anchor Description
Phase 1 of this project provided a new 400' diameter cricket field with concrete pitch and supporting infrastructure (including 50 parking spaces, entrance road, pedestrian plaza, two shade structures, walkways, batting cage, SWM, and landscaping) that opened in 2019 within South Germantown Recreational Park. Future phases may include full irrigation, field lighting, additional parking, additional landscaping, loop trail, and a second field.
anchorEstimated Schedule
Under Construction. Phase 2 design to begin in FY23.
anchor Justification
The site selection and concept plan for this project was approved by the Montgomery County Planning Board on July 30, 2015. The 2012 Park Recreation and Open Space (PROS) plan estimated a need for four dedicated cricket fields in Montgomery County by the year 2022.
anchorFiscal Note
In FY22, $250k slipped from FY24 to FY25 for fiscal capacity.
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.