November 2007 MCA general membership meeting
Mark N November 10th, 2007
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The next Maplewood Citizens Association meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 at 7:30 PM.
Archive for the tag 'NavyMed'
WRAMC/NNMC BRAC update
Janet M November 9th, 2007
As of this writing, the draft EIS relating to the move of Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC) to National Naval Medical Center (NNMC) by 2011, and possibly as early as 2010, is now anticipated to be released by the Navy in early December 2007. There will be a limited time period (45 days) from the actual date of release to allow public comment on this merger.
MCA is a member of the BRAC Implementation Committee (BIC), which includes other neighborhoods adjacent to NNMC, Bethesda-Chevy Chase Chamber of Commerce, Suburban Hospital, NIH, Navy, and county, state and federal government representatives among others.
At the October 16 BIC meeting, a newly formed Coalition of Navy Med Neighbors presented a letter to the BIC outlining the coalition’s concern that the BIC was not adequately incorporating the neighborhoods’ perspective in its process. The coalition is following this issue very closely to ensure the necessary actions be taken to insure a successful WRAMC/NNMC merger without traffic gridlock. High on the list of priorities from the coalition perspective is studying the feasibility of a MD-495 ramp directly into the NNMC base.
The next BIC meeting, which is always open to the public, will be held on Tuesday, November 20 at the B-CC Regional Service Center (near Bethesda Metro) at 4805 Edgemoor Lane at 7:30 p.m.
For everything you wanted to know about BRAC and were afraid to ask, please go to the Mongomery County BRAC web site.
Interested in BRAC? Maplewood’s committee of residents to provide community input and advice in the BRAC process welcomes additional members. This committee will play a significant role in organizing Maplewood’s response to the draft EIS and helping to identify actions that ensure the impact of neighborhood perspective in this issue. If interested, please email Janet Maaloof.
BRAC Implementation Committee meeting – December
Mark N October 31st, 2007
The Next meeting of Montgomery County Executive’s BRAC Implementation Committee is Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2007 at 6 PM at the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Regional Services Center. Please note the time change.
MCA at work
Janet M October 26th, 2007
Just in case you didn’t see it, here’s a Bethesda Gazette article which outlines neighborhood challenges connected with the BRAC (Base Realignment and Closure) involving Walter Reed Army Medical Center’s move to Bethesda Naval Medical Center. The move is slated for completion by 2011.
Maplewood Citizens Association is a member of the Coalition of Navy Med Neighbors (formed by the neighborhood groups mentioned in the article) and is actively working to insure that this BRAC is accomplished successfully with as minimal a traffic impact as possible.
Please contact Janet Maalouf if you’re interested in this issue and participating in the MCA BRAC Committee.
State BRAC subcabinet meets in Rockville
Mark N October 24th, 2007
Both the Washington Post and Bethesda Gazette filed reports on the recent Maryland Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) subcabinet meeting in Rockville, which was chaired by Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown.
Walter Reed/Bethesda Naval BRAC Merger Impact Reviewed
Janet M September 18th, 2007
The local communities are awaiting release of the Dept of Navy’s Environmental Impact Study (EIS) as it relates to the scheduled BRAC (Base Realignment and Closure) move of Walter Reed Army Medical Center to the Bethesda National Naval Medical Center scheduled for 2011. The EIS, originally anticipated to be released in September 2007 and which is expected to be delayed, will provide detailed information on the environmental impact of the consolidation, with traffic being a major focus. The EIS will be subject to an organized 45-day public comment.
A County website devoted to the BRAC issues both locally and throughout Maryland is under construction and will facilitate community understanding of BRAC-related issues. The Montgomery County BRAC Implementation Committee will hold its next monthly meeting on Tuesday, October 16th at the B-CC Regional Service Center (near Bethesda Metro) at 4805 Edgemoor Lane at 7:30 p.m. The public is invited to attend. Time is allowed at the end of the meeting for public comments.
