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Friendship Heights council authorizes letter to county on GEICO redevelopment, retains land-use counsel
Summary
Council voted to send a letter to the Montgomery County Planning Board seeking protection of green space at 5550 Friendship Boulevard and independent traffic studies for large nearby projects, and authorized retaining village land-use attorney David Brown for advice on the sector plan.
The Friendship Heights Village Council voted unanimously on Oct. 14 to authorize Mayor Roy Schaffer to send a letter to the Montgomery County Planning Board requesting preservation of the green space in front of 5550 Friendship Boulevard and the requirement of independent traffic studies for proposed development at the GEICO and Saks Fifth Avenue sites.
Council member Francine Klein, who led the development committee's work on the GEICO site, briefed the council on the property's planning history and argued the village should press the county on several points before additional approvals are granted. "Absent extraordinary action by the council reversing itself, these binding elements will remain in place no matter who develops the…
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