Public Hearing on Ten Mile Creek Development plan

 On September 10th, the Montgomery County Planning Board will hold its final public hearing on the Ten Mile Creek Limited Master Plan Amendment, and it will make a decision on the staff recommendation for this Plan.

This plan is unacceptable because it will allow development to degrade Ten Mile Creek and thus further pollute Little Seneca Reservoir - crucial parts of our region's drinking water supply.

In order to protect Ten Mile Creek and our drinking water supply, you are urged to WRITE, RALLY, AND TESTIFY.

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WRITE an email to the Planning Chair today.

Below is a sample email to send to Chair Carrier. Please put the letter in your own words, adding your own perspective on this issue! Below is Chair Carrier's email address.

Chair Francoise Carrier

Montgomery County Planning Board

22 August 2013

Dear Chair Carrier,

Ten Mile Creek is a crucial part of the drinking water supply for 3 million people in the Greater Washington Region. Development plans now being considered by the Planning Board would add more than 100 acres of hard impervious surfaces to this fragile watershed. We ask you to put the right kind of development-including transit-where it’s needed in Clarksburg Town Center, not in Ten Mile Creek where development would degrade water quality. Please ensure full protection of Ten Mile Creek, as you and your staff devise the Clarksburg Stage 4 Limited Master Plan Amendment for Ten Mile Creek.

Sincerely,

[Your name & address]