Members of the public testified to Gaithersburg Mayor and City Council on July 6. Please continue to send comments, and/or present comments in person Monday, July 12, at 7:30 p.m. https://www.gaithersburgmd.gov/government/virtual-meeting-information
7/6/2021 Update: An agenda item at the July 6 Mayor and City Council meeting to approve a construction contract for the Solitaire Court Stream Restoration project has been delayed. A discussion of the history of the project and how the restoration aligns with the City’s approach to stormwater management will instead take place at a Mayor and City Council Work Session on Monday, July 12, at 7:30 p.m. View the meeting live on YouTube. Register to participate in the meeting here.
https://www.gaithersburgmd.gov/government/projects-in-the-city/solitaire-court-stream-restoration
The City of Gaithersburg plans a major stream restoration on a tributary of Longdraft Branch as part of its MS4 stormwater permit requirements. The stated goal of the proposed project is to stabilize the stream banks and gain credits toward the City’s MS4 permit requirements.
The project site is in Diamond Farms Park in Gaithersburg along the Longdraft Branch stream greenway that connects to Seneca Creek State Park at Clopper Lake. A trail connects the two parks.
The project proposes to clear 3.14 acres of riparian forest from the City’s portion of the greenway, fragmenting the continuity of the forest habitat from city to state land. The forest has a variety of native hardwood canopy and understory trees, shrubs, wildflowers, grasses and ferns.
Read our comments HERE:
The Gaithersburg City Council meets (virtual) on TUESDAY July 7 at 7 pm. to VOTE on the project. Please ask the Council to place a hold on this project due to excessive impacts and lack of public participation. Please be polite with your correspondence.
You may contact Mayor Jud Ashman and Council members at 301-258-6300, [email protected], or:
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PROJECT PAGE
https://www.gaithersburgmd.gov/government/projects-in-the-city/solitaire-court-stream-restoration
PROJECT MANAGER
Robbie Diebert – 240-805-1275, [email protected]
STORMWATER PROGRAM
Beth Forbes – 240-805-1327, Beth.Forbes@gaithersburgmd.gov
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS WITH PRELIMINARY SITE PLAN
https://www.gaithersburgmd.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/9060/637559938059570000