Open Letter to County Council of Montgomery County, MD
October 21, 2022
Dear Council President Albornoz and Members of the County Council,
We are writing in light of the recent resignation of all five Montgomery County M-NCPPC
(Planning Board) Commissioners. According to an October 12 press release, the Council
President stated: “The Council has lost confidence in the Montgomery County Planning Board
and accepted these resignations to reset operations.”
On October 11, the day the Council decided to seek these resignations, seven various land use
changes were under consideration – some of which will impact the County for a generation
and beyond, including six zoning text amendments (ZTA) and Thrive 2050 – prior to October 31,
after which time by State Law these decisions must be left to the incoming members of the new
Council. Since October 11, the Council has adopted four of these ZTAs.
If the Council “lost confidence” in the fired Commissioners who authored these land-use plans
and recommendations, how can the Council have confidence in what the fired Commissioners
have written and edited, and that proper procedure was and is followed?
We the undersigned urge the Council, in its capacity as County Council and District Council, to
suspend any and all further action on any pending zoning amendments or zoning legislation
until:
1. A new Planning Board comprised of five permanent members is duly appointed in
accordance with Maryland Land Use Code §15-103; and,
2. The Council publicly releases a full and independent investigation to assure that all
Planning Board management policies, procedures and controls were in place and
properly followed in the preparation of these seven Planning Board recommendations
and plans.1
Respectfully,
(In Alphabetical Order)
Biodiversity for a Livable Climate Montgomery Countryside Alliance
Citizens Coordinating Committee on
Friendship Heights
Montgomery County Coalition for the Control
of Cell Towers
Community Vision For Takoma
North Potomac Citizens Association
Huntington Terrace Citizens Association
Parents’ Coalition of Montgomery County
Empowering People in Communities of MoCo
Jeffrey Slavin – Mayor of Somerset
Friends of the Earth
1 https://montgomeryplanning.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Adopted-and-Approved-Chapter-50-and-59-
Administrative-Procedures-Regulations.pdf
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