The New Development Committee (NDC) is chartered by the Russett Board of Directors to identify potential impacts of proposed new development in and around the Russett Community. The committee's permanent and long term purpose is to consistently monitor new development, gather the documentation and other factual information, get input from and provide accurate information to Russett homeowners and report the findings in a timely manner. The committee is a neutral apolitical committee that serves at the pleasure of the board and reports their findings directly to the Russett Board of Directors.

West County Goes to Washington

Members of the New Development Committee, Board of Directors, and others met with U.S. Representative Ben Cardin (Democrat Third District) on May 4, 2005, to discuss matters of interest to West County homeowners.

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Agenda for next meeting.

Notes from New Development Committee Meetings

NDC-Indentified Impacts Reference Documents

Typical and current New Development items being monitored by the committee in and around RCA:

• Oak Hill Youth Center (effort to close the DC-run Juvenile Detention Center)
• Protecting wetlands on 10 acres Federal land adjacent to Neighborhoods 12A and 13A
• Protecting the 75 acres Board of Education (BOE) Land
• Slot machine legislation and mitigation of impacts to the community. 
• Intercounty Connector (ICC) (route announced in July 2005)
• West County Post Office 
• Wal-Mart Expansion
• BRAC and new development pressures to our area.
• Suburban and Tipton Airport
• Patuxent Nature Preserve

NDC Committee Members:

Tim Mical,                Chair
Tim Reyburn,           Board Liaison
Marylin Schactman  Secretary

Chris Masak             12A Parcel Rep

Joe Franco               Board member