This morning Councilmember Trachtenberg, along with Council President Nancy Floreen and Councilmembers Marc Elrich, George Leventhal and Mike Knapp had breakfast with the leaders of the Greater Goshen Civic Association (GGCA) to discuss issues of particular concern to the citizens of Up-County. Reports concerning the future of the M83 road project and concerns about problems with storm water run off were presented to the Councilmembers.
The group said that because of encroaching development, especially in the last ten years since Clarksburg was established, their country roads were being used heavily as “cut through” routes for people in the surrounding areas. The group urged the Councilmembers to approve the M83 road project as the best option to deal with the increasing traffic without compromising the rural quality of their country roads.
Storm water run off has also been of particular concern to the community due to the serious erosion that has occurred in the stream beds and the increased in chemical levels in well water. All the Councilmembers expressed concern over this information and said they would look into this issue further.
The Councilmembers assured the GGCA that with the current budget challenges facing Montgomery County no road projects would be approved for quite some time so the concerns about their rural roads being widened should be relieved. The group said that they understood the present challenges but wanted the Councilmembers to understand that once funds began to increase again that they wanted them to vote for the M83 option rather than widening the local rural roads.
Naomi Bloch, Community Liaison for Councilmember Trachtenberg, also attended this meeting.
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