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Thursday, March 21, 2013

Report: No Possible Move to White Flint for Bethesda-Chevy Chase Police Station

White Flint implementation coordinator tells The Gazette she made a "misstatement" at a recent committee meeting.

Following reports that White Flint could be a possibile location for the Bethesda-Chevy Chase area's new 2nd District Police Station, The Gazette reports that the station will stay in downtown Bethesda. Bethesda Now reported on March 12 that a new station might be moved to White Flint, citing a statement made by White Flint Implementation Coordinator Dee Metz at a meeting of the White Flint Implementation Advisory Committee last week. In a report published Wednesday, Metz told The Gazette she "made a misstatement" at the committee meeting. The move is not a possibility, she told the paper. Montgomery County has issued a new document soliciting proposals for the development of a new 2nd District station to replace the aging facility on …

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

County to Issue New RFP for Bethesda Police Station

A plan to replace the aging second district police station suffered a setback after the county's deal with a private developer fell through.

Montgomery County will issue a new request for proposals (RFP) for a project to build a new second district police station in Bethesda. Officials are working to develop the new RFP, which isn't yet finalized, according to Greg Ossont, deputy director of planning and development for the county's Department of General Services. The county initially issued an RFP for a project to replace the aging Bethesda station in 2008. JBG issued the winning bid, but after years of negotiations, the developers backed out of a land-swap deal with Montgomery County to build the station as a part of a mixed-use residential project at 7900 Wisconsin Ave. Now, JBG plans to move forward with the Wisconsin Avenue development, albeit without the police station. …

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