Monte-mini
Kari
Isn’t that a 9-hole? Is there enough land there for an 18-hole course? Who is brokering that? Isn’t it owned by Parks? Dirty dirty dirty.
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§ Developer's $100 million-plus campus plan could sink Maryland golf course [2 Updates]
"Kari"
<karif...@gmail.com> Sep 01 12:25PM -0400
Developer's $100 million-plus campus plan could sink Maryland golf course
Proposal still in preliminary stages
* By Jeff Barker <http://bio.tribune.com/JeffBarker>
, The Baltimore
Sun
10:13 p.m. EDT, August 19, 2013
COLLEGE PARK-
- A prominent developer has met with Maryland President Wallace D. Loh to
gauge interest in a proposal costing more than $100million to add a large,
mixed-use development on land now occupied by the school's golf course and
to provide a direct link to the campus from Interstate 95.
At a meeting several months ago, Brian Gibbons - whose firm, Greenberg
Gibbons
</topic/economy-business-finance/realty/greenberg-gibbons-ORCRP0017702.topic
> of Owings Mills, developed Annapolis Towne Centre - presented Loh with a
preliminary plan "to improve transportation connections to the campus and
to
repurpose some of the university's golf course," according to a July 8
letter from Loh to Gibbons obtained by The Baltimore Sun.
Gibbons said in an interview that the concept he described to Loh featured
"an academic village with retail, office, hotel and residential"
properties
that would be owned by the university.
The school is interested in the idea, which has also piqued the attention of
golfers and others worried they could lose the 150-acre course.
"The University of Maryland
</topic/education/colleges-universities/university-of-maryland-college-park-
OREDU0000156.topic> is committed to transforming College Park into a top
college town by improving the surrounding communities, particularly at the
main gateways to campus," the university said in an email reply to a Sun
query. "The initial concept for development on the university golf course
and an accompanying connector road has merit, but it is preliminary and will
require further evaluation, open dialogue and discussion."
Loh invited Gibbons to submit a proposal that the president said would be
disseminated to the university community for consideration.
"We would hold open meetings for public feedback, as we did to consider
the
Purple [light rail] Line," the letter said.
Gibbons, who earned undergraduate and law degrees from Maryland and played
on the tennis team, said: "We think it could be great for the university
and
it could be great for College Park."
Gibbons said he is performing "due diligence" before making a
decision on
submitting a proposal.
While the plan is in the early stages, it is potentially serious enough that
the university system's Board of Regents has been briefed, College Park-area
lawmakers and civic associations are discussing it informally, and golf
course supporters have begun to organize to save the course, which they call
an important campus "green space" that opened in 1959.
"We oppose any development that would demolish the golf course," said
Norm
Starkey, chairman of Friends of the University of Maryland Golf Course, a
support group. Because a final proposal has not been submitted, it is not
certain that the course would be eliminated, but its backers are concerned.
Maryland's men's and women's golf teams play on the course, which is open to
the public.
"We need to be smart about development," said Eric Olson, a member of
the
Prince George's County Council whose district includes the golf course.
"There are a lot of people who love the golf course, who love the green
space."
A decision on the project likely would be made by Loh in concert with the
regents. There is no publicly available cost estimate yet, and it's not
clear what role the state might play. Gibbons said the development and
transportation link together would top $100 million.
Loh's priorities include making College Park a more interesting college town
- with more amenities - that would encourage faculty and staff to live
there.
"We want to attract new and improved developments on Route 1 and near the
campus," he said in his letter to Gibbons.
The golf course is off University Boulevard and Adelphi Road, not far from
Byrd Stadium.
Improving road connections from the I-95 and Capital Beltway interchange to
near the campus could address the university's goal of minimizing traffic on
heavily used U.S. 1, which tends to bottle up, particularly during sporting
events.
"The burden of traffic and congestion on U.S. Route One, the principal
gateway to the University of Maryland College Park, is a critical problem
that must be addressed as soon as possible," State Senate President Thomas
V. Mike Miller Jr. wrote in a July 18 letter to James T. Smith, the state
transportation secretary. "Traffic during class days, rush hour and during
major athletic and academic has been intolerable, often requiring 20 to 30
minutes to simply travel from the Beltway to campus."
Gibbons is chief executive officer of Greenberg Gibbons, whose projects have
included Annapolis Town Centre and redevelopment of Hunt Valley Mall (now
Hunt Valley Town Centre).
He sent two children to Maryland. One, a son, is still there. "I love the
university," Gibbons said.
jeba...@baltsun.com
twitter.com/sunjeffbarker
Read more:
http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/terps/bs-sp-maryland-college-park-develop
ment-0820-20130819,0,7399475.story#ixzz2deuh1oH9
<http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/terps/bs-sp-maryland-college-park-develo
pment-0820-20130819,0,7399475.story>
Deni Taveras
<dtav...@gmail.com> Sep 01 08:55PM -0400
Dear Pat
There haven't been many emails as far as I know. Only 3 things have
happened.
The elected officials had a meeting Tuesday night and everyone is on the
same page in opposition. I am not privvy to the decided action plan.
Mr. Robinson from Cool Spring is trying to set up a mtg with Congressman
Hoyer's office to discuss the matter. He was supposed to reach out to folks
to see who could make it once a date was set.
I pulled together the list of contacts of everyone who was at the meeting
and shared it with the list last week.
That's all I know. If you see/read/learn anything knew please feel free to
share.
Deni
On Sep 1, 2013 8:41 PM, "Pat Myers" <patm...@verizon.net>
wrote:
Hi Deni,****
I haven’t been receiving any emails about movement on the golf course.****
I’m hoping I’m still on the list serve developed for it.****
** **
Was this information disseminated?****
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AND…..I was on campus the other night and people heard that U of MD was
considering purchasing Big Bear (the old Monte Mini Golf Course) as a “new”
golf course!****
** **
Thanks.****
Pat****
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*To:* umd-golf-cour...@googlegroups.com
*Subject:* Developer's $100 million-plus campus plan could sink Maryland
golf course****
** **
*Developer's $100 million-plus campus plan could sink Maryland golf course *
****
*Proposal still in preliminary stages*****
- By Jeff Barker <http://bio.tribune.com/JeffBarker>,
The Baltimore Sun *
***
10:13 p.m. EDT, August 19, 2013****
COLLEGE PARK— ****
— A prominent developer has met with Maryland President Wallace D. Loh to
gauge interest in a proposal costing more than $100million to add a large,
mixed-use development on land now occupied by the school's golf course and
to provide a direct link to the campus from Interstate 95.****
At a meeting several months ago, Brian Gibbons — whose firm, Greenberg
Gibbons of Owings Mills, developed Annapolis Towne Centre — presented Loh
with a preliminary plan "to improve transportation connections to the
campus and to repurpose some of the university's golf course," according
to
a July 8 letter from Loh to Gibbons obtained by The Baltimore Sun.****
Gibbons said in an interview that the concept he described to Loh featured
"an academic village with retail, office, hotel and residential"
properties
that would be owned by the university.****
The school is interested in the idea, which has also piqued the attention
of golfers and others worried they could lose the 150-acre course.****
"The University of Maryland is committed to transforming College Park into
a top college town by improving the surrounding communities, particularly
at the main gateways to campus," the university said in an email reply to
a
Sun query. "The initial concept for development on the university golf
course and an accompanying connector road has merit, but it is preliminary
and will require further evaluation, open dialogue and discussion."****
Loh invited Gibbons to submit a proposal that the president said would be
disseminated to the university community for consideration.****
"We would hold open meetings for public feedback, as we did to consider
the
Purple [light rail] Line," the letter said.****
Gibbons, who earned undergraduate and law degrees from Maryland and played
on the tennis team, said: "We think it could be great for the university
and it could be great for College Park."****
Gibbons said he is performing "due diligence" before making a
decision on
submitting a proposal.****
While the plan is in the early stages, it is potentially serious enough
that the university system's Board of Regents has been briefed, College
Park-area lawmakers and civic associations are discussing it informally,
and golf course supporters have begun to organize to save the course, which
they call an important campus "green space" that opened in 1959.****
"We oppose any development that would demolish the golf course," said
Norm
Starkey, chairman of Friends of the University of Maryland Golf Course, a
support group. Because a final proposal has not been submitted, it is not
certain that the course would be eliminated, but its backers are concerned.
Maryland's men's and women's golf teams play on the course, which is open
to the public.****
"We need to be smart about development," said Eric Olson, a member of
the
Prince George's County Council whose district includes the golf course.
"There are a lot of people who love the golf course, who love the green
space."****
A decision on the project likely would be made by Loh in concert with the
regents. There is no publicly available cost estimate yet, and it's not
clear what role the state might play. Gibbons said the development and
transportation link together would top $100 million.****
Loh's priorities include making College Park a more interesting college
town — with more amenities — that would encourage faculty and staff to live
there.****
"We want to attract new and improved developments on Route 1 and near the
campus," he said in his letter to Gibbons.****
The golf course is off University Boulevard and Adelphi Road, not far from
Byrd Stadium.****
Improving road connections from the I-95 and Capital Beltway interchange to
near the campus could address the university's goal of minimizing traffic
on heavily used U.S. 1, which tends to bottle up, particularly during
sporting events.****
"The burden of traffic and congestion on U.S. Route One, the principal
gateway to the University of Maryland College Park, is a critical problem
that must be addressed as soon as possible," State Senate President Thomas
V. Mike Miller Jr. wrote in a July 18 letter to James T. Smith, the state
transportation secretary. "Traffic during class days, rush hour and during
major athletic and academic has been intolerable, often requiring 20 to 30
minutes to simply travel from the Beltway to campus."****
Gibbons is chief executive officer of Greenberg Gibbons, whose projects
have included Annapolis Town Centre and redevelopment of Hunt Valley Mall
(now Hunt Valley Town Centre).****
He sent two children to Maryland. One, a son, is still there. "I love the
university," Gibbons said.****
*jeba...@baltsun.com* <jeba...@baltsun.com>****
*twitter.com/sunjeffbarker*****
** **
Read more:
http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/terps/bs-sp-maryland-college-park-development-0820-20130819,0,7399475.story#ixzz2deuh1oH9<http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/terps/bs-sp-maryland-college-park-development-0820-20130819,0,7399475.story>
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