Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-02-21

seriousness of sanitation prob
lens in Potomac, M-NCPPC
spokesman said.
Switching of the priority or.
der for the two area plans Is
revealed in the commissions
proposed 1963-64 budget of SOL
million which was made public
Friday by M.NCPPC Executive
Secretary Jesse F. Nicholson.
A public Juror arose last sum-
mer when some wells In the
Potomac area were discovered
to be contaminated by human
and other waste.
In making the disclosure.
Nicholson said that as a result
OF last summers controversy
there is increased possibility of
water and sewer lines being ex.
tended to the Potomac area.
This will spur development
there, he said, and makes 1t de-
sirable to substitute the Poto-
mac study for the long.awaited
one of the Damascus area.
Proposed In the Nicholson
budget-not yet adopted by the
M-NCPPC-is purchase of 1900
acres of parkland in Montgom.
cry County during the coming
fiscal year.
Nicholson expressed concern,
however, over the commissions
ability to undertake major ex.
pansion of It's park and 'open
spaces" program unless q M.
NCPPC plan to raise the man.
datory park tax from seven to
10 cents Is approved by the Gen.
eeral Assembly.
Bonds already issued for
parks require the full amount
of revenue that will be raised
by the existing seven-cent levy,
he explained, and no new park
bond issues can be sold unless
the limitation is raised.
Already acquired In Mont
gomery County are 1900 acres
Of parkland. The Commission
hopes 1t will have 1891 acres
of parkland in Montgomery
County by 1880.
A public hearing will be held
on the budget at the M-NCPPC
offices In Silver Spring on
March Fl. After that the Com
mission will adopt the budget
and then, Nicholson hopes, the
County Council will fix the re-
quested tax levy to support the
budget.
The overall budget In Mont
gomery County would be re-
duced by one-half cent per 500
valuation, the official said. I'VE
took note Of the voters desire
for economy" he added.
The budget will make posi-.
BILE, Nicholson said, adoption
during the coming fiscal year
of the General Plan, a master
plan of highways, preparation
Of a master plan for health cen
tiers, a master plan of Four Cor.
ners and vacinity, and a Bethes-
da.Chevy Chase area plan.
Also, he said, the commission
will be devotlng time to a COM
prehensive survey Of renewal
needs, transportation studies
aiding, In large part, the Ma
tional Capital Transportation
Agency, and preparation of the
preliminary plan for the Poto.
mac area.
Proposed parkland expendi-
lures for the coming year in the
budget include:
Falkland, a new project, $780,
900; Upper Rock Creek, $780,
900; North Branch, 1914, 900; an
area adjacent to Rock Creek
Unit No. 6 (Coplen tract, $751;
600; Cabin John Creek 2, $54,.
600; Cabin John Creek 3, $780,
900; Cabin John Creek z, $751;
900; Northwest Branch a, $685.
900; Northwest Branch 6, $685.
900; Paint Branch d, $3.50
Rawlings River, $4,000; Rocky
Gorge Tributaries, $4,000.
Also: regional parks-Dicker-
son, $4,000; Damascus, $1,000;
Jacksonville, $4,000; Goshen,
$7350; Piney Grove, $1,000; Fair
land, $1,000; Olney, $1,000; Ira
vilah, $1,000; Little Bennett,
S176,650; Little Seneca, $500.