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The building is a traditional design, all brick.  It is 3650 square feet in area, 19 feet high, 40 feet wide, and 90 feet long.

There will be brass letters on the wall identifying the bank.  The bank itself will have a red sign, as is used in the other Chevy Chase bank buildings.

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Is there a place where we can see a similar building?  There is a new branch bank in Savage, off Route 1.  There are two in Laurel (one on Route 1 and another on Contee Road), but these branches do not have a nice setting, as Ashton does.  The branch bank in Colesville is the same size, but doesn’t have any landscaping.

Did the bank think of having an entrance off of Porter Street?  It was decided by the bank to keep the Porter Street side for residential purposes only.  The area south of the bank will continue to be residential, and the bank representatives said these residents would prefer not to have a lot of traffic.  There will be a substantial amount of landscaping done to shield Porter Street from the bank traffic.  The narrowest landscaped area adjoining Porter Street will have 30 feet of trees, which will increase to 50 feet in some places.  There will be 31 parking places.

What about the lighting?  There will be no more external lighting than for other Chevy Chase branches.  The bank uses recessed, facing down lighting.  There will be enough lighting for safety, particularly around the walk-up ATM.  The bank agreed to work with SSARPC representatives and other developers of Ashton to choose a style of lighting that will be consistent throughout the streetscape of Ashton Village Center.  If a light goes out, there will be electronic mail sent and a phone call automatically made, so that maintenance will be done within a day.

What is the timeline?  The bank developers have met with staff from Montgomery County Park and Planning, and representatives from the SSARPC Steering Committee were there as well.  The bank representatives said that Park and Planning staff did not seem to have concerns about the preliminary plans.  On January 19, the plans will be officially submitted to Montgomery County Park and Planning.  If all goes as planned, the project will start construction in October.  If any group would like to meet with the developers, please contact [deleted, see Let Your Voice Be Heard!].

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