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Chevy Chase Bank Meeting
October 10, 2007
Sole D'Italia, Ashton
Joe Pearson,
Vice President, Real Estate
Development, Chevy Chase Bank,
presented. He introduced other
members of his team who were there
to answer specific questions.
Since the last
meeting in April, there have been a
few changes to the design. These
have been made as a result of
discussions with the Montgomery
County Park and Planning staff. A
summary of the changes are:
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The bank
entrance was moved down Porter
Road by about one car length
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There will be
two exits from the bank. One
exit will be a right turn only
lane from the bank site. The
other will be from Porter Road
allowing customers to go either
left or right on to Route 108.
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The size of the
bank has been reduced slightly
and there are now three drive
through lanes instead of four.
The building is now 10 feet
shorter.
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There will be
two small condensers in the back
of the building near the drive
through lanes. This will be
more energy efficient than the
original design. The bank is in
the process of reviewing the
design with the “green” council.
On October 23
the Bank will be officially filing
its plans with Montgomery County
Park and Planning.
People who live
behind the proposed bank building
are very concerned about the
entrance to the bank from Porter
Road. That road is county owned,
but is not maintained by the
county. It is a narrow road that
was paved by the residents, who also
do all the snow removal themselves.
The bank intends to maintain the
road from the entrance to Route 108.
The residents on Porter Road say
that it is currently very difficult
to exit onto Route 108 from Porter
Road and the additional traffic from
the Bank will make this even more
difficult. In order to turn left
onto Route 108, people usually turn
right and then turn around because
it is very difficult to get through
the traffic. It’s not uncommon to
wait 8-10 minutes if one
decides to turn left directly onto
Route 108. There will be
improvements to Route 108 and it is
unclear how those changes will
affect getting out from Porter Road.
Also, the close
proximity of the Alloway Building
and Ashton Baptist Church parking
lots on New Hampshire Avenue could
be a security issue for the Bank,
especially with the ATM machines.
The bank might need to put some type
of barrier to restrict entrance by
people via that route. Sometimes
the Porter Road residents park in
these areas to avoid exiting from
Porter Road onto Route 108, and
there was a concern expressed that
they want to have this option,
especially with the bank being
built.
The Bank plans
to provide a substantial amount of
landscaping. The trees that will be
planted will be 3 inches in
diameter.
The Olney
Gazette’s meeting summary can be
read
here.
To see the
handout provided by Chevy Chase Bank
at the meeting, click
here.
These are the
contacts
for further information or to make
your views known.
Chevy Chase Bank Documents
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