This Montgomery Extra item gives an incorrect address for a meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 12, to discuss the recommendations of the Montgomery County Affordable Housing Task Force. It will be at the Eastern Montgomery Regional Services Center, 3300 Briggs Chaney Rd., Silver Spring.
In Brief
In Brief
Officials break ground on a Germantown fire station. From left, John Sparks, fire fighters association president; Del. Charles E. Barkley; Thomas W. Carr Jr., fire and rescue service director; County Executive Isiah Leggett; County Council members Phil Andrews and Michael Knapp; Del. Craig L. Rice; state Sen. Nancy J. King; County Council member Marc Elrich; and Marcine Goodloe, president of the county Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association.
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Work Starts on Fire Station
Montgomery County officials last week broke ground for the construction of the first new fire station in Germantown since 1980.
The $10 million Germantown/Kingsview Fire Station No. 22 will be located at the intersection of Route 117 and Route 118 and is scheduled for completion in late 2008.
In recent years, residents of the Upcounty area have complained about the lack of fire stations in the fast-growing area.
"I have been working with the community since before I was elected to get this issue addressed," said council member Michael Knapp (D-Upcounty) in a statement. "This groundbreaking signifies a huge step forward in the protection of our residents and is only the first of four groundbreakings we will have for fire stations in the Upcounty area in coming years."
Currently, the Germantown area has only one fire station.
Patient Tower Opens
Shady Grove Adventist Hospital in Rockville this week celebrated the opening of its new patient tower, which will add 144 private patient rooms, marking the first major expansion since the hospital opened in 1979.
The tower, part of a four-year, $100 million expansion project, also will house the Surgical Services Department, scheduled to open in February. The new surgical area will include 16 operating rooms, private consultation rooms and new technology such as flat-screen televisions in each room.
The tower's second floor also will feature a healing garden, intended to provide a place for patients, visitors and staff to relax. The hospital's foundation is working to cover the cost of the garden, which is scheduled for construction by the end of 2008.
The tower also houses expanded space for several patient care units, including oncology, maternity, orthopedics, medicine and pre- and post-surgical patients.
Affordable Housing Input
The Montgomery County Affordable Housing Task Force is sponsoring a series of work sessions this month to get community input on plans to address affordable housing. The first meeting was Tuesday. The five remaining sessions will be held over the next two weeks.
¿ 7-9 p.m. today. Wheaton Community Center, 11711 Georgia Ave.
