rock
vile city limits on the north.
To be taken into the sani-
tary district would be some 1873
square miles, much of it in the
Potomac hunt country.
Increased Land Values.
At present land zoned in the
area is set aside primarily for
half-acre and two-acre home
sites.
Land values in area would in
crease $40 million to $25 million
if, the extension is carried out
by the General Assembly accord
ing to developers and sanitary
officials. The present valuation
is estimated at some $40 million.
Extension Of the sanitary dis
trict would pave the way for
construction in the near future
Of a big trunk sewer line from
Cabin John to Rockville UP the
Cabin John valley.
The trunk sewer would drain
an area some 3.5 miles wide and
open it to suburban home de-
velopment.
Rockville, which last year saw
a ban put on new construction
within its limits. has to provide
increased facilities to handle its
sewage problems under an edct |
from the State Board Of Health. |
The city stands ready with some |
$4,000 to handle the situation. |
Decision Awaited.
It now is awaiting q decision |
from the sanitary commission on |
a proposed Joint venture for the |
trunk sewer line.
Officials doubt that a sewage
treatment in Rockville could |
handle the eff1uent that |
would be dumped into Cabin
John creek in dry weather.
Rockville, as a result, is talk |
ing primarily Of the eight-mile |
line to link up with the sanitary
commissions present line In
Cabin John.
The sanitary commissions |
plans call for increasing the size
of the line to handle the entire
Cabin John drainage area.
The project would cost some
$935,00O. Rockville would pay
about two-thirds of the cost, ac-
cording to Harry B. Shaw. sani-
tary commission chief engineer.
Mr.. Shaw pointed out that the
commission already has spent
about $750,000 for the end of the
line that runs from Cabin John
10 the Districts trunk line at
0alecarlia.
Prompt Development.
The joint plan to be financed
BY Rockville and the sanitary
commission calls for an 18-inch
pipe at the Rockville end in
,reasing to a maximum size of
II inches.
Usually such lines are built
)ne section at q time as devel-
,pers' plans demand sewer IA
,ilities. This time, however, the
entire area would be open for
development at virtually the
anne moment.
A public hearing is set on the
extension for 8 pm.
friday in the County Building,
Rockville.
At the same time a hearing
will be held on the proposed ex-
ension of the sanitary district
to a line running
Ashton, Sandy Spring,
)lney and Redland to Gathers
urg.
Residents Of the Olney area
nd some along the Rockville
ike between Rockville and Cal
have petitioned for the
They principally are
Interested in getting water lines.