Update on Fortune Park December 2005

Response to request for support from Potomac Springs Citizens Association

Dear Mr. Israel:

You had e-mailed Bob Gross, President of the Montgomery Square Citizens Association (MSCA) about changes proposed in the Fortune Parc development. MSCA is a community of 436 homes adjacent to your neighborhood and also impacted by development at Fortune Parc. You solicited the support of our Association in opposition to the changes.

At our Board meeting of November 17, 2005, we discussed your concerns. Based on the information in your e-mail, the Board agreed that the changes are more significant than any notice from the developers had indicated and that we also would oppose the changes. The move to construct three 10-story condominium buildings, as you describe, would appear to increase the density of development and present a more city-like skyline than our area currently enjoys. In the absence of full information, including elevation drawings or other statements of impact, we would join you in challenging the basis for any decision by the Montgomery County Department of Parks and Planning in this matter.

The Board asked me as Secretary to communicate our support to you and to allow you to present this letter and our concerns to the next hearing, originally scheduled for November 17, 2005 but now delayed. Thanks you for bringing this to our attention.

Thomas W. Hall
Secretary, MSCA