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Olney Town Center Advisory Committee Selects Joe Buffington, Jr. to Fill A Newly Created Seat to Represent Small Business Property Owners in the Town Center
(Posted 4/27/08)At it's April 22nd meeting, the Olney Town Center Advisory Committee (OTCAC)selected Joe Buffington as its newest member. Mr. Buffington fills the seat recently designated for a small business property owner in the town center. Since the small business property owners do not have a specific organization, per se, to represent their interests the new committee member has been asked to develop a plan in the next 3-6 months to get input and feedback from other small business property owners in the town center.
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 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 committe 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.
Current Advisory Committee Members
(as of April 2008)
| Name | Representation | |
| Bob Beard | Greater Olney Civic Association | bob.beard @olneytowncenter.org |
| Joe Buffington, Jr. | Small Property Owner | joe.buffingtn @olneytowncenter.org |
| Eileen Cahill | Mid-County Citizen Advisory Board | eileen.cahill @olneytowncenter.org |
| Nancy DeLalio, Secretary | Hallowell Homeowners Association | nancy.delalio @olneytowncenter.org |
| Mark Feinroth | Williamsburg Village Civic Association | mark.feinroth @olneytowncenter.org |
| Joe Fritsch | Mid-County Recreation Advisory Board | joe.fritsch @olneytowncenter.org |
| Paula Kahla | Olney Chamber of Commerce | paula.kahla @olneytowncenter.org |
| Dorothy Kane | PROJECT CHANGE | dorothy.kane @olneytowncenter.org |
| Walter Lee | Environ Homeowners Association | walter.lee @olneytowncenter.org |
| Mike Reilly | Carl M. Freeman Companies | mike.reilly @olneytowncenter.org |
| Helene Rosenheim, Vice-Chair | Mid-County Services Center | helene.rosenheim @olneytowncenter.org |
| Jim Smith, Chair | 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 Committe: (1) Dan Dionisio, May 2006; (2)Jim Wallace, April 2007; (3) Tom Gallagher, October 2007; (4) Gina Angiola, February 2008
Other Contributors
| Name | Affiliation | Role | |
| Khalid Afzal | Maryland-National Capital Park & Planning Commission | Olney Community Planner | khalid.afzal @mncppc-mc.org |
| Dr. Joe Buffington | Property owner in Olney | Member, OTCAC Outreach Subcommittee | drjoebuff @comcast.net |
| Bill Caldwell | formerly with RTKL Associates, Inc. | Consultant | |
| Laura Rydland | RTKL Associates, Inc. | Consultant | lrydland @rtkl.com |