We, the undersigned Westbard-Area residents and potential business customers of Westbard Self-Storage, do NOT like the current development plans for the storage facility -- "The Cruise Ship on the Banks of the Willett."
WE WILL NOT PATRONIZE Westbard Self-Storage unless and until the November 14, 2017 comments of the Little Falls Watershed Alliance are fully adopted and incorporated into the current plans (read the LFWA comments linked here); and until the Moses African Cemetery is properly delineated in the manner proposed by Macedonia Baptist Church.
These are our concerns:
1. The Building is too Big. The storage facility plans a building with a 70 foot wall on one side; and it delves 40 feet underground – every buildable inch is dedicated to this building. This towering building will not enhance or promote a naturalized Willett Greenway Park; rather, this proposed building is a concrete behemoth which will affect the success of the park.
2. The Access to the Park is too Narrow. The pathway to the Willett Greenway Park will be constricted to an 18-foot pathway – this is not conducive to an inviting gateway to our promised park.
3. Stormwater Management is Insufficient. LFWA’s letter explains why surface water must be infiltrated, rather than directed into stormwater drains. Please heed LFWA’s sound advice.
4. The Eventual Beautification and Memorialization of the Existing Cemetery Site is at Risk. Please consider the effect of this over-sized building on the historic Moses African Cemetery which lies both on your property (Parcel 177) and also directly across the Willett from the planned storage site (Parcel 175). The current plans will not enhance the reverence due the Moses African Cemetery. Further, the descendant community – not the county – should have full decision-making power over the archaeological team that conducts the investigation on their ancestors' remains.
We will not patronize Westbard Self-Storage in the future unless the plans are altered to incorporate LFWA’s reasonable concerns.
Our community has been under siege from planners and developers for the past three years. Let's work to get this Self-Storage Facility "right" for the community.
ANCHORS AWEIGH!
Signed, Westbard-Area Residents
Updates
December 12, 2017
THE MOMENTUM BEHIND THIS MOVEMENT IS ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE!! SEEING THIS GROUNDWELL OF OPPOSITION TO THE CONCRETE BEHEMOTH PROVES THAT OUR COMMUNITY REFUSES TO BE IGNORED!! WE ARE CHARGED UP AND READY TO FORCE A TOTAL REDESIGN OF THIS ABOMINATION!!
Reached 100 supporters
December 12, 2017
62 Comments
I strongly urge you to allow Macedonia Baptist Church access to Parcel 177 to allow a cemetery delineation study to be done by MBC. This is a matter of racial justice for residents of Montgomery County.
I join with other community members in opposition to the proposed Westbard Self-Storage project for the reasons explained in the Little Falls Watershed Alliance submission. Please insist on corrective changes before allowing this project to proceed. Thank you. Whitney Debevoise
I am concerned about storm water management, given the size of the building. It is just way too big. Meanwhile, it makes the access to the Willett Greenway look like a tunnel. I will not patronize the facility.
The Greenway is the best thing the redeveloped Westbard offers the county. Your building COULD be an attractive complement. You COULD be respectful of the vision the county planners have offered. OR you can alienate your future customers by doing everything you can to make the entry to the park uninviting.
While I think that there are desirable features to the facility, I am concerned that it does not sufficiently align with plans for a community greenway and a possible memorial for Moses African Cemetery. Modifications are warranted.
Bethesda has two much pollution already.
I wish to all developers and who ever supports them all the things they wish to us.
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We, the undersigned Westbard-Area residents and potential business customers of Westbard Self-Storage, do NOT like the current development plans for the storage facility -- "The Cruise Ship on the Banks of the Willett."
WE WILL NOT PATRONIZE Westbard Self-Storage unless and until the November 14, 2017 comments of the Little Falls Watershed Alliance are fully adopted and incorporated into the current plans (read the LFWA comments linked here); and until the Moses African Cemetery is properly delineated in the manner proposed by Macedonia Baptist Church.
These are our concerns:
1. The Building is too Big. The storage facility plans a building with a 70 foot wall on one side; and it delves 40 feet underground – every buildable inch is dedicated to this building. This towering building will not enhance or promote a naturalized Willett Greenway Park; rather, this proposed building is a concrete behemoth which will affect the success of the park.
2. The Access to the Park is too Narrow. The pathway to the Willett Greenway Park will be constricted to an 18-foot pathway – this is not conducive to an inviting gateway to our promised park.
3. Stormwater Management is Insufficient. LFWA’s letter explains why surface water must be infiltrated, rather than directed into stormwater drains. Please heed LFWA’s sound advice.
4. The Eventual Beautification and Memorialization of the Existing Cemetery Site is at Risk. Please consider the effect of this over-sized building on the historic Moses African Cemetery which lies both on your property (Parcel 177) and also directly across the Willett from the planned storage site (Parcel 175). The current plans will not enhance the reverence due the Moses African Cemetery. Further, the descendant community – not the county – should have full decision-making power over the archaeological team that conducts the investigation on their ancestors' remains.
We will not patronize Westbard Self-Storage in the future unless the plans are altered to incorporate LFWA’s reasonable concerns.
Our community has been under siege from planners and developers for the past three years. Let's work to get this Self-Storage Facility "right" for the community.
ANCHORS AWEIGH!
Signed, Westbard-Area Residents
Updates
December 12, 2017
THE MOMENTUM BEHIND THIS MOVEMENT IS ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE!! SEEING THIS GROUNDWELL OF OPPOSITION TO THE CONCRETE BEHEMOTH PROVES THAT OUR COMMUNITY REFUSES TO BE IGNORED!! WE ARE CHARGED UP AND READY TO FORCE A TOTAL REDESIGN OF THIS ABOMINATION!!
Reached 100 supporters
December 12, 2017
62 Comments
At the very least, the western wall of the building, the Willett stream side, should start low and stair-stepped up maybe every 20 feet going east to full height that would reduce the MASSIVE 70-foot wall on the park side.
I strongly urge you to allow Macedonia Baptist Church access to Parcel 177 to allow a cemetery delineation study to be done by MBC. This is a matter of racial justice for residents of Montgomery County.
I join with other community members in opposition to the proposed Westbard Self-Storage project for the reasons explained in the Little Falls Watershed Alliance submission. Please insist on corrective changes before allowing this project to proceed. Thank you. Whitney Debevoise
I am concerned about storm water management, given the size of the building. It is just way too big. Meanwhile, it makes the access to the Willett Greenway look like a tunnel. I will not patronize the facility.
The Greenway is the best thing the redeveloped Westbard offers the county. Your building COULD be an attractive complement. You COULD be respectful of the vision the county planners have offered. OR you can alienate your future customers by doing everything you can to make the entry to the park uninviting.
While I think that there are desirable features to the facility, I am concerned that it does not sufficiently align with plans for a community greenway and a possible memorial for Moses African Cemetery. Modifications are warranted.
Bethesda has two much pollution already.
I wish to all developers and who ever supports them all the things they wish to us.
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At the very least, the western wall of the building, the Willett stream side, should start low and stair-stepped up maybe every 20 feet going east to full height that would reduce the MASSIVE 70-foot wall on the park side.