This petition supports the re-use of the existing police station on Sligo Avenue in downtown Silver Spring, Maryland, as an arts center with affordable studio space for local artists and an outdoor community garden area.
Current proposals want to use the site to be redeveloped as townhouses. -There are more than 1,000 housing units planned for Fenton St between Wayne and Silver Spring Ave. We don’t need more housing, we need green space and work space for artists. -The property will make an excellent transition from the CBD to the residential neighborhood by uniting amenities for the public, artists and local residents. The property is located at the intersection of the CBD and the residential zones with most of the building and grounds in the R-60 zone (single family houses).
-The artists who made Fenton Village and East Silver Spring desirable as an Arts District designation are being priced out of the area. Studio space is virtually non-existent. -
The Parks Dept has expressed interest in using the fenced-in back portion of the property for community gardens. It already has a water source and the existing fencing will save the Parks Dept $10,000. Approximately 144 container gardens could be created there with plenty of parking and this could be the only handicapped accessible gardens in the County.
Updates
June 16, 2012
We are approaching two hundred and fifty signatures in our effort to convert the Sligo Avenue police station into a community arts center. Securing this milestone will demonstrate significant public interest when I present our proposal to the planning commission.
Reached 100 supporters
February 24, 2012
February 23, 2012
The momentum surrounding our proposal for the Sligo Avenue arts center remains steady as we approach one hundred signatures. Please take a moment to forward this petition to your neighbors to help us reach this initial milestone.
6 Comments
Used to live right by there. Local artists need a place to work or they will just leave the area for good. Bad move to build more housing Nobody asked for.
Silver Spring is losing its character. We have enough condos already. Keep the arts center!
this is the perfect spot for studios. so many artists are struggling to find space in silver spring and this place has the right bones for it.
YES to the community gardens. My kids would love to have a place to dig in the dirt nearby.
Stop turning every empty lot into expensive townhomes. Give the neighborhood something useful for once.
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This petition supports the re-use of the existing police station on Sligo Avenue in downtown Silver Spring, Maryland, as an arts center with affordable studio space for local artists and an outdoor community garden area.
Current proposals want to use the site to be redeveloped as townhouses. -There are more than 1,000 housing units planned for Fenton St between Wayne and Silver Spring Ave. We don’t need more housing, we need green space and work space for artists. -The property will make an excellent transition from the CBD to the residential neighborhood by uniting amenities for the public, artists and local residents. The property is located at the intersection of the CBD and the residential zones with most of the building and grounds in the R-60 zone (single family houses).
-The artists who made Fenton Village and East Silver Spring desirable as an Arts District designation are being priced out of the area. Studio space is virtually non-existent. -
The Parks Dept has expressed interest in using the fenced-in back portion of the property for community gardens. It already has a water source and the existing fencing will save the Parks Dept $10,000. Approximately 144 container gardens could be created there with plenty of parking and this could be the only handicapped accessible gardens in the County.
Updates
June 16, 2012
We are approaching two hundred and fifty signatures in our effort to convert the Sligo Avenue police station into a community arts center. Securing this milestone will demonstrate significant public interest when I present our proposal to the planning commission.
Reached 100 supporters
February 24, 2012
February 23, 2012
The momentum surrounding our proposal for the Sligo Avenue arts center remains steady as we approach one hundred signatures. Please take a moment to forward this petition to your neighbors to help us reach this initial milestone.
6 Comments
dont sell it off to developers. we need the green space more than another overpriced building.
Used to live right by there. Local artists need a place to work or they will just leave the area for good. Bad move to build more housing Nobody asked for.
Silver Spring is losing its character. We have enough condos already. Keep the arts center!
this is the perfect spot for studios. so many artists are struggling to find space in silver spring and this place has the right bones for it.
YES to the community gardens. My kids would love to have a place to dig in the dirt nearby.
Stop turning every empty lot into expensive townhomes. Give the neighborhood something useful for once.
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dont sell it off to developers. we need the green space more than another overpriced building.