Writing a Letter to Government Officials about the
Brookeville Bypass
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Letters do not need to be long. Personal statements
about how the issue affects you are more effective.
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A good opening
is to describe why you chose to live in Brookeville and what
you value about living here.
- Quiet, semi-rural neighborhood, green space and lots of
trees.
- A good quality of life in a family-oriented community.
- Unique history of Brookeville.
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Comment on how development north of Brookeville
is affecting what you value about Brookeville.
- Traffic congestion during morning and evening rush hours.
- Frequent accidents resulting in home owners’ and
town property damage.
- Large Trucks passing through too small an intersection.
- Dangerous for pedestrians, especially school children.
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Give a brief history and current status of the
Brookeville Bypass.
- More than thirty years ago the Brookeville Bypass appeared
in the Olney Master Plan.
- The SHA has twice studied a traffic light at Market Street
High Street intersection. Both studies have been rejected
as failing to resolve the traffic flow problem. The bypass
remains the only solution.
- In late 2002 the SHA Administrator selected Alternate 7
Modified as the desired Brookeville Bypass alignment.
- Development design approval is expected early in 2005.
The bypass is then ready for final design, funding and construction
- End with a summary statement.
- Ask that the bypass be placed in the top two road
projects for Montgomery County
- Ask for support in getting the
bypass funded
Mailing Information
Address your letters to the County Council President, Marilyn
Praisner with separate copies to each Councilmember. E-mail
is the preferred method to deliver your letters because they
go directly to each Councilmember’s email account.
The email addresses for the Council are:
Councilmember.Andrews@montgomerycountymd.gov;
Councilmember.Floreen@montgomerycountymd.gov
Councilmember.Knapp@montgomerycountymd.gov
Councilmember.Leventhal@montgomerycountymd.gov
Councilmember.Praisner@montgomerycountymd.gov
Councilmember.trachtenberg@montgomerycountymd.gov
Councilmember.berliner@montgomerycountymd.gov
Councilmember.Ervin@montgomerycountymd.gov
Councilmember.elrich@montgomerycounty.gov
Email address for the governor:
governor@gov.state.md.us
Hard copy letters sent via US Postal Service should be separately
addressed to each Councilmember and the Governor. Mail them to:
Montgomery County Council
100 Maryland Avenue
Rockville, MD 20850 Office of the Governor
Martin O’Malley
State House
Annapolis, Maryland 21401-1925
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