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The Gazette has some good coverage of the Sligo Creek reuse shin dig with the Planning Board last week, calling it a “raucous, contentious hearing.” Gotta love that. And they’re right. I will reserve comments concerning what I *really* think about Keith Miller, the Executive Director of the Montgomery County Revenue Authority, and simply say he is shortsighted, at best.

According to the Gazette:

Miller said nine of the 27 holes at Northwest Golf Course on Layhill Road are geared toward less serious golfers. And First Tee of Montgomery County, a division of a nationwide program that brings golf to youth and underserved populations, is available at Sligo Creek, Laytonsville and Needwood golf courses.

Miller said First Tee will be initiated at Northwest this fall, in absence of the Sligo Creek program.

Really? That’s the best you can do? Make people drive at least 30 minutes to get what they currently have in their backyard?

I liked what I heard from Councilwoman Valerie Ervin (D-District 5), when she said there is still “room to negotiate,” but as of press time, there was still no contact on the matter between the Council and the boneheads at the Revenue Authority. Cross your fingers.

Another, less-publicized highlight of the evening: Classy t-shirts like the one on the right. Oh – and the fact that an armed member of the Park Police force took away the 6-iron I brought to the meeting. Perhaps anticipating the rowdy nature of the meeting.

In Silver Spring Historical News…
Jerry McCoy, head of our venerable Silver Spring Historical Society, is looking for the remnants of the orchard that use to reside in our very neighborhood. If anyone on Thayer, Easley or Silver Spring Avenue has old apple trees still standing on their property, please contact Jerry at sshistory@yahoo.com.