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NEIGHBORS AGAINST MONTGOMERY COUNTY GAITHERSBURG WEST MASTER PLAN PROPOSAL

Dear Montgomery County Council,

We the residents of Washingtonian Woods, Mission Hills, Dufief, Amberfield, Stonebridge, Westleigh, The Woods of Muddy Branch and the area around Belward Farm want to register our protest against the proposed development. We are the families that are doing the living, the getting sick, the dying and the getting well here. We are the pedestrians, the cyclists and the drivers. We love our neighborhoods and we love that it is pedestrian and suburban. We enjoy the campus feeling of the green space and the openness of the sky. We enjoy that we can still (barely but we still can) walk across Muddy Branch into each other's neighborhoods. We enjoy that we can walk and bike to the Giant and Starbucks and businesses along Muddy Branch and to Kentlands. We enjoy that our children can bus safely to the schools. We enjoy that we can bike from our neighborhoods to Rockville Town Center over the bike bridge that bridges our communities. We are a community because we are connected.

The proposed CCT and the build out proposal for Belward Farms will destroy this. It will bifurcate our communities. It will isolate our socio-economically integrated community. Townhouses will be separated from homes. Condos separated from parks. Access to parks cut off from neighborhoods. And pedestrian and cycle friendly ability provided by the CIties of Rockville and Gaithersburg destroyed by this plan.

Scale these plans back. Do not expand our roads. Build bikeways and boulevards. No to the CCT as it is planned. Stop dividing up our communities.

(1) The plans for the Belward Farm will make the City of Gaithersburg look like Tysons Corner. Tysons Corner is treeless, paved, congested and gridlocked. WE DO NOT WANT TO LOOK LIKE TYSONS CORNER.

(2) According to the proposed plan, the intersection of Muddy Branch and Great Seneca Highway will be enlarged to accommodate increased traffic. Wasn't this intersection named by the Washington Post as one of the most traveled and dangerous intersections in the Metro Area? THE INTERSECTION HAS TOO MUCH TRAFFIC AS IS, IS DANGEROUS AS IS, AND IS BIG ENOUGH AS IS. DO NOT ADD ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC AND MAKE THE PROBLEM WORSE.

(3) This is the intersection that our children travel by bus, car or bike to go to Fields Road Elementary School, Ridgeview Middle School, Quince Orchard High School, as well as numerous other local private schools including Franklin Montesorri School. SAVE OUR CHILDREN FROM THE

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DANGERS OF MORE TRAFFIC LANES AND MORE TRAFFIC. MAKE IT MORE BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY.

(4) 20 million square feet of office located nowhere near a Metro Station is unconscionable and goes against good environmental judgement. This is exactly the problem Tysons Corner has now! NO MORE EMPTY SQUARE FOOTAGE. THERE IS NO GAIN TO SUCH A LARGE CHANGE.

(5) Buildings measuring 150 feet high will be in excess of 12 stories. Rockville Town Center did not expand the roads to this extent and has buildings at 6-8 stories in height. Why are we expanding our roads this way? Surrounding the Rockville Town Center are roads no more than four lanes. There is a boulevard feel to the surrounding roads. Neighborhoods surrounding the New Town Center were not disturbed. The only reason we would expand the lanes to the extent you are proposing is to off-load I-270 traffic onto our neighborhood roads. We don't want to be a THRU-WAY. We live here.NO MORE THRU-WAYS. BUILD BIKEWAYS and BOULEVARDS. LESS LANES. SCALE BACK THE HEIGHT OF THESE BUILDINGS. CAMPUS Settings NO TO HI-RISES.

(6) This plan goes against the wishes of Mrs. Banks, who sold the property to Hopkins and clearly cared a great deal about farmlands and open spaces and Gaithersburg's as well as Montgomery County's future. RESPECT YOUR COMMITMENTS. HONOR YOUR PAST. PROTECT YOUR FUTURE.

We the undersigned want you to know our sentiments. We elect our officials to represent us. Represent us now and DO NOT APPROVE THE BELWARD FARM PLAN AS PROPOSED BY JOHNS HOPKINS.

Signatures for NEIGHBORS AGAINST MONTGOMERY COUNTY GAITHERSBURG WEST MASTER PLAN PROPOSAL

ID First Name Last Name Comments Neighborhood Zip code

1 Rhonda Haley

When my family moved here from PA four years ago we specifically chose this neighborhood for its beauty. Please reconsider the plans for Belward Farm. Progress is necessary, but sacraficing the beauty of our neighborhoods is not the answer.

Washingtonian Woods

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2 Robyn FitzGerald

Please take into consideration all the valid points mentioned above. Please do not approve the belward farm as currently proposed.

Washingtonian Woods

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3 Karen Klemow Please preserve the quality of Washingtonian 20878


life which attracted us to Montgomery County in the first place.

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4 Mary Alice Spivey Washingtonian Woods

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5 Elizabeth Rubenstein Washingtonian Woods

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6 jeffrey zavadil washingtonian woods

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7 Amy Farrell Washingtonian Woods

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8 rachel soifer washingtonian woods and stone bridge

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9 Michelle Culp

We chose to live in Washingtonian Woods because it is pedestrian and bike-friendly. We bike to other neighborhoods, ice cream shops and soccer fields with our kids and want to keep it that way for future children. Please preserve this!

Washingtonian Woods

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10 Tijen Loubert Washingtonian Woods

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11 Brett Loubert Washingtonian Woods

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12 Pete SpiveyPlease take the residents into your consideration.

Washingtonian Woods

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13 Laurie zavadilPlease consider the community when making decisions for development.

washingtonian woods

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14 Susan Feidelman

I have lived in Montgomery County for over 30 years. I am horrified at the complete lack of consideration this plan shows for the residents of all surrounding neighborhoods. These plans would destroy the quality and flavor of life for us all.

Washingtonian Woods

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15 Susanna Smith Per my letters to the members of the Council - please consider the safety of our

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community

16 Michele Zadierman See ALL of the above!Washingtonian Woods

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17 Gail IsaacsonPlease keep our community livable and beautiful!

Washingtonian Woods

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18 Russ Dalin

How can you, in good conscience, even consider the proposed plan? This goes against everything Montgomery County stands for regarding controlled growth. Please represent your constituents in a responsible manner and vote against the proposed plan.

Washingtonian Woods

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19 Jacki Pearlman Washingtonian Woods

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20 Faith Adler

I am oppposed to the current proposal. It is too much traffic, too high buildings and will damage the area.

Washingtonian Woods

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21 Amy Greaser Washingtonian Woods

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22 Claudine Rubin Washingtonian Woods

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23 Kael Reicin Washingtonian Woods

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24 amy fink

THIS PROJECT HAS GOT TO STOP- our children dont have enough supplies in schools; we need copiers; text books; TISSUES hand soap; and the county wants to build NEW ROADs /TRANSIT SYSTEMS: TAKE CARE OF THE CITIZENS WE HAVE ALREADY IN THIS COUNTY

washingtonian WOODs

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25 Yan Snitkovsky Mission Hills 20878

26 Daphne O'BrienPlease preserve the neighborhood

Washingtonian Woods

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27 Ian OBrien Washingtonian Woods

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28 Craig Culp Washingtonian 20878


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29 staci bloom Wash Woods 20878

30 Natasha SnitkovskyPlease scale back the development! Don't ruin our community.

Mission Hills 20878

31 Chad O'Neil

I strongly oppose the plan as it is currently presented. I am not opposed to development, just the plan as it is currently presented, with complete disregard for the impact of its neighbors. There must be a mechanism in place to preserve our area.

Washingtonian Woods

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32 Lois Milkovich

This would be the absolute worst thing that could happen to our neighborhood. It is unfair that we should be subjected to something like this. There is way too much traffic, etc. here already. Please do not let this go through!!!!!

Washingtonian Woods

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33 Angela Watts Washingtonian Woods

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34 Audra O'Neil Washingtonian Woods

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35 Susan Stringham Washingtonian Woods

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36 Magdalena KreczkoI feel very strongly about this. Please "honor your past".

Lakelands Ridge 20878

37 Lisa Cline

To Whom It May Concern; I assure you that we will move if this project goes through. And Gaithersburg will lose every last ounce of its charm. The Belward property is the only sign of Gaithersburg's roots. It would be a crime to pave over it.

Washingtonian Woods

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38 Heidi Weiner Potomac Chase 20878

39 robyn dinalloI strongly oppose this proposal!

Dufief 20878

40 Jack Cline Washingtonian Woods

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41 Stacy Kahn Washingtonian Woods

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42 Shay Thomson

We chose to live in this community largely due to the current look, feel and sense of community. As the mother of a young child I do not want him growing up in the midst of highways, traffic, pollution and overcrowding!

Washingtonian Woods

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43 Sally Kramer Washingtonian Woods

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44 Gayle GreenePlease scale it back. There are many children here. Also, traffic is already a problem.

Washingtonian Woods

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45 Randy Bloom Washingtonian Woods

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46 Jennifer Feinstein Washingtonian Woods

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47 AnneDeslattes Mays

We need new state legislation to protect us when we are at the edge of Cities. The character of the Cities of Rockville and Gaithersburg is threatened by these plans. Our cities and our communities will be disconnected. Vote NO to this Plan.

Washingtonian Woods

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48 Chris Adams

This petition expresses exactly how I feel. I love this area of Montgomery County, love that my family and I can walk and bike to businesses along Muddy Branch Rd. and to the Kentlands. Please DO NOT approve the plan.

Washingtonian Woods

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49 lisa Cohn wash woods 20878

50 Tara Murayama The big oappeal of living in Washingtonian Woods is that it's pedestrian freindly. My family regularly uses the surrounding area sidewalks and bike paths to bike, walk and run. We want to continue to safely enjoy the walkability

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of our community!


51 julie spitz washingtonian woods

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52 Jeannette Lemieux

The junction at Muddy Branch Rd and Great Seneca highway is already one of the busiest in the County - why would anyone want to expand it. Also as one who runs and cycles daily in the area the "Science City" proposal is really scary.

Washingtonian Woods

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53 Diane Amoroso Washingtonian Village

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54 Marc Kramer

Please protect our community. Do not approve the Belward Farm Plan as Proposed. Thank you.

Washingtonian Woods

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55 Adam Greene

JHU's proposed expansion ignores the character of the neighborhood. One of the reasons I chose Maryland over Virginia is because Maryland suburbs value green spaces, rather than seeing them as an opportunity to add pavement and a strip mall.

Washingtonian Woods

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56 Jimmy Gold Washingtonian woods

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57 Phyllis Shankman Quince Orchard Knolls

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58 Jodi Cohen

No more high density develoment. It's enough already. Traffic is ridiculous and green space is dwindling.

Palatine Oaks 20850

59 Glenn WattsPlease respect the intended wishes of Mrs. Banks, and scale it back.

Washingtonian Woods

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60 Rhonda GoldThis must stop and we will not tolerate the planned development!

Washingtonian Woods

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61 Phil Usatine

Planinng for future growth of our area is good. Building density following smart growth patterns is good. Doing it in ways that negatively impact the surrounding communities is bad. Bikes and pedestrians need better treatment in any plan.

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62 Marc Feinstein Washingtonian Woods

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63 Heidi Titus Washingtonian Woods

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64 Dan FarrellThis would be a disaster for the entire area. This is not sensible growth at all.

Washingtonian Woods

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65 SarahCosgrove Gaumond

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66 Dan XiangI am strongly against the master plan that ruins the harmony of this area.

Washingtonia Woods

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67 Sharon Cowell Washingtonian Woods

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68 Ryan Cowell Washingtonian Woods

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69 Greg Smith Washingtonian Woods

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70 Jennifer Wenk We definitely would like to maintain the "walkability" of the intersections of Great Seneca and Muddy Branch and 28 and Muddy Branch!

Washingtonian Woods

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71 Glenn Zaiderman Westleigh 20878

72 Jim Fiedler

Planning for even larger highways and interchanges is the way to bigger growth NOT better growth. Do not expand beyond reason is the area of fine communities that surround the farm. We enjoy the walkways and bikeways that make living here a pleasure.

Washingtonian Woods

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73 Elana Steinberg Washingtonian Woods

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74 Brian Epstein

The scale/scope of the proposed campus is too large. There should not be 10 to 12 story buildings so close to an established residential area. Ms. Bank's vision for this land, as required in the sale provisions, are not being followed.

Washingtonian Woods

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75 Donna Baron

The Gaithersburg West Master Plan is ill-conceived and will bury us in traffic. It was written to accommodate Johns Hopkins Real Estate's plan to build a high-rise commercial office complex on Belward Farm. http://www.scale-it-back.com

Westleigh 20878

76 kim kochuba 20878

77 Jane Garner Washingtonian Woods

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78 Tami/Fred Burton N. Potomac 20878

79 Marie Elise Zovko

Not every growth is healthy. Development needs to be about maintaining and improving the quality of life for individuals and neighbourhoods, about innovative models for sustainable communities and cities - not about more money for developers' pockets.

Woodley Gardens 20850

80 Ellyn Wexler Stonebridge 20878

81 Robert Wolf This would have a severely negative impact on the surrounding communities. I think it's a shame and a breach of trust that JHU would consider going against the wishes of the former property owner since they were given such a good deal originally.

Washingtonian Woods

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82 Arthur Hurwitz

I live northwest of this area, in the Mills Farm Development. I am also an MCFRS Volunteer at Rockville Station 3. Everything they say is correct. Look at the intersection of Sam Eig and Diamondback--another example of sprawl disrupting our community.

North Potomac 20878

83Debbie & Tom

Kostyo

We do not approve of the Master plan as is. We have sent letters to the county council. We are very disappointed as we are JHU alumni and Montgomery County Citizens for over 40 years.

Washingtonian Woods

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84 Padmanabh Yardi We support the petitiion.Washingtonian Woods

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85 Megan Peluso

The size of the proposed Science City is outrageous. No consideration has been taken for the surrounding neighborhoods. There are many childern whose lives are going to be dramatically changed, for the worse, if the plans are approved as proposed.

Washingtonian Woods

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86 Ilana Mark Washingtonian Woods

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87 Carmen Peluso Washingtonian Woods

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88 Jimmy Box Washingtonian Woods

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89 Shari Rager

Scale it back. Development is inevitable, but it should meet the best needs of the existing community with the goals of growth for the future.

Park Summit 20878

90 barbara Brenkworth Dufief 20878

91 Meenoo Shivdasani Westleigh 20878

92 Jean Schuler Dufief Mill Estates

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93 Ximena Velasquez Washingtonian Woods

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94 Alan Madison Washingtonian Woods

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95 beata kozak North Potomac 20878

96 Liz McKenna Westleigh 20878

97 David Frelinger Westleigh 20878

98 Richard Libby Washingtonian Woods

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99 Cindy Siegel Westleigh 20878

100 Susan Tendall Stonebridge 20878

101 Beverly Krauss

Please scale back the proposed plan for Belward Farm. SO much will be destroyed.

Flints Grove 20878

102 Roman Mychajliw

It's time to represent the residents who elected you!! Scale back this plan as to not affect the quality of life for those who actually LIVE within Montgomery County.

Washingtonian Woods

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103 Mary Edukat

I agree with this petition. I oppose the CCT and widening of I-270, as well as the planned interchanges and overdevelopment of our area.

Gateway Park (near Crown Farm)

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104 Jan Fine

Preserve the fabric and feel of our neighborhoods and decrease the proposed density. Size matters! Be REASONABLE. Please Scale-it-Back.

Mission Hills 20878

105 Marla Boyd

DO NOT APPROVE THE BELWARD FARM PLAN AS PROPOSED BY JOHN HOPKINS

Flints Grove 20878

106 Jiemei Shen Westleigh 20878

107 Pravin Patel Mission Hills 20878

108 Gayle Kaplan Westleigh 20878

109 NURIA DE LA PENA

I oppose this development. It has unsupported recommendations with no

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101 Beverly Krauss


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economic analysis (will actually reduce house prices, give neg revenue to MC, etc) and poor environmental & traffic analysis. Look at the poverty it created in Baltimore, why here now?

110 Yuhui Wang

We are very concerned that the overcrowding this new development may bring to our neighborhood. It's so vastly deviated from the original master plan. We strongly oppose the new 'city'.

Westleigh 20878

111 Shouzhen Lu Westleigh 20878

112 Joan MadarasThis is not what Mrs. Banks wanted in regard to her property after she passed...

Stonebridge 20850

113 Lynne Rose

I sincerely hope that the above statement is read, but also truly considered when the County Council votes on the Gaithersburg West Draft.

Mission Hills 20878

114 Latha Ramesh

We bought our house because of the community. We love our neighborhood- do not destroy it!

Woods at Muddy Branch

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115 Yuka Gibson Willow of Potomac

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116 Rose Quintilian Shady Grove Village

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117 Diane Loeb

I dont think the plan has fully considered the impact on the surrounding communities. The traffic impact will make this area horrifically congested and negatively impact local residents.

Washingtonian Woods

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118 Rita Howard Decoverly 20850

119 Scott Rose Please reconsider the current draft plan for Geithersburg West. Research and

Mission Hills 20878

101 Beverly Krauss


Flints Grove 20878

Development in the field of science can be successfully attained with much less square footage. Think about the communities it is going to negatively impact.

120 Cheryl Horn Mission Hills 20878

121 Gretchen Fitzpatrick Mission Hills 20878

122 Alice Zhou Mission Hills 20878

123 Dan Fitzpatrick

This proposed development is rediculous and not what the community wants. You might as well build a jail on the property, you'll change the neighborhood all the same.

Mission Hills 20878

124 CAROL BLEAKLEY I object to increased density that will occur if the Gaithersburg West Master Plan is modified to provide same for Johns Hopkins Science Center on Belware Farm formerly owned by Ms. Banks. Thanks, Carol Bleakley

WESTLEIGH 20878

125 Thomas Lampos

I agree with everything above and feel strongly that we need to keep the Johns Hopkins development within a reasonable growth plan.

Mission Hills 20878

126 Mark Prator Mission Hills 20878

127 Richard Boulton I agree with this petition Westliegh 20878

128 Nan Shrigley

Please SCALE BACK!!! I am not against growth, especially involving science and jobs; however, it has to be in line with the neighborhood and the quality of life.

Westleigh-No Potomac

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129 zhaoxia Meng Avalon field 20878

130 Arvind Shah Scale these plans back. Do not expand our roads. Build bikeways and boulevards. No to the CCT as it is planned.

Washingtonian Woods

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101 Beverly Krauss


Flints Grove 20878

Stop dividing up our communities. WE DO NOT WANT TO LOOK LIKE TYSONS CORNER. THE INTERSECTION HAS TOO MUCH TRAFFIC AS IS, IS DANGEROUS

131 Jennifer Wolf Washingtonian Woods

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132 Dennis Gibbs Mission Hills 20878

133 Yogendra Sheth I oppose this senseless expansion in Gaithersburg West Master Plan. It will create gridlock beyond imagination. Great Seneca Highway is already congested. we do not want any more congestion in Gaithersburg. Please scale back the plan.

Mission Hills 20878

134 Sally Murek Scale it back! I do not want Crystal City in my yard!!! These are neighborhoods connected by people for people with a relaxed suburban culture. If I had wanted to live in an urban city, I would have moved into the District of Columbia!

Stonebridge 20878

135 Rupa ShethPlease scale back the Master Plan.

Mission Hills 20878

136 bob kendrick

When will you pin heads get it right. Residents are opposed to further development in this already congested area. We strongly oppose further development.

Westleigh 20878

137 Dayle Sterman I bought my house in this neighborhood because it is a nice quiet neighborhood and I overlook trees. These trees are in danger of being pulled out if the CCT is put in. The CCT will cause congestion, more

Amberfield 20878

101 Beverly Krauss


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traffic and a mess while it is being constructed

138 Pinakin Inamdar

(1) The plans for the Belward Farm will make the City of Gaithersburg look like Tysons Corner. Tysons Corner is treeless, paved, congested and gridlocked. WE DO NOT WANT TO LOOK LIKE TYSONS CORNER. (2) According to the proposed plan, the intersecti

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139 Eric Burgdorf

I've lived in Dufief Mill for 23 years, and can't imagine the disaster that the proposed 'city' will create for our way of life. Research campus, yes; city NO!

Dufief Mill 20878

140 Jenny ZhengI oppose the Belward Farm Plan as proposed by John Hopkins

Westleigh 20878

141 Ray Youstra Washingtonian Woods

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142 Ted Milkovich

I DO NOT support the current or proposed plan due to the following: - unrealistic development density for the area - the revised CCT transportation route is not needed - high traffic patterns and too many lanes of traffic Why do we want a Tysons here?

Washingtonian Woods

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143 Shawn Nie North Potomac 20878

144 mike gately Stonebridge 20878

145 Kara Sun

Scale it BACK!! The proposed plan is way TOO much for this suburb neighborhood.

Mission Hills 20878

146 Xiang SunDo not approve the proposed plan! Scale it back!!

Mission Hills 20878

147 Andrew Berube Scale it BACK!! Mission Hills 20878

101 Beverly Krauss


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148 Wei Sun Scale it back! Mission Hills 20878

149 Katherine Wolf

I strongly oppose this proposal! I grew up in this beautiful area and enjoy the clean green space that the Belward Farm has offered. As a voter, I strongly encourage whomever it may concern to re-think this proposal for the priceless value of this land

Washingtonian Woods

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150Brian

Wold

I was a visitor to the area recently, and immediately my eyes were drawn to the beauty of this farmland. I was told that it was going to be turned into a new development, and that horrified me. I cannot understand this decision at all.

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151 David Katzker Mission Hills 20878

152 Joanne Wolf

Montgomery County is overloaded with condos, apartments and office buildings. Enough is enough!!!!! The traffic is abominable, the pollution is horrific and there is no 'green' space left. Please stop so we can enjoy what's left.

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153 Neerja Gadhoke Scale Down!!!!!!!!!!Washingtonian Woods

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154 Peter Poggi

The proposed plan is an abuse of the gift given to JHU by Elizabeth Banks, and not in keeping with her wishes. I think a class action lawsuit should be considered.

Mills Farm 20878

155 Sharon Cole The current proposal for the Belward Farm needs to be scaled

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back considerably. I have lived in upper Mont. County for 41 years and I don't want to see this area ruined by traffic & over development.

156 Jayne Korolkoff Bellewood Manor

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157 Fred Sirkey

As someone who lives and travels this area daily, I can't imagine what you people are thinking to propose additional development. Someday the Crown Farm development will begin. We already have one Northern Virginia. Do we need more?

Lakelands 20878

158 Canice Lawler

Besides what's been said about the outrageous density, which is completely out of character with the community, note that the developers & planners are predicating this on a light rail system that doesn't now, and almost certainly will never, exist.

North Potomac 20878

159 Stephanie MadisonPlease listen to your residents and your supporters!

Washington Woods

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160 Krishan Gadhoke

LOwer density and keep FAR at 0.5 and not 1. Higher density will increase traffic,pollution and noise which is detrimental for health of the families.

Washingtonian woods

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161 Lynn Dawson Potomac Crossing

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162 Wayne Hsin Willow Ridge 20878

163 Amy OrrPromote SMART GROWTH, and scale back the plan!

Mills Farm 20878

164 Terry Steinberg

The current plans do not honor or respect the desires of Mrs. Banks. Furthermore, the proposed plans will bring undue stress, traffic and congestion to an already congested area, posing increased danger to pedestrians, bikers and drivers.

Orchard Knolls 20878

165 Ching Feng Please scale it back. Amberfield 20878

166 Patricia Nichols I strongly oppose this proposed Dufief Mills 20878


development. If I wanted to live in Tysons Corner or Rosslyn, I'd have moved there.

167 Oleg Volkov

This plan is simply anti-human. It's all about the money and not the people. It puts our children's help and future in danger and promotes polluting the environment. It converts friendly neighborhood into industrial center. We don't pay taxes and elect of

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168 Gail Faucett Mills Farm 20878

169 Kaushik Patel

one white caller job anthor blue cller job.Number of jobs is total to 124,000. This not a good planning.Call this plan 270 corridor instead of Gaithersburg West.Most of the residents of Montgomary Couty would opposed this plan.

Mission hill 20878

170 Robert Janku

This is a bate & switch on the part of Johns Hopkins. As soon as Mrs. Banks left us, JHU proposes to triple the size. Go with the zoning as is. Re-start zoning process with Citizen's Advisory Council.

Westleigh 20878

171 carole waring stonebridge 20878

172 MichaelFox-Rabinovitz

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173 Gary Whiteman

DO NOT APPROVE THE BELWARD FARM PLAN AS PROPOSED BY JOHNS HOPKINS!

Westleigh 20878

174 Ruth WhitemanI am 100% against this in every way!

Westleigh 20878

175 Diane Bernard

What a disservice to the City of Gaithersburg and surrounding communities if you over develop the farm.

Shady Grove Village

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176 mary rodriguezI am opposed to the scale of the proposed science city. Scale it back!!!!

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177 Artur Agaronyan I am signing this petition. Westleigh 20878


178 Stephanie EpsteinSmart growth, not over growth is the best thing for the county.

Washingtonian Woods

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179 Sandy Ressler Stone Bridge 20878

180 Nancy KohlI am against this overly large development for this area.

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181 Dave Bowen upcounty 20842

182 Lauren Cain

We strongly oppose the huge scale of this development. Development of science centers is necessary, but this large in a suburban area would cause huge congestion and problems. This large a scale is for a huge city area, not near elementary schools.

Potomac Grove 20878

183 Gary CainOpposed to the large scale of this development in our community.

Potomac Grove 20878

184 Carol Knoblach Mills Farm 20878

185 tom reynolds mission hills 20878

186 Mary Libutti

Why is it that our elected officials are constantly trying to destruct what is good? Aren't you the same elected officials preaching the "Green" campaign? Why do the last 2 farms in North Potomac have to be paved over? What's wrong with ballfields, etc

Bellewood Manor

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187 Marylynn Segal

No high rises, no more thru-ways, no more widening of roads. Make life accessable by making sidewalks and bike paths. In this case less is more.

Potomac Chase Estates

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188 Leslie Kennedy Kentlands 20878

189 Deborah SassonI oppose the Gaithersburg West Master Plan.

Amberfield, Gaithersburg

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190 Robert Kennedy Kentlands 20878

191 William Chengthe traffic in this area is already too much already.

Washingtonian Woods

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192 Surinder Luthra No high rises. Mission Hills 20878

193 Taruna Luthra Scale it back... Mission Hills 20878

194 Wei Tang Washingtonian Center

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195 Alle Seres Mission Hills 20878

196 Doris Fejka Washingtonian 20878


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197 Richard Fejka

I HAVE ENJOYED THE "NEIGHBORHOOD FEELING" FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS. PLEASE DON'T FORSAKE OUR QUALITY OF LIVING FOR THE SAKE OF TECHNOLOGY.

Washingtonian Woods

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198 David Rossmeisl Westleigh 20878-2533

199 Quinn DawsonPlease discontinue the over development in our area

Decoverly 20850

200 Alexander PolitisPlease consider the residents. The plan is inadequate and will harm our community.

Mission Hills 20878


201 Claire Fleischer Lakelands 20878

202 Katherine Lin Washingtonian Wood

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203 Joe Garner

Too many jobs, too little space, too few roads, woefully inadeqate transportation (roads and mass transit) plans.

Westleigh 20878

204 Diane Dorney Kentlands 20878

205 wei xia Schools and traffic are already over crowed. We need smart development strategy. Belward Farm is actually good for a regional recreation center.

woods at muddy branch

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206 Marcie Blackman Washingtonian Woods

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207 Steve Pfleger This is wrong! Fox Hills Green 20878

208 Robin Porter Washingonian Woods

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209 Lei He

I oppose the planned interchanges and overdevelopment of our area. Scale it BACK!!

Mission Hill 20878

210 Jack Song The traffic in this area is already Mission Hill 20878


very bad! The proposed plan is way TOO much for this suburb neighborhood.

211 Robert Saunders

There's enough traffic coming through our area already. I would rather see more bike/walking environs than more gridlock!

Washingtonian Woods

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212 Edward WangI strongly support the scale-it-back proposal.

Potomac Ridge 20850

213 Barbara Romanoff Please listen. Westleigh 20878

214 Susan Frechette

Keep in mind that the largest amusement park in Orlando Florida employs 58,000 on land larger than Manhattan and this plan wants 60,000 employees on a postage stamp location.

Washingtonian Woods

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215 Linda Lehman Washingtonian Woods

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216 Jeannette Flickinger Washingtonian Woods

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217 Andrew Griffith Kentlands 20878

218 Amrita Luthra scale it back, no high rises Mission Hills 20878

219 Frank Burgess Widening the highways, putting in the interchanges and adding the transit system is not doable without ruining the nearby neighborhoods. It will be like 270 in their back yards. The county will have to buy a lot of homes and property.

Washingtonian Woods

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220 Richard Freedman Potomac Chase 20878

221 Julian SchmitzThis will RUIN the community! Save the farm.

DuFief 20878

222 Bobby Soriano Mission Hills 20878

223 Patrick Chen Mission Hill 20878

224 Yan Snitkovsky We bought our home here 5 years ago because this area had community-friendly appeal, great life style, & kids-friendly environment. Now you want to destroy all of this? Stop this development! Listen to us! We pay taxes and still have the right

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to vote!

225 Lin Hu Mission Hill 20878

226 Lawrence Arabian Mission Hills 20878

227 Sony Lee

I want to register my protest against the proposed development surrounding Belward Farms and its neighboring communities.

Mission Hill 20878

228 David Lee Scale it back!!!!!! Mission Hills 20878

229 Satya Thentu The Crossings 20878

230 Steven Zhou

I am strongly, strongly against this master plan! The county government must be responsible for our residents, and listen to our voices!

Mission Hills 20878

231 Carolyn MoorePlease lower the density to prevent gridlock.

Mission Hills 20878

232 Brian Usilaner RIO 20878

233 Margo Stein I am very opposed to this proposed plan, as designed. We will lose our residential commmunities and become a gridlocked, traffic congested, and concrete city.

Amberfield 20878

234 Peter Clyne Mission Hills 20878

235 Angela Mark Dufief 20878

236 Yilong Wang Science Yes, City: Nooooo Westleigh 20878

237 christy mylks Washingtonian Woods

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238 Irina Knyazev

I am absolutely against the development of that scale. It will be a disaster for our communities. Developers don't care about what will happen to traffic around this area. County executives must defend public interests, not cooperate with greedy developer

Potomac Ridge 20878

239 Erna Soriano

Scale it back! JHU should comply with the owner's stipulations when Belward Farm was GIVEN to them.

Mission Hills 20878

240 John Haynos Washingtonian 20878


Woods

241 Magdalena Clyne Mission Hills 20878

242 Janice O'ConnorNo more bulding in Gaithersburg!

Pheasant Run 20878

243 Xiu Wang

I'm not against science, but I AM against greed which is the driving force behind all this. If you approve this plan as proposed, you will have sacrificed the quality of life for my children as well as yours. Remember this: We elected you to represent US.

Montgomery Meadows

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244 Deng Tan Westleigh 20878

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