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Kensington council reallocates $40,000 to Noyes Library, adopts Wheatley Street variance and schedules public hearing on Plyers Mill property sale
Summary
At its Jan. 8 meeting the Kensington Mayor and Council unanimously approved reallocating $40,000 from the Community Art Murals program to the Noyes Children’s Library Foundation, adopted Resolution R-01-2025 granting a driveway-width variance for 10609 Wheatley Street, and introduced Ordinance O-01-2025 to sell 3420 Plyers Mill Road with a Feb. 12 public hearing.
The Kensington Mayor and Council on Jan. 8, 2025 voted unanimously to reallocate $40,000 in the FY25 budget to the Noyes Children’s Library Foundation, approved a variance request for a Wheatley Street driveway, and introduced an ordinance to sell a Town-owned parcel on Plyers Mill Road.
Mayor Furman told the Council the County Executive has requested a $3 million supplemental appropriation in the County capital-improvement program to cover additional construction costs for the Noyes Library project. The project will be phased into two contracts over FY25 and FY26. Mayor Furman said the Noyes Children’s Library Foundation will be asked to raise an additional $1 million to offset the supplemental appropriation and requested the Town consider donating $40,000 from the Community Art and Mural program; the Council supported reallocating $40,000.
Council Member Crimmins moved to reallocate the $40,000 from the Economic Development and Commercial Revitalization Community Arts Mural line to a new FY25 budget line for the Noyes Library Foundation; the motion passed unanimously. The Town previously donated $75,000 to the project in three separate $25,000 contributions, according to the Mayor.
On land-use matters, the Council adopted Resolution R-01-2025 approving a variance at 10609 Wheatley Street to allow a driveway width of 17 feet, 8.5 inches under Section 5-107 of the Town Code. Council Member Engle asked whether the resolution should require the apron be concrete or concrete substrate consistent with Montgomery County standards; Town Manager Hoffman said that condition will be added to the permit. The resolution passed unanimously.
The Council also introduced Ordinance O-01-2025, authorizing sale of certain real property at 3420 Plyers Mill Road that the Town says is no longer needed for a public purpose. The Council set a public hearing on the ordinance for Feb. 12, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. The motion to introduce the ordinance passed unanimously.
Other business: Council Member Crimmins reported two water-main breaks (Farragut Avenue and Lexington Street) and updates from the Parking Task Force; Crimmins said County Councilmember Will Jawando requested a pause on the County’s Attainable Housing Strategy Initiative, saying the scope is too broad and would not provide housing closer to transportation. Resident Joe Campbell asked for more information about that pause and praised the Town crew’s snow removal. The meeting adjourned at 8:13 p.m.
