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Olney residents ask council to approve state‑funded police satellite and town community building
Summary
Olney civic leaders asked the council to support two projects included in CIP amendments that they said are fully funded with state money: an Olney police satellite station and a community building (the former Capital One/Chevy Chase building) to serve as a town center hub.
Barbara Faustino, representing the Olney Civic Fund, asked the Montgomery County Council to support two projects in the CIP amendment package: a permanent Olney police satellite station and a community building in Olney’s town center.
Faustino said both projects are “completely funded by state money,” crediting State Senator Craig Zucker and others, and described long‑running volunteer efforts to provide a permanent police substation and a civic building for events and meetings. The community building is the former Capital One/Chase property at the corner of Spartan and Georgia avenues, which she said would serve as a central meeting place for Olney organizations such as the Olney Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Olney Civic Association (GOCA).
Faustino noted Olney is not an incorporated town and described three volunteer organizations that sustain local events including Olney Days. Matt Quinn, president of the Olney Chamber of Commerce, reiterated support for purchasing the building as a civic center and added a request for increased mental‑health support to benefit the business community.
Faustino framed the requests as straightforward because of the state funding and urged the council to approve the amendment items. The public hearing record does not show any formal council decision during this session.
