Tuesday, October 16, 2018

Rockville Mayor & Council vote to return public right-of-way to private landowner

Rockville's Mayor & Council voted unanimously last night to abandon a right-of-way easement at 2131 Veirs Mill Road. Running parallel to the busy route, the easement could have been a future service road, but is now returned to the landowner for private development.

The easement was granted to the city in 1976 for use as a public street or service road. Abandonment of the property comes just as Montgomery County is threatening to demolish dozens of homes and businesses along Veirs Mill to create a wider right-of-way for a $10 billion Bus Rapid Transit boondoggle, and additional bike and pedestrian facilities. That made the idea of handing back a significant piece of property already in public possession an intriguing one at this time.

City staff told the Mayor and Council that no public comment on the abandonment proposal was received.

7 comments:

  1. Maybe because it's outside of the area needed for the BRT.

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    1. BRT will run the entire length of Veirs Mill between the Rockville and Wheaton Metro stations, so it is within the area for BRT.

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    2. I was referring to the width of the BRT right-of-way, not the length, you birdbrain.

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    3. 12:58: The width of the BRT facility is exactly why they need the land, and are condemning properties, moron.

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  2. "Smelly hobo'? "Birdbrain"? You sound like my cousin's eight year old.

    If you get so defensive and sink to name calling, how are you going to act when you get on the council? You remind me of big baby Trump, who feelings are so fragile. You think you are appearing strong by "fighting" back when in reality you just look weak.

    So man up and grow a pair.

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    1. 9:13: LOL, You're accusing me of using the "eight year old's" insults you yourself typed! Can't look much weaker than that.

      You and your boss Hans should man up and stop hiding from the voters. Hans couldn't even show up at a brewery he tried to take credit for opening last night. Quaking in his boots. You guys definitely do "look weak."

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  3. Sigh. Hans isn't my "boss" and I don't support him. I'm looking for a reason to vote for you, but I don't have hard facts on how you are going to help Montgomery County. I agree that it is time for a new council. I need to hear your views on real issues and why you would be better than other candidates.
    Stop telling us all the horrible things the current council is doing, I can figure that put myself. What we the voters need to know is how are you going to make the country better. Will you be able to work with other council members? Will you hold public town halls to listen to what the voters in Montgomery County have to say.

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