Petition to Conserve, Protect and Enhance the Brookville Road Business District

Please don't drive out these small but highly useful businesses. Brookville Road business provide so much support to nearby neighborhoods. Does absolutely everything have to be gentrified? That's bad planning!

Increased density degrades quality of life.

Small businesses are vital to Montgomery County. Don't replace them with minimum wage unskilled retail/restaurant jobs...or no jobs at all. Montgomery County's job producing industrial zones are fast disappearing - a mistake.

I strongly disagree with the proposed zoning changes. Close in, down county services are imperative and forcing stable productive businesses to move will certainly have adverse effects to the businesses, their employees and residents who use depend on the services/businesses.

WE need businesses in Silver Spring, not more housing!

Creative Cakes has been in business for 35 years. This plan would negatively impact my business

I sincerely hope that planners, planning board and county council members will realize the how valuable the industrial zoning is to a balanced and economically successful community. This area is unique. Rezoning for CR has unfortunately displaced many small businesses throughout Mont. Co, and created retail blight, as the commercial on first floors remain empty year after year. Recognize the unique and vibrant job center of the Brookville Rd Business District, providing over 2500 jobs!

Please do not throw small businesses out.

Keep the local businesses we use & trust

I support this petition!

I am a member of Capital Dog Training Club of Washington, D.C., Inc. The club has rented space on Garfield Avenue for nearly 25 years. We are a member club of the American Kennel Club, in existence since 1938. Our service to the local community and greater metropolitan area includes promoting responsible dog ownership through dog obedience classes and training seminars. Help us keep our present location by preserving the business zoning now in place.

Taking away space for small businesses is terrible. It puts all of us at the mercy of the large conglomerates and adds to monopolyies! Keep industrial spaces in Montgomery County

Strongly oppose change of zoning.

There are many useful small businesses which will be pushed out and they may not survive.

i patronize some of the businesses in the area, and would hate to see any changes to the area!

This is a unique area inside the beltway and should be preserved for our community.

Please do not rezone this area and save the mom & pop local businesses that are so important to the community.

A strong and diverse industrial, business, and residence base is essential for a strong e onomy. Keep our businesses here!

Small business needs their space too. My groomer and my dog training club may both bite the dust if you change the zoning.

A wonderful and convenient area where you can find numerous businesses and