CORRECTION: Written comments will be accepted until September 9, 2025, not September 1, 2025.
The public may submit comments and questions at the September 11 forum, online, by mail, and/or by email.
WHEATON, Md.—Montgomery Parks is seeking public input on its Capital Improvement Program (CIP) for fiscal years 2027 – 2032 (FY27-32). Community suggestions for the upcoming CIP may be submitted online, via email, U.S. mail, or in person at the public forum.
WHAT: Capital Improvements Program FY2027- 2032 Forum
WHEN: Thursday, September 11, 2025, 7 p.m.
WHERE: The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC), 2425 Reedie Drive, Wheaton, Md., 20902
The CIP is prepared every two years to cover a six-year cycle and funds new parks and park amenities, environmental restorations, and rehabilitation projects that increase the life of assets.
FY27-32 Capital Improvement Program priorities may include:
- Full funding for implementing the updated Wheaton Regional Park Master Plan, including rehabilitating aging facilities and creating the new Wheaton Action Sports Park.
- Increased funding to implement Montgomery Parks’ new solar initiative.
- Increased funding to rehabilitate and modernize aging infrastructure and park amenities.
These projects will improve existing parks, enhance environmental resources, ensure resources to communities most in need, and help achieve goals in support of Montgomery County’s Climate Action Plan. To share your ideas and feedback about these projects and other parks, amenities, and improvements to consider funding in the CIP:
- Sign up to speak at the public forum (limit of 35 speakers) online at the Montgomery Planning Board website at this link. If you need assistance completing the online form, please email staff in the Planning Board Chair’s Office at mcp-chair@mncppc-mc.org or call 301-495-4605.
- Correction: Written Comments should be received by September 9, 2025 (previously indicated they were due by September 1, 2025), via
- E-mail to mcp-chair@mncppc-mc.org
- Fax to Chair Artie Harris at 301-495-1320, or
- U.S. mail addressed to: Artie Harris, Chair, Montgomery County Planning Board, 2425 Reedie Drive, 14th Floor, Wheaton, Maryland 20902.
- Online comments may be submitted through September 11 via Montgomery Parks online engagement platform, Engage Montgomery Parks.
Background on Capital Improvement Program
The Capital Improvement Program is a six-year funding plan for capital projects that is approved by the Montgomery County Planning Board and the Montgomery County Council every two years. The CIP for Montgomery Parks includes projects for parkland acquisitions, renovation of park facilities, new amenities, and park expansions/development.
About Montgomery Parks
Montgomery Parks manages more than 37,000 acres of parkland, consisting of 415 parks. Montgomery Parks is focused on promoting physical activity, social connectivity, and environmental stewardship, especially in diverse and urbanizing areas, with an emphasis on teens, working-age adults, and seniors. Montgomery Parks is a department of The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC), a bi-county agency established in 1927 to steward public land. M-NCPPC has been nationally recognized for its high-quality parks and recreation services and is regarded as a national model by other parks systems. MontgomeryParks.org
Accessibility
Montgomery Parks, part of The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, encourages and supports the participation of individuals with disabilities. Please contact the Program Access Office at 301-495-2581 (Voice/TTY), MD Relay 7-1-1 or 800-552-7724 or ProgramAccess@MontgomeryParks.org to request a disability modification. Visit Montgomery Parks Program Access for more information.
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