Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-01-30

Plans Unit
Is Set Up

Grove and the Montgomery
County Planning Board will be
asked to appoint representatives
to an Area Planning Commit
tee to carry out preliminary
planning policies recommended
by Hugh r. Pomeroy, planning
consultant.
The proposal was one of
many requests and recommen-
dations adopted by the County
Council last Thursday night.
The Council met to discuss and
implement the Guide for De-
velopment Policies" prepared
by Pomeroy and the Industrial
Site Survey" compiled by DR..
Dorothy A. Muncy. The Pome-
roy report cost the county $15,-
600, and the Muncy report,
$2,750.
Also present were representa-
tives of the Montgomery Coun-
ty Planning Board and staff.
the Gaithersburg Town Council,
Planning Commission and con-
sultant and the Rockville Plan
ming Commission.
The proposed Area Planning
Committee from three munich
palities and the county planning
board was suggested by Pome-
roy to formulate a detailed
community plan for the area,
consulting with civic organiza-
tons and other interested
groups" coordinate coming and
subdivision regulation and fl
nancing of public services and
facilities, especially coordinat-
ing capital budgets.
The County Council referred
to the Montgomery County
Planning Board Pomeroy rec
concentration for a community
planning effort in Germantown.
generally along the line of that
which has been carried on in
Damascus. Part of this study
would be to determine if the
sewer line serving the Atomic
Energy Commission has the
capacity to be made available
to the Germantown area.
The Council also proposed a
joint meeting with the Wash
ington Suburban Sanitary Com
mission and Montgomery Coun-
ty Planning board to discuss
the Sanitary Commissions long
range water and sewer pro-
gram.
William c. Burrage, director
of planning for the Maryland
National Capital Park and
Planning Commission, told the
Council it must determine the
plans of the WSSC for ultimate
extension of sewer and water
services. Industrial develop
ment, he pointed out, is related
to the development of sewer
lines.
Councilman Charles Jamison
asked if it was feasible to have
a series of pumping stations
along stream valleys even
though they were costly. Bur.
rage replied it is possible to
take sewage in any direction.
unless we think this through
now we NAV find a serious con-
flict in the future" declared
Burrage. 1--WE cannot go on
developing housing with septic
tanks indefinitelv." he advised.
Burrage added that the coun-
ty Is not sufficiently Informed
In advance and is not given a
hand In ultimate planning.
Water without sewer Is ur-
banization without Streets" he
declared.
The Council referred seven
other PROPOSALS in the Pomeroy
report and three contained in
the Muncv report to the Mont
gomery County planning board.
Among these proposals were
studies limiting access to major
roads except at controlled
points, design studies of inter.
change areas on the Washing
ton National Pike, planning rec.
concentrations for a golf course
north of the Bureau of Stand
ards site; recommendation on
possible regional parkway along
the Great Seneca creek. provi-
sion for site plan approval by
the Planning Commission of
roadway and neighborhood dis
tricts, industrial park districts
and shopping centers.
The planning board was
asked to look into DR.. Muncy's
recommendations for a high
way plan to protect Industrial
sites with particular attention
to feasibility of a new major
highway through Laytonsville.