Visions for the Olney Town Center -
make your voice heard......
The Olney Town Center has long been more than just
the intersection of two State highways. But, with the
approval of the 2005 Olney Master Plan, the community and
the County's planners focused their attention on the future
of our town center and how to further the goal of this and
past master plans to make it a focal point for the greater
Olney community.
A zone was created to further that goal and a committee
comprised of members from all facets of the community
was created to help shape future town center development.
The Olney Town Center
Advisory Committee (OTCAC),
comprised of members affiliated with civic organizations,
homeowners associations, County government or social service agencies or organizations,
business groups and property owners in Olney, is chartered by the Maryland
National Capital Park and Planning Commission to create a
common community-based vision of what the future town center
could look like and how it might function in relation to the
surrounding neighborhoods.
To do that the OTCAC is charged with:
- Creating an Illustrative Concept
- Creating a concept for a civic center/town commons, and
- Reviewing development proposals for parcels within the town center before they are
presented to the Montgomery County Planning Board
And,
- Facilitating communication among land owners within Olney town center
- Developing recommendations for capital improvement projects
- Providing input to the redevelopment process in adjacent neighborhoods
The OTCAC wants to hear from you, so check this website often for information about our meetings;
reaching the Committee members; downloading a
feedback form;seeing background information about plans, design elements,
proposals, and more that the Committee is looking at, future public meetings, the
draft Illustrative Concept & Development Guidelines, and other proposed recommendations
the Committee is preparing.
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What's New....
- (NEW) In June 2010, we added a new web page to our site in which we
will provide updates on the planning and construction of projects within the town center area. To access that page,
click on the Development Update tab on the navigation bar on the left side of this screen.
- (NEW) As of May 2010, the officers of the OTCAC are:
| Chair |
Bob Beard |
| Vice Chair |
Helene Rosenheim |
| Secretary |
Jim Haddow |
- 2010 Meeting Schedule
The OTCAC will meet on the fourth Tuesday on the odd-numbered months
in the Olney Community Room of the Buffington RE/MAX Realty Center.
This year the meeting dates are:
| January 26 |
March 23 |
May 25 |
| July 27 |
September 28 |
November 23 |
- On Nov 3, 2009, Olney Town Center Property Owners met at the
RE/MAX Olney Community Room, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Topics discussed include:
- Master Plan changes
- Zoning
- Taxes
- Development
- Crime
For more information or to suggest other agenda items, email Joe Buffington,
RE/MAX Realty Center, at JoeBuffington@Remax.net or call him at(301) 774-5900.
New OTCAC Meeting Location
Begining in March 2009, the Olney Town Center Advisory Committee meetings will continue to
take place on the 4th Tuesday of each month, except August, but we will meet in the Olney Community Room of the Buffington
RE/MAX Realty Building, 3300 Olney-Sandy Spring Rd in Olney. The OTCAC presented the Draft Illustrative Concept
on the following dates:
- May 17, 2008, Olney Town Meeting during Olney Days -
Oakdale Emory United Methodist Church, 1:00-3:30 pm
- Apr. 30, 2008 - Buffington RE/MAX Olney Community Room, 7:30 pm
- Feb. 19, 2008 - Olney Chamber of Commerce breakfast at The Inn at Brookeville Farms, 7:30 to 9:00 a.m.
- Jan. 22, 2008 - Olney Library, 7:30 p.m.
- Dec. 11, 2007 - Greater Olney Civic Association meeting in Buffington Building, beginning 7:45 p.m.
- Dec. 8, 2007 - Olney Library, 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.
- Dec. 5, 2007 - Olney Library, 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
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