Duncan Seeks Applicants for Silver Spring Transportation System Management Advisory Committee

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Contact: Kathy Zieger, 240-777-2500
For Immediate Release: January 16, 2001

Duncan Seeks Applicants For
Silver Spring Transportation System
Management Advisory Committee

County Executive Douglas M. Duncan is seeking applicants to fill three partial-term vacancies on the Silver Spring Transportation System Management Advisory Committee. One vacancy must be filled by a representative of a small business which employs less than 50 people in the Silver Spring business district. One vacancy must be filled by a Silver Spring Chamber of Commerce representative. One vacancy must be filled by a representative of a large business which employs 50 or more people in the Central Business District.

The advisory committee monitors employer plans, proposes guidelines for lessening traffic, reviews traffic patterns and makes recommendations on commuting, parking and other related matters.

The committee consists of 12 voting members along with four non-voting members who represent the County's Department of Public Works and Transportation, Department of Police, the Planning Board and the Silver Spring Center. Members serve three-year terms without compensation, meeting the second Thursday of the month at 8 a.m. in Silver Spring. Additional meetings may be held as necessary.

Applicants should write by February 2 to County Executive Douglas M. Duncan at the Executive Office Building, 101 Monroe Street, Rockville, MD 20850. A brief resume, including home and work telephone numbers, should be enclosed. Incumbents reapplying should indicate their employment status in their letter or send an updated resume. Members of County boards, committees and commissions may not serve on more than one such group at a time.

Duncan's appointments are subject to confirmation by the County Council. Applications of those selected for appointment are made public as part of the confirmation process.

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