[This is an update from the PRA Housing Committee, formerly the PRA AHS Committee.]
1. Public meeting on housing proposals with Councilmembers: On Monday, March 3, 7-9:00 PM there will be a public meeting to discuss the new housing proposals with Councilmembers Friedson and Fani-Gonzalez (sponsors), and Council President Stewart (cosponsor). [See this previous PRA News article.] It will be both an in-person and a virtual meeting on Zoom hosted by the Town of Kensington at the town hall. Parkwood residents are invited to join along with other Kensington residents associations. The meeting will be recorded and made available on YouTube a few days later. More details will follow when available.
2. PRA meeting agenda item on housing proposals. At our forthcoming PRA meeting on February 24 there will be an opportunity for residents to raise questions and voice their concerns about the proposals so that we can share them with Council President Stewart, as well as with Councilmembers Friedson and Fani-Gonzalez in advance of the meeting on March 3.
3. Issues raised. Both the County Executive and the Montgomery County Civic Federation [MCCF] have raised questions about the new housing proposals. The MCCF has voiced concerns in a letter to the Council that there is inadequate time for residents to study the new proposals and has requested that the Council postpone its public hearings currently scheduled for March 11 to a later date. See the County Executive statement here and the MCCF letter here.
4. To testify or submit testimony. Anyone who may want to testify live [limited to three minutes] at the Council’s currently scheduled hearings on March 11 may sign up at this link [Go to the calendar for March 11 and select the 1:30 or 7:00 hearing time]. Testimony can also be submitted as a document, audio, or video file using this link.
Parkwood Residents Association 