Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-10-26
Master Plan

Master Plan
6conaaasS aos Pays y
TIE plans a<so6 be- nsoxassdese6 ia tenos n tie new
sse0ets pfsas ksye o1~e 6o besng 10 recent naOths
an1 yeass1
Froea expressed koce t1zt tine hraa Sossd be
~ % any Dew studies and surveys undertaken By
nDe PLANNERS
Pzyw Adoption
Gsr0og ODDosE1soa % refusing the master pssn6
c4ae from bsen Walker and H5csey, yho argued that
turning them back WI orly result ia more pneon-
tsOse1 changes n the county before they are sa0-
Sgst1e5 10 fsse COVnc1 sZshn.
~ ne want 70 sfyale orderly growth IN TIE co1n-
", this n sire me way 70 % H. Walker declared
Then eyen Park end Planning goes ahead With
further sfS1ee Ded san Ssye these three area plans
N marx with.
IT my be snosfser three years or Ioager besore
teg Tey1se there recommendations That's too kzsg To
hoz1 up deyel0yneDt IN areas which have asked for
these Plans
In MS sDsflted presentation n his ySen1 Hickey
admitted int "sO1letfing ben2 done al the time
10 affect tbese pans It would BE- an hesI-6f almost
togoaglDIe-poeffon 70 have nothing gOinz On"
Peepk Would Then
Re declared @tSle great ms5or1fy~ n the people.
AF0es1 their cyc associations are in support N the
pSns, ttazf number N "sef.DteTested" groups had
0ppose6 them and that mont N the experts opposing
them had an aze 70 grind"
Az for the plans conflicting with others, he said
ne found II hard 10 beIieyev that TaF1snd Bsnholo-
new wouldn't have spoS1en up before now II he had
seen anything in the ConnmlsA0nis recommendations
tat would conflict with t1o1e he intends TO offer In
his own report
bartholomew has sbgOlute kn0wIedge Of these
plans. PARK and Planning has even had delays In
recommending them because Bartholomew wanted to
revew them, 10 far we know he has no criticism
Of them" Hickey declared heatedIy.
Impact u Law
lie reminded his associates pOtntedIy that,
through the Commissions approval the master plans
have the impact Of law"
They are standards Whether we want them or
not they are standards and denial Of any zonng APP
plcatiOns In confOrnance with these plans might put
us In difficult position the courts ak us TO give
GOOD reasons why they should not revere u.s." he de-
care6
Hickey reminded the Council that they had been
"bullwfippng" the Commission for months for de-
livery Of the pans"snd, when we get them, we send
them hack"
Il say let's move ahead with these plans" he
argued. "Ictg hold the map amendment hearings,
and where the Council feels there should be areas Of
modification let's make them at the time Of rezonng
when We have the sectional map amendments be-
fore US"
Need More study
On the basis Of cahoon's recommendation, the
Council majority voted TO send the plans back to the
plhHerb fOT IurTUef bLu0let 0n0 surveys leading 10
master plan that will not break down from It's own
inadequacies"
Council members indicated their willingness to
cooperate With the Commission in future planning and
discussions.
With the Absence Of Joe M. Kyle because of
death In his family the only abstaning vote Of Jerry
r. Williams prevented the Council from reaching tie
vote. After hearing Williams decide against voting
q chagrined President Hickey turned TO him and
asked, What's the matter, jerry Didn't you hear
the arguments"