Shalleck calls to reopen the Great Seneca Science Corridor Master Plan for review

Press Release	Contact Jim Shalleck                                               301-987-0505
For Immediate Release September 30,  2014

Jim Shalleck calls to  reopen the Great Seneca Science Corridor Master Plan for review

Gaithersburg - We must reconsider the Great Seneca Science Corridor Master Plan before the county raises taxes again and spends millions of your dollars! Under the Great Seneca Science Corridor Master Plan Master Plan, Ike Leggett has pushed and received approval to build over 20 million square feet of development, which is equivalent in size to four Pentagons in an area that is about 1.5 square miles.  The primary area in question is the Belward Farm property at the intersection of Darnestown Road and Muddy Branch Road.   In order to allow this higher density the community designation was changed from ‘suburban’ to ‘urban’ and the requirement to build a new Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system was added.  Several studies have shown BRT systems will not obtain the ridership needed to support the planned density resulting in continuous taxpayer funding and actually increasing the vehicular traffic.  Ike Leggett has even proposed creating special tax districts to fund this project raising all homeowner taxes several hundred dollars a year. As County Executive, I will reopen the Great Seneca Science Corridor Master Plan for review and ensure all voices are heard not just special interests and large developers.

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