Citizen Concerns and County Actions Needed

+ A. Maintain lots 6 & 7 as green space: Follow through on commitment made on parkland designation. Execution Trustworthiness
+ B. Build a sound wall between the PSTA driving track and residential areas: Obtain an unconditional commitment from the County Executive to build a sound wall between the PSTA driving track and residential areas.
+ C. Establish “no drive zones”, aka “route protocol”: Follow through on commitment made on adopting and enforcing the route protocol.
- D. PSTA Burn Building: Reconcile the height of the burn building against the state of the art Howard County facility.
- E. Hours of operation for PSTA: Reconcile the impact on the community of a 6:00am to 11:30pm operation. Reconcile the hours of operation against the state of the art Howard County facility.
- F. Limit use of emergency lights and sirens: Reconcile the impact on the community through the use of emergency lights and sirens.
- G. What are the county’s plans for traffic flow?: Reconcile the impact on the community of increased traffic.
- H. Snouffer School Rd. widening will place the road very close to homes in East Village and Hunters Woods: Reconcile the impact on the community of widening Snouffer School Road. Traffic engineering
- I. Environmentally, what is the long-range effect of propane gas, diesel fumes, theatrical smoke, etc.?: Reconcile the risk to the community due to the long- range effect of propane gas, diesel fumes, theatrical smoke, etc.
- J. Public health-wise, what are the long-term affects of smoke from burn building, combustion of propane for fire training, diesel exhaust, pollutants from heavy vehicle maintenance yard?: Reconcile the risk to the community of long-term affects of smoke from burn building, combustion of propane for fire training, diesel exhaust, pollutants from heavy vehicle maintenance yard.
- K. Safety-wise, there are concerns about storage of large quantities of propane, diesel fuel and gasoline at the end of an active runway for Montgomery County Airpark: Reconcile the risk to the community of storage of large quantities of propane, diesel fuel and gasoline at the end of an active runway for Montgomery County Airpark.
- L. What is the plan? Residents still do not know exactly what the county has planned?: Acknowledge that citizens do not know what the plan is. Reconcile the impact on the community on the lack of readiness and preparation for the Webb Tract development.
+ M. What will the county do for residents of East Village, Eastgate, the greater Montgomery Village area, Hunters Woods, Hadley Farms and other surrounding communities?: Follow through on conducting an economic impact study on Sand Hill Estates.
- N. Parks Department Maintenance Facility Site Selection: Revise the site selection study and include citizen sentiment as an evaluation criterion.
- O. Public Safety Training Academy Site Selection: Produce a site selection study and include citizen sentiment as an evaluation criterion.
- P. MCPS Food Distribution Warehouse Site Selection: Produce a site selection study and include citizen sentiment as an evaluation criterion.
- Q. School System Maintenance Operation Site Selection: Produce a site selection study and include citizen sentiment as an evaluation criterion.
- R. Unhealthy Economic Status: Move selected strategic planning milestones to the right by six months to better synchronize the capability of producers and the needs of consumers. Postpone the Smart Growth Initiative until the economy recovers.