Members
As a part of approving the 2005 Olney Master Plan, the Montgomery County Council directed the Maryland National Park & Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) to establish a Olney Town Center Advisory Committee to refine the guidance in the Olney Master Plan by creating a community-supported town center concept that will serve as a guide to future developers. Download a fact sheet on the committee here. The Park and Planning staff solicited volunteers to serve on this Committee. Their goal was to create a well-balanced committee that represented a broad cross-section of the community and all interested-parties, but was still a manageable size. On May 4, 2006, the M-NCPPC Planning Board approved the membership of this Advisory Committee. Since then, membership in the plan has changed a number of times.
Current Advisory Committee Members
(as of September 2011)
| Name | Nominated By | |
| Bob Beard, Chair | Greater Olney Civic Association | bob.beard @olneytowncenter.org |
| Danny Benn | Fair Hill Farms Homeowners Association | danny.benn @olneytowncenter.org |
| Joe Buffington | Small Property Owner | joe.buffington @olneytowncenter.org |
| Eileen Cahill | Mid-County Citizens Advisory Board | eileen.cahill @olneytowncenter.org |
| Noreen Friedman | Olney Community Band | noreen.friedman @olneytowncenter.org |
| Chris Garland | Carl M. Freeman Companies | chris.garland @olneytowncenter.org |
| Howard Greif | Norbeck Grove Homeowners Association | nancy.delalio @olneytowncenter.org |
| Paula Kahla | Olney Chamber of Commerce | paula.kahla @olneytowncenter.org |
| Audrey Partington, Secretary | Olney Library Advisory Committee | audrey.partington @olneytowncenter.org |
| Lydia Rappolt | Camelback Condominium Association | lydia.rappolt @olneytowncenter.org |
| Helene Rosenheim, Vice-Chair | PROJECT CHANGE | helene.rosenheim @olneytowncenter.org |
| Jim Smith | Oatland Farms Homeowners Association | james.smith @olneytowncenter.org |
The Committee established a process within its Rules and Procedures adopted June 5, 2006 for filling vacancies as they occur. To date the following members have left the Committee: (1) Dan Dionisio, May 2006; (2) John Lyons, February 2007; (3)Jim Wallace, April 2007; (4) Tom Gallagher, October 2007; (5) Gina Angiola, February 2008; (6) Mike Reilly, May 2008; (7) Kim Damion, July 2008; (8) Joe Fritsch, January 2009; (9) Mark Feinroth, November 2009; (10)Dorothy Kane, September 2010; (11) Jim Haddow, May 2011; (12) Nancy DeLalio; May 2011; (13) Walter Lee; May 2011
Other Contributors
- The following are individuals who are currently serving as members of one or more of
the OTCAC subcommittees or providing staff support to the OTCAC
- Fred Boyd, Maryland-National Capital Park & Planning Commission, Olney Community Planner assigned to the OTCAC, fred.boyd@mncppc-mc.org
- Nancy DeLalio, Civic Center/Town Commons Plan Subcommittee
- Kathleen Donedeo, Transportation and Pedestrian Safety Subcommittee
Previous Contributors: (1) Dr. Joe Buffington, Small Property Owner; (2) Bill Caldwell, formerly with RTKL Associates, Inc.; (3) Laura Ryland, RTKL, Inc.