Support the Bethesda Sector Plan Rollbacks

Please take the overdevelopment of Bethesda seriously. The character of the area is slowly being destroyed.

This increase in density that is being proposed doesn't take in to account the quality of life for the people living in Bethesda. The density will make local travel difficult, crowd schools and Bethesda will lose any of its remain charm.

I am extremely concerned about this issue and the devastating effect it will have on Bethesda. I support the petition in all regards and urge reconsideration of the Zoning Board earlier decision

This mania for big building has got to stop!! Thanks for sending this petition. Judy

Signed in behalf of owner George Larbi and manager Joe Brown

The building heights above and beyond initial staff recommendations are outrageous. Assumptions that the resulting community will be pedestrian-friendly and that traffic will not be worse are sadly unrealistic.

I can't believe the planning board would act against the wishes of the population who pay some of the highest taxes in the area. It makes no sense unless they are in the pockets of the developers. I hope they will be more concerned about the welfare of the people than of the developer.

Stop the ridiculous Jaffe Tower!!

Please roll back the heights in Bethesda.

The Plan density increases are way too much, especially around the edges.

I am additionally concerned about crowding on the Red Line. So many people are boarding in stops north of Bethesda that seats are often lacking in rush hour and at times even standing room is lacking. Trains already run every 1.5 min so it is not possible to add extra trains.

This too much height for too few properties. What will the congestion be like if all properties build up to these heights...

Planning and management are becoming increasingly bad in Montgomery County. Bethesda is becoming an increasingly less livable and attractive place to live and will lose out to other jurisdictions unless some real rethinking takes place.

Please slow down this process so that you don't destroy our neighborhood.

The Planning Board seems determined to make it extraordinarily difficult to access and leave our neighborhood. The Bradley/Wisconsin intersection is a disaster -- cars routinely wait multiple signals to get through. Walsh Street is not an alternative because Wisconsin South is often backed up. Leland is not an alternative because we no longer can go from Leland to Bradley. The Jaffe Tower only will compound these ongoing and worsening problems.

Some development of Bethesda makes sense, but please be sensible about it and keep in mind quality of life, green space and traffic issues.

The excessive awarding of density and height to developers, whose only concern is their bottom line, will have a detrimental effect on the quality of life in downtown Bethesda. I am by no means opposed to development but do not want to see the charm and lifestyle of the downtown area that we the residents moved here for turned into a Manhattan or Roslyn. Edge properties in particular should have much more limited development as they transition to areas of lower density with schools, libraries and single family residences. I feel the recommendations of the trained urban planners in the development of the new sector plan should be heeded more than the desires of developers who for the most part have no vested interest in downtown Bethesda. While I recognize the need for affordable housing there are other areas proximate to the metro's red line available for development without trying to overcrowd downtown Bethesda and its infrastructure.

The concerns of the communities of residents that will be affected by these constructions should be heard and addressed properly and timely.

Zoning changes for tall buildings next to existing single family homes is not the right way to go.

We live across the street from the proposed Jaffe Tower and strongly oppose a building height of 120 feet so close to our neighborhood.