anchorEstimated Schedule
Planning for renovations to the conservatory and surrounding grounds and gardens, the rose garden, and accessibility improvements: FY24-25. Renovation and modernization work will continue indefinitely.
anchor Justification
Visitor Survey (1995). Brookside Gardens Master Plan (2004), including data from several focus groups held during the planning process and public testimony at planning board hearings. Renovations address critical maintenance needs for the 50-year-old facility that is one of M-NCPPC's most popular destinations and a regional tourist attraction. Brookside Gardens Master Plan approved by Montgomery County Planning Board, March 3, 2005. These renovations are also required to ensure that this unique facility in Montgomery Parks portfolio is in compliance with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
anchorFiscal Note
A FY22 contribution of $250k for the Rose Garden renewal project was added. FY15 transfer in of $451k of Current Revenue and GO Bonds from SGDA P058755 and Trails Hard Surface Design and Construction P768673. FY14 transfer in of $460k GO bonds from Black Hill Trail P058701, Montrose Trail P038707, and Rock Creek Sewer P098701. $1.2m of Program Open Space for Greenhouse Project. Additional private donations of $1.374m were raised for the greenhouse, public artwork, a gatehouse, site furnishings and other improvements.
anchorDisclosures
A pedestrian impact analysis has been completed for this project.
M-NCPPC asserts that this project conforms to the requirement of relevant local plans, as required by the Maryland Economic Growth, Resource Protection and Planning Act.
anchorCoordination
Friends of Brookside Gardens, Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection, Small Grants/Donor Assisted Capital Improvements, PDF 058755, Montgomery Parks Foundation, Wheaton Regional Park Improvements PDF 871904.