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DUNCAN NAMES MEMBERS OF
NEW STEERING COMMITTEE ON
SILVER SPRING REDEVELOPMENT        For Immediate Release:  Feb. 11, 1997


     Montgomery County Executive Douglas M. Duncan today named 29 members to serve
on the newly established Silver Spring Redevelopment Steering Committee, in addition to the
two co-chairs he announced last month.
     "This committee will be very instrumental in guiding a successful strategy for
redeveloping and revitalizing downtown Silver Spring," said Duncan.  "I'm delighted that so
many outstanding Silver Spring area leaders are willing to give their valuable time and effort
to help ensure a bright future for their community," said Duncan.
     Steve Silverman, a Silver Spring attorney and immediate past president of the Greater
Silver Spring Chamber of Commerce, and Laura Steinberg, a PTA leader from the Blair
cluster and a school system employee, were named previously by Duncan to head the new
steering committee.
     The 31-member committee is comprised of representatives of civic, business and
community groups in the Silver Spring area, and at-large members from throughout the
community, including members of minority groups and education organizations.  In addition
to the 31 voting members, the committee includes an ex-officio membership made up of the
State senators and delegates from Districts 18 and 20.  The steering committee's mission will
be to address issues related to the redevelopment and revitalization of Silver Spring.
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     Newly appointed members of the Silver Spring Redevelopment Steering Committee
include:  Charles Askew, a teacher and community outreach coordinator from Blair High
School; Charles Atwell, chair of the Silver Spring Urban District and a Silver Spring
business owner; Lance Bailey, a local architect; Frankie Blackburn; vice president of the
Montgomery Housing Partnership and a founding member of Silver Spring Vision; and
Randy Boehm, co-chair of the Gateway Coalition.
     Also, Michael Diegel, co-chair of the 4R (Retail, Restaurants, Recreation,
Revitalization) group; Marc Elrich, a Takoma Park city councilmember; Roberta Faul-
Zeitler, founder of Citizens for Sensible Development and a public relations consultant; Dr.
Eleanor Franklin, Dean of Howard University's Silver Spring education center; Suzette
Goldstein, an architect/urban planner and member of the Silver Spring Center Citizens
Advisory Board; Michael Gerecht, a Silver Spring small business owner; Leslie Hanley, of
the Seven-Oaks Civic Association and the 4R group; Barbara Henry, president of Voters for
a Better Blair; Jose Hernandez, a designee of the Latino Civic Rights Task Force; Jamie
Karn, president-elect of the Silver Spring-Takoma Traffic Coalition; and Jon Lourie, an
architect and former president of the Woodside Park Civic Association
     Also, Laurel McFarland, president of the Woodside Forest Civic Association; Wendy
Perdue, co-chair of the previous Silver Spring Redevelopment Advisory Board; John
Robinson, president of the Allied Civic Group and co-chair of the previous Silver Spring
Redevelopment Advisory Board; Victoria Rose, of the Rosemary Hills Civic Association;
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Cynthia Rubenstein, co-chair of the Long Branch Neighborhood Initiative and a member of
the Silver Spring Center Advisory Board; Webb Smedley, a planner and a member of the
previous Silver Spring Redevelopment Advisory Board; and Sam Statland, a Silver Spring
business owner and member of the Silver Spring Transportation Management Advisory
Committee.
     Also, Sally Sternbach, a past president of the Greater Silver Spring Chamber of
Commerce and co-chair of the previous Silver Spring Redevelopment Advisory Board;
Sutonta Thumprasert, a Silver Spring restaurant owner and a member of the Silver Spring
Center Citizens Advisory Board; Rev. James Todhunter, of Community Vision; Gustavo
Torres, a representative of CASA; Dr. Heija Wheeler, provost of Montgomery College-
Takoma Park; and Arthur Williams, of the NAACP.

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