NOTLEY RD TOWNHOMES—HELP US, things are MOVING FAST
- Christina Dale
- Aug 14
- 2 min read
From MoCO Planning Staff: timing for the HEARING on NOTLEY RD TOWNHOMES is moving quickly with the Planning Board Hearing on 10/23/25 & Hearing Examiner on 11/6.
To date, we have raised: $13,452 from 149 families.
We estimate it will cost approximately $23,000 to take us through the hearing process. This includes attorney time, expert consultations, and expert witnesses.
The examiner hearing is conducted as a trial, and each side puts on witnesses and experts to testify and be cross-examined. We must put on an top-notch rebuttal to have an impact on this re-zoning request.
TODAY we ASK 2 THINGS FROM YOU:
1. Please donate to our fund to get us through to the hearing —
If you think this re-zoning won’t impact you because you don’t live on Notley…consider if this passes, townhouses maybe coming to your 2 lane street, in this case—350+ more cars driving on all our roads/no parking at our small public retail/banks/post office, increased school population & the loss of our beautiful country feel (see donation process/info below) If you have already donated, please consider an additional contribution…
2. VOLUNTEER by Emailing: info@nonotleytownhomes.com
Currently, we need help with:
Producing yard signs, info cards & tee shirts (to show unity at public hearings—need help managing this project), and will need help with distribution —
Help with working with Media/PR/Journalism/social media—contacting/spreading the work
Neighbors with experience in Urban Planning
Researching similar zoning cases in process or previously in the re-zoning process
Environmental Activism contacting potential allies —Eyes of Paint Branch & other environmental groups
Do you have other talents or interests that may be helpful????…please reach out
In the coming weeks, we will ask you to send more messages to key people in the decision-making process—after our first round of emails, the Planning Staff commented that it’s been a long time since they have seen such advocacy—they underestimate COLESVILLE!
3 options TO DONATE:
(1) Check/Electronic Check: Payable to GCCA ( Greater Colesville Citizens’ Association)
*****MEMO LINE MUST SAY: NOTLEY RD LEGAL****
Mail to: GCCA
PO Box 4087
Colesville, MD 20914 (note this zip code is correct)
(2) https://greatercolesville.org/join Find the PayPal option on the website, one-time Donate. notate your money is for Notley Rd Legal:
(3) Venmo a friend who will write a check and follow step (1) or Venmo Kyle Smiddie, and he’ll write the check. Kyle’s Venmo is: @Ksmiddie (put in the notes “Notley Rd Legal”). The last 4 digits of Kyle's phone number are 5195
FOR MORE INFO ABOUT THIS PROJECT: https://greatercolesville.org/notleydevelopment
*****Please Note: the correct re-zoning ID when writing the MoCo zoning staff is LMA H159
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