Maybe it’s because you weren’t there that you are able to address the real issues. So much of what I have read in the papers and on the web has been off topic that I was beginning to think the important things were being buried. We shouldn’t lose site of what’s going on in our city just because a few people felt that others at the meeting weren’t as polite as they could have been. If just one good thing were to come out of this situation I wish it could be that the other, already approved, projects in the Town Center area could be modified to include a healthy mix of income levels like the MHP offerings incorporate into their designs. Thanks for directing the conversation back to the matters at hand with the most rational opinion piece I’ve read on this website.

We all don’t agree on how Rockville is to change. However, citizens should not misrepresent information. The most disappointing comments I heard about the Beall’s Grant project were about crime. How much of it was blown out of proportion? I have lived in Rockville since 1965 and I do not feel unsafe. Certainly our crime statistics are very low when compared to other jurisdictions. If someone believes there is a crime free place to live, I would like to investigate it.

Citizens need to be reminded that decisions by the Rockville Planning Commission and the Mayor and Council is to be fair and that all sides of the issues must be considered. A few negative comments by a few citizens should not be the deciding factor in any project. The public interest of the whole community must be considered. We should all work together to solve our community issues and not say “not in my back yard.”

I am supportive of the Beall’s Grant project and hope it provides Montgomery County and Rockville some additional affordable housing. Cindy, thank you for speaking in favor of the project.

Brigitta Mullican (Former Planning Commissioner)