Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-16


He ran against Mrs. Stella Wer-
ner. county councilwoman, who
shares the appointment decision,
however. Ward Fetrow, current
" in charge Of the County Farm
Bureau. also is being discussed.
Herbert w. Reichelt, chief
Prince Georges County Commits
sioner. said q dozen citizens had
applied for the I'VE appointments
his board controls. He declined
to identify them. but said the
Commissioners expected to
choose their representatives be-
fore the end Of May.
$500 Plum
Present commission members
Herbert w. Wells. q Democrat,
who attends the regional coun-
Gil. with Mr.. Gingery. and Re-
Ipublicans Alva H. Bender and
Carlton E. Pyles are sure to win
consideration.
The job. which pays $500
annually to each new commits
sion member. is regarded as q
political plum.
Politics won't interfere with
found planning. predicted
MNCPPC Secretary-Treasurer
Jesse Nicholson and County At
torney Charles Irelan. who have
been working on q committee to
organize orderly expansion" of
the commission next month.
Mr.. Nicholson said he would
recommend q merit system for
the 200 MNCPPC. OF these. 100
are technicians and professional
planners and the rest. mainte.
lance men. Two more profess
-ionals are being recruited to aid
the counties civic leaders. who.
as commissioners, must make
policy decisions.
Mr.. 1relan noted the new com.
mission has q year to mesh land.
use proposals for the SO-square-
mile region. The law provides
that coming and subdivision reg.
ulations In upper Montgomery
and new Prince Georges plan
ming areas remain for one year
after June l. or until adapted
to a master plan for the BIZ
county region. he explained.
Hearings Urged
This meshing is the major.
immediate job facing the new
commission. according to Mr..
Pyles, current chairman. He
urged hearings In every neigh
borhood TO balance needs Of
farmers. industrialists and Gov.
eminent executives planning big
centers in Montgomery.
Mr.. Gingery saw area by area
hearings as q means to arouse
residents interest In their own
county's development.
The trouble now Is that the
western side Of the region doesn't
give two boots about the eastern
side and vice versa" Mr.. 0ingery
said. Requirements Of difference
areas often are not remotely the
same" he admitted. So all en-.
comprising plans, without "un-
due control" for bridge, dam,
road. sewer. airport, school and
Government building sites is es-
sential. he said.
Half-Acre Lots
Upper Montgomery now 1.
zoned into minimum lot sizes OF
one-half acre, except for two
acre guarantees around the
estate area Of Potomac. Lower
Montgomery. planned by the
current MNCPPC. Is divided inte
minimum lots Of $500 square
feet UP TO two acres.
Minimum lots In the new
Bowie. Oxon Hill and Piscataway
planning districts run mostly e
a minimum OF 10000 square feet
less than half an acre. Because
water and sewer lines are laid In
most Of the other Prince Georges
land. already under supervision
+. Of the MNCPPC. lot sizes are Z
minimum Of $4,000 square feet
I. Mr.. Ryles said the present
MNCPPC would postpone actor
. on q preliminary master plan fol
{. the region at its next meeting OF
: May %. He wanted to hold tn,
; plan in Difference TO the new
I commission. despite . pending
! recommendation Of his chief