Showing posts with label James Hedrick. Show all posts
Showing posts with label James Hedrick. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Monday, March 27, 2023
County Council wants Planning Board member who would push for elimination of single-family zoning & parking requirements.
In 2022, Montgomery County Council's Planning Board appointee James Hedrick posted the following statement on Twitter in response to a Tweet about climate change from Montgomery County Councilmember Evan Glass.
Fact: climate change is causing more flooding in the D.C. region.
— Evan Glass (@EvanMGlass) August 10, 2022
We must reduce our carbon emissions, green our buildings and transportation networks, and upgrade our sewer systems.
There’s no time to wait.
Council wants Planning Board Member that will Overcrowd Schools: Council's Pick James Hedrick for Planning Board Supports Elimination of Housing Moratoriums in Areas with Crowded Schools.
Richard Montgomery High School parking lot classroom trailers.
More on why Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich would veto the Montgomery County Council's selection of James Hedrick as a member of the Montgomery County Planning Board.
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...It’s also not surprising that he would veto [James] Hedrick. I can’t speak to Elrich’s characterization of Hedrick’s temperament and social media statements. But consider Hedrick’s responses to Greater Greater Washington’s questionnaire. His positions included:
Wanting to build more than 100,000 housing units by 2040, a larger number than the planning department’s target of 60,000.
Support for the recently passed Thrive 2050 development plan.
Support for legalizing duplexes countywide.
Support for eliminating housing moratoriums in areas with crowded schools...
Friday, March 24, 2023
Exclusive: Financial Disclosure Forms for James Hedrick: What those Forms Did Not Disclose. #MontgomeryCountyPlanningBoard
Below is the Financial Disclosure Statement filed for Montgomery County Planning Board applicant James Hedrick.
Mr. Hedrick has been appointed by the Montgomery County Council to take a seat on the Montgomery County Planning Board. Under Section 15-103 of the Land Use Article of the Md. Code Ann., the Montgomery County Executive must approve or disapprove the Planning Board appointments within 30 days. If no communication is received, the appointments are approved.
The form also fails to disclose Mr. Hedrick's service on the board of a nonprofit Action Committee for Transit.
Anything else omitted from Mr. Hedrick's Financial Disclosure Forms?
Montgomery County Council appoints three new Planning Board members - Pending Approval of Montgomery County Executive
March 1, 2023
Shawn Bartley, James Hedrick, and Mitra Pedoeem have been appointed
WHEATON, MD – The Montgomery County Planning Board, part of The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) is pleased to welcome three new Planning Board members appointed by the Montgomery County Council on Tuesday, February 28. The new Planning Board members include Shawn Bartley (R), James Hedrick (D), and Mitra Pedoeem (I). Contingent upon the County Executive’s approval of the appointments, the new Board members could start as early as March 9, 2023.
The outgoing temporary Planning Board members include Vice Chair Amy L. Presley, David Hill, and Cherri Branson. Since their time on the five-member Planning Board over the last four months, the Planning Board has approved 122 development plans, and reviewed and provided guidance on different stages of master plans such as the Rustic Roads Functional Master Plan, Pedestrian Master Plan, Fairland and Briggs Chaney Master Plan, the Great Seneca Plan, and the University Boulevard Corridor Plan; the Silver Spring Downtown and Adjacent Communities Plan Design Guidelines; and studies such as the Mapping Segregation Project and Wheaton Downtown Study.
Current Planning Board Chair Jeff Zyontz and current Planning Board member Roberto Piñero will continue to serve on the Planning Board in their positions until June 2023, and until the County Council appoints their permanent replacements.
“I welcome Shawn Bartley, James Hedrick, and Mitra Pedoeem to serve on the Planning Board and congratulate them on their appointment by the Council,” said Planning Board Chair Jeff Zyontz. “I look forward to their expertise and perspective as we continue the important work of planning for the future of Montgomery County. I also offer my heartfelt gratitude to my colleagues, Vice Chair Amy Presley and Commissioners Cherri Branson and David Hill for generously giving their time, attention, and able advice over the last several months.”
Each newly appointed Planning Board member will serve the unexpired terms of the previous Planning Board members who resigned last October 2022. The terms for the newly appointed Planning Board members are:
- Shawn Bartley (R) until June 14, 2024.
- Mitra Pedoeem (I) until June 14, 2025.
- James Hedrick (D) until June 14, 2026.
Under Section 15-103 of the Land Use Article of the Md. Code Ann., the Montgomery County Executive must approve or disapprove the Planning Board appointments within 30 days. If no communication is received, the appointments are approved.
View the Montgomery County Council press release.
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