Webmaster Posted Fri 3-13-09
The State Highway Administration will conduct a Public Workshop on the Bethesda BRAC Intersections Project: Thursday, April 2, 2009, from, 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School gymnasium, 4301 East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814.
The purpose of the SHA meeting is to acquaint the public with the progress of the project to date. Displays and mapping depicting the planned improvements will be available for viewing. Citizens will be invited to present comments to the project team. Project representatives will be available throughout the meeting to explain the improvements and their associated impacts, discuss points of interest, and record public comments. For more information, see the SHA press release or the SHA newsletter.
On March 9, Congress approved $3,087,500 in funding specifically for the Bethesda BRAC intersections improvement project. Thanks go to Senators Barbara Mikulski and Ben Cardin and Congressman Chris Van Hollen.
This funding was part of an omnibus funding bill passed by the U.S. Senate (the House of Representatives approved the bill two weeks ago) that appropriates funds for most federal agencies through September 30, 2009 — the remainder of Fiscal Year 2009. This is funding that Congress should have completed at the beginning of FY2009 (October 1, 2008); having failed to do so until now, most federal agencies have been operating at FY2008 levels.
Tags: BRAC, NavyMed
Webmaster Posted Fri 2-27-09
The next BRAC Implementation Committee meeting will be Tuesday, March 17, at 7:30 p.m. at the Bethesda-Chevy Chase services Center located at 4805 Edgemoor Lane, Bethesda (above Chipotle on Old Georgetown Road).
The main agenda item will be a preview by the State Highway Administration of information they will present at a public workshop on April 2 regarding potential intersection improvements around the National Naval Medical Center.
For directions and information about the March 17 BRAC Committee meeting, go to the COMMUNITY PAGE of the County’s BRAC web site.
Tags: BRAC, NavyMed
Janet M Posted Fri 1-4-08
Today the MCA’s BRAC Committee submitted its response to the Navy’s Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) pertaining to the BRAC consolidation move of Walter Reed Army Medical Center to the National Naval Medical Center.
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Tags: BRAC, MCA, NavyMed
Mark N Posted Mon 12-31-07
The Montgomery County Planning Board will examine the potential environmental impacts of relocating major functions of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center to the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. This briefing is part of the board’s regular public hearing at the Planning Board headquarters at 8787 Georgia Ave. in Silver Spring on Thursday, January 10.
The all-day hearing is scheduled to resume after lunch at 1 PM, and the BRAC EIS is the first item on the afternoon’s agenda. See the 12/20/2007 staff recommendation for more information.
Tags: BRAC, MoCo, NavyMed
Mark N Posted Sat 12-15-07
The Navy has has announced that it will hold two public hearings on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) related to the BRAC-directed creation of the new Walter Reed Military Medical Center. These hearings, where members of the public can present verbal and written comments to Navy representatives, will be held at the Pooks Hill Marriott (adjoining the Maplewood neighborhood) on January 9 and 10 from 6 PM to 8 PM both evenings.
Here’s a brief overview:
- Program starts at 6 with a brief introduction and overview of the agenda.
- Capt Malanoski will then give about a 20-30 minute overview of the DEIS and then turn the program over to the person who will manage the hearing.
- Each person wishing to speak will be asked to sign up when they enter
the room and when called upon will have 3 minutes to make an oral statement.
- Individuals can also submit written statements - there will be tables and forms (if needed) for that. It will be a true hearing format with the Navy listening and recording statements, concerns, questions, etc.
- There will not be a question and answer session.
- It should end by 9 PM.
The Navy requests that people asking to speak at either public meeting prepare their statements to meet a 3-minute limitation on the length of that part of the statement to be presented verbally. This is to ensure that all persons desiring to make a comment at the meeting are given that opportunity, not to constrain any individual’s ability to fully provide their comment.
For more information, see the full announcement on the CMMCN Yahoo Groups site. You can also call the Navy to get more information about the public hearings at (301) 295-2722 weekdays between 9 AM and 5 PM.
Tags: BRAC, NavyMed
Mark N Posted Sat 12-15-07
The Navy has has announced that it will hold two public hearings on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) related to the BRAC-directed creation of the new Walter Reed Military Medical Center. These hearings, where members of the public can present verbal and written comments to Navy representatives, will be held at the Pooks Hill Marriott (adjoining the Maplewood neighborhood) on January 9 and 10 from 6 PM to 8 PM both evenings.
The Navy requests that people asking to speak at either public meeting prepare their statements to meet a 3-minute limitation on the length of that part of the statement to be presented verbally. This is to ensure that all persons desiring to make a comment at the meeting are given that opportunity, not to constrain any individual’s ability to fully provide their comment.
For more information, see the full announcement on the CMMCN Yahoo Groups site. You can also call the Navy to get more information about the public hearings at (301) 295-2722 weekdays between 9 AM and 5 PM.
Tags: BRAC, NavyMed
Janet M Posted Wed 12-12-07
As the Post reported recently in a page one story, The Navy’s Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for National Naval Medical Center (NNMC) BRAC has been released and is available for public viewing on the Navy’s NNMC BRAC web site.
The planned expansion of the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda will add an estimated 2,200 workers and double the number of patients and visitors at the center’s campus each year, increasing traffic in a congested area of Montgomery County, according to a draft report released by the Navy…
What it does not spell out is who will pay for road improvements that county officials estimate could cost $70 million.
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Tags: BRAC, NavyMed
Janet M Posted Fri 12-7-07
The Baltimore Sun reported last week on County Executive Ike Leggett’s letter to Gov. Martin O’Malley, in which he stressed that the state’s draft action plan — due to be released this month — doesn’t sufficiently address the anticipated traffic congestion around the future Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
…the Draft BRAC Action Plan does not identify specific and concrete mitigations for anticipated major traffic congestion that will have significant ramifications for accessibility to NNMC/WRNMMC, the National Institutes of Health, Suburban Hospital…and on the quality of life of surrounding well-established neighborhoods.
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Tags: BRAC, NavyMed
Mark N Posted Tue 12-4-07
The Coalition of Military Medical Center Neighbors (CMMCN) was recently formed to represent the views of the 3000-plus residents of the area surrounding the future Walter Reed Military Medical Center, which includes the Maplewood neighborhood. The group intends to advocate a reduction of vehicles on adjoining roadways, encouraging and improving pedestrian access to the base, and “actively engaging the public about the critical role they can play in providing input to the process,” among other things.
For more information on the CMMCN’s objectives and how to get involved, see the CMMCN Yahoo Groups page, or contact Ilaya Hopkins.
Tags: BRAC, NavyMed
Mark N Posted Mon 11-26-07
The Governor’s BRAC subcabinet meeting released a draft of its plan for the Base Realignment and Closure process. The state’s draft budget for BRAC currently includes only $5.4 million in fiscal 2008, in connection to the Navy Med transfer of Walter Reed Army Medical Center functions to the National Naval Medical Center campus in Bethesda.
State funding for local transportation projects is still on hold as the wait continues for the release of the Navy Environmental Impact Statement, now planned for early December. BRAC is projected to add an estimated 2,500 new workers to the Bethesda base and double the hospital’s patient and visitor load to about 900,000 people per year by 2011.
Tags: BRAC, NavyMed
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