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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here is a link to the Tacoma Park Minor Master Plan Amendment.  Page 24 shows the changes in zoning…I wonder how much community input they really had from the SFH owners. [b] Seems that by working this one “Town Center” at a time they keep the current residents from having too much power.[/b]

https://montgomeryplanning.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/TPMMA-Planning-Board-Draft-12.18-PROOF-FINALpdf.pdf[/quote]

Can you explain what you mean by the bolded?

I notice the section on page 13 that details all of the community engagement efforts:

"1.4 Community Engagement  The broad diversity of the community and the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic required creativity and a multi-pronged approach towards engagement. Staff began with a Listening Phase in September 2021.   The Listening Phase encompassed the bulk of the community engagement effort and included numerous in-person and virtual outreach activities where stakeholders could share their insights regarding the Plan Area. Staff designed activities that made participation easy and efficient. To provide for equitable participation, staff provided translation and interpretative services in French, Spanish and Amharic, the predominant non-English languages spoken within the community.  Staff increased the participation of hard-to-reach communities like renters and students using a non-profit consultant who canvassed the multi-family buildings on Maple and Lee Avenues and the university campus.  In the multi-family apartment buildings along Maple and Lee Avenues, the consultant conducted nearly 240 in-person interviews with residents. Participants provided direct insight into life in the Plan Area and were encouraged to share their vision of its future. By utilizing resident volunteers as a part of the effort, the planning team were able to get more in-depth responses, supply interpretative services in the many languages spoken within the Plan Area and empower participants in the process.   At the Washington Adventist University campus, the consultants interviewed nearly 90 students and other members of the campus community on the current needs of and the future vision for the Campus.   Other traditional outreach and engagement techniques included pop-ups at the TakomaLangley and Takoma Park Farmers Markets and community-serving retail centers on Erie and Maple Avenues, community meetings and utilizing social media and technology to reach more than 550 stakeholders overall.  Staff also provided regular briefings to the Takoma Park City Council to provide an overview of the planning process, share insights from community engagement, and answer questions. The Plan engagement process culminated in a Visioning Open House held at Piney Branch Elementary School in September 2022.    Over 100 stakeholders asked questions of staff and provided feedback through a series of planrelated exercises on the various aspects of the Plan, including land use and zoning, parks and open space, the environment, connectivity, and historic preservation. For those unable to attend the in-person event, Staff created a virtual visioning website that included the activities available at the Visioning Open House and crafted and displayed interactive boards at the Takoma Park Community Center.  [/quote]

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