Village manager: Page Park architect flags ADA noncompliance; Red House lease near completion; police investigate attempted carjacking

Village Manager Julian Mansfield reported three operational updates: an active police investigation after an attempted carjacking and shooting near the village, an architect’s finding of ADA noncompliance at Page Park that will require additional work and cost, and near‑completion of lease negotiations for the Red House property.

Mansfield said the shooting occurred during an attempted carjacking; the car owner (the victim) was shot, taken to the hospital with non‑life‑threatening injuries and is expected to recover. The suspect fled and the incident remains under investigation. The village turned over surveillance video and audio that aided the police and requested footage from a nearby apartment building’s camera.

On Page Park, the village’s architect—engaged to meet county requirements—surveyed the site and identified areas that do not comply with ADA standards for the work as designed. The architect advised that the discretionary ADA compliance form suggested by Montgomery County Department of Permitting Services (DPS) may be inappropriate because the architect considers the project new construction rather than an alteration; instead the architect advised the village to document and correct specific noncompliant elements. The architect already identified a required landing at the base of an entrance ramp and is drafting a proposal and cost estimate; Mansfield said the proposal should arrive by the end of the week and that the village intends to deduct additional architect and remediation costs from the contractor’s final payment, per the amended agreement.

Mansfield also said lease negotiations for the Red House tenant are effectively complete and the village expects to circulate the final lease for signature shortly. The tenant and village contractors will proceed with planned renovations once the lease is signed.

Council members asked clarifying questions about the architect’s findings, the relationship between the architect’s recommendations and the county-issued building permit, and whether the village’s position that the contractor would bear added costs had been accepted by the contractor. Mansfield said the building permit was issued, that the architect’s comments relate to required inspections and remediation, and that Greensweep (the contractor) had agreed in principle to the village’s ability to deduct certain costs under the amended agreement, though Greensweep had not formally signed off on specific charges at the time of the meeting.

Mansfield also confirmed the village will notify county officials and proceed to prepare remediations to address the ADA issues.