CORPS OF ENGINEERS PRESENTATION ON ICC-B SITE REDEVELOPMENT AT WALDORF SCHOOL, 4800 SANGAMORE RD., 7 PM, THURSDAY, JANUARY 12.
WITH REFERENCE TO THE CONCERNS EXPRESSED BELOW AND TO THE EBLAST SENT OUT TO MULTIPLE COMMUNITIES THIS EVENING, PLEASE LET US HAVE YOUR THOUGHTS. WE’LL SHARE THEM WITH ALL PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTIES CONCERNED.
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Our neighborhoods welcome the ICC-B redevelopment project, which will keep …. Read more
A considerable amount of research and study by a team of personnel from different communities has resulted in the following summary of our concerns followed by questions for the Corps of Engineers. We want the development to proceed, but we believe that a temporary pause to address salient issues is more than warranted by the adverse effects of development as currently proposed.
See the link below for the pdf of the memo to the Corps …. Read more
The views provided below are from the Potomac River.
ICC-B Garage and Deforestation as Seen From the River
IDCC-Bethesda – Deforestation
ICC-Bethesda …. Read more
December 1, 2011
The National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) has review authority over master plans for all Federal installations in the Washington Metropolitan region. The Corps of Engineers master plan for redevelopment of the old Defense Mapping Agency site into the Intelligence Community Campus – Bethesda that was presented to Glen Echo Heights and neighboring communities on Tuesday evening, November 29, was then subsequently presented to the NCPC on Thursday, December 1. Several community leaders …. Read more
TUESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 29TH, 7:00 PM,
THE WALDORF SCHOOL AUDITORIUM
Councilmember Roger Berliner has scheduled and will host a second presentation by the Army Corps of Engineers regarding redevelopment of the NGA site to create the “Intelligence Community Campus – Bethesda” this coming Tuesday, November 29 at 7:00 PM at the Waldorf School. The Corps has been working to address concerns expressed by citizens and community leaders and will present reconfigured …. Read more
SITE PLAN – INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY CAMPUS – BETHESDA
There are three parts to this post:
1. Highlights of the comments received from individuals from various communities who were present at the presentation by the Corps of Engineers at Waldorf school on October 5 regarding redevelopment of the NGA site for DIA as the Intelligence Community Campus-Bethesda
2. The full text of the comments highlighted in 1. above (link provided).
3. A letter from …. Read more
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26 – BROOKMONT HAS PREPARED A SUBSTANTIVE ANALYSIS OF THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT. GLEN ECHO HEIGHTS RESIDENTS WHO SHARE THE CONCERNS OF BROOKMONT HAVE CONTRIBUTED SIGNIFICANTLY TO THIS DOCUMENT.
PREVIOUSLY, ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 24, A DRAFT VERSION OF THE BROOKMONT LETTER WAS INCLUDED IN THE COMMENTS SECTION IN THE POST IMMEDIATELY BELOW THIS ONE. PLEASE CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING LINK TO OPEN THE BROOKMONT LETTER, AND SHARE YOUR OPINIONS WITH US …. Read more
Regarding the plans for reconstruction/rehabilitation at the old NGA site as presented by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Clark Construction this past Wednesday night (Oct. 5) at Waldorf school – FOR CM BERLINER/CONGRESSMAN HOYER/CORPS OF ENGINEERS/MNCP & PC – PLEASE LET US HAVE YOUR COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS. YOUR INPUT WILL BE FORWARDED TO THESE ENTITIES. Simply enter your comments in the box provided below.
If you wish to comment privately, please send an …. Read more
Currently at category 3 status, Hurricane Irene may impact the region in the days ahead, and officials remind residents that they should prepare for the possibility of high winds, power outages and flooding. The hurricane season traditionally runs through November.
Currently, the region is under a Tropical Storm Warning beginning midday Saturday and running through Sunday afternoon. A Tropical Storm Warning is issued when sustained winds of between 39 to 73 mph are expected to …. Read more
The September Book Club meeting will be at the home of:
Christina Grigorian
6016 Namakagan Road
Tuesday, Sept. 6th
From 7 – 8:30 p.m.
Please RSVP to Christina at:
grigoric@aol.com
Excerpt from NYT Book Review below. Full review at:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/14/books/14grim.html
INFIDEL
No Rest for a Feminist Fighting Radical Islam
By WILLIAM GRIMES
INFIDEL
By Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Illustrated. Free Press. 353 pages. $26.
Ayaan Hirsi Ali came to the attention of the wider world in an extraordinary way. In 2004 a …. Read more