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Mission

To acquire parkland and to design, construct, and develop parks or complete major renovations of parks through the planning, preparation, and implementation of the Capital Improvements Program (CIP).

Announcements

On November 1, the Montgomery County Planning Board submitted the Department of Parks' Proposed FY13-18 Capital Improvements Program to the County Executive and County Council. The County Executive's Recommended CIP will be reviewed by the County Council before adoption in May 2012. Testimony is welcome at the Council CIP Public Hearings, February 7 and 8, 2012, 7:00 p.m., Rockville.

The Tai Chi Court at Cabin John Regional Park officially opened with a grand celebration on Saturday, September 17, 2011. The court is a public/private partnership between the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, Montgomery County Department of Parks and the Wu Wei Tai Chi Club. The Tai Chi Court was dedicated to David C. Chen, Rockville resident and founder of the Wu Wei Tai Chi Club. See a photo of the ribbon cutting ceremony by clicking here. Club members demonstrated Tai Chi for the crowd (click here).

The fence is down!! After much anticipation and excitement, the construction fence at the Adventure Playground at Wheaton Regional Park, was removed on September 30. The playground is officially open for use. Enjoy! Here is a preview photo. An exciting grand opening is scheduled for next spring. Check back, in the late winter, for more details.

Early in August the Washington Nationals Miracle League Field opened in South Germantown Recreational Park. Planning for this project began when a public-private partnerships was created for the purpose of bringing opportunities to play baseball to children of all abilities. Public officials, parks staff, professional baseball players, representatives of the many partner agencies and foundations, families and future Miracle Leaguers celebrated Opening Day at the Miracle Field.

The Rock Creek Trail Pedestrian Bridge project is open and a grand opening was held on July 23. County officials and community members joined together to celebrate the bridge's opening.

Recent project awards include:

  • The Matthew Henson Trail project at Matthew Henson State Park received the County Engineers Association of Maryland Award in 2010 and the 2011 MRPA award for "Planning and Design with Environmental Protection in Mind." Also, the staff designer won the Maryland Quality Initiative Award of Excellence in 2011. Click here for more information.

  • The Dowden's Ordinary Special Park project in Clarksburg receives the 2011 Maryland Recreation and Parks Association (MRPA) Award for Landscape Design. Click here for more information.

  • The stream restoration project at Waverly-Schuylkill Neighborhood Park received two awards in 2010: The Maryland Recreation and Parks Association (MRPA) Award for "Planning and Design with Environmental Protection in Mind" and The County Engineers Association of Maryland Award. Click here for more information.

  • The restoration of the Seneca Stone Barn at Woodstock Equestrian Park, received the 2010 Montgomery County Executive's Award for Historic Preservation.

Recently completed facility plans:

Recently completed projects:

Public Meetings

Public Input

Projects currently seeking public input:

Josiah Henson Special Park - Facility Plan

Playground Renovation Program

Project Profiles

Click here for information, including status, on major capital projects