Montgomery Residents Request Clearer Regulations

Small measures, such as posting information about development proposals on the Internet and holding more public hearings in the evenings when working people can attend, would give residents greater say in how their communities develop, the groups said. The Planning Board should also do a better job of explaining the county’s perplexing zoning code and allow more time for the public to rebut developers’ comments before voting on a proposal, several community activists suggested.

“The process is very opaque to the average citizen,” said Kathleen Michels, president of the Upper Sligo Civic Association and Friends of Sligo Creek. “The developers know exactly where to go and whom to talk to.”

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