Glenmont is a small town of approximately 15,000 people within the borders of Wheaton and Silver Spring in Montgomery County, MD. Unfortunately what most people recognize and remember about Glenmont is the Glenmont Shopping Center. It was originally built in 1956 and has not been updated and modernized since. It is an embarrassment, an eyesore, and dangerous.

In the 2013 Glenmont Sector Plan approved by Montgomery County, it states

"The  1978  Plan  discussed the need  for  a  physical  upgrade  of  the  shopping  center structures  to  develop  a  “positive  image” for  the community. The  1997  Plan  characterized  the  center  as poorly  configured and  unattractive  with a  confusing circulation  pattern.  To  date, the  recommendations  of both plans have  not  been implemented. "

In addition, it states

"...the  physical  structure  is  worn  and  it  lacks  retail and  entertainment  services  desired by  the  surrounding  community. Fragmented  ownership  (15  different properties with 12  different  owners)... will  continue  to  be  a  major  challenge  in  the  foreseeable  future. Any  significant redevelopment  would  require assembling  all  or some  of the  parcels...."

After 44 years since the 1978 plan calling for physical upgrades to develop a "positive image" for the community, we must push harder than ever to update the long-dilapidated Glenmont Shopping Center. It is clear from the 2013 Sector Plan that the first step of any type of redevelopment requires an assemblage of the parcels in the shopping center. 

By signing this petition, you are sending the message to the Glenmont Shopping Centers parcel owners and to the Montgomery County local officials and bureaucrats that they must work together to find a solution to assemble the parcels, in order for redevelopment to have a chance of success.

Let the communities voice be heard that we want a better Glenmont Shopping Center!