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From the Takoma Park Department of Housing and Community Development:

The Montgomery County Planning Board seeks applicants for a community advisory committee to work with its planners as they craft a plan for the proposed Metro Purple Line, slated to connect Bethesda and New Carrollton.

The advisory committee will help planners analyze the transit line's potential impacts on the community. Called a functional master plan, the resulting product will lay out the Planning Department's recommendations for the type of transit—light rail or rapid bus—alignment, and station locations in Montgomery County.

The Purple Line functional master plan will provide a framework for the Montgomery County Planning Board to react quickly to the MTA's recommendations for the alignment of either light rail or rapid bus transit, expected by summer 2008.

If you are interested in serving on the advisory committee, please submit your letter of interest by Friday, July 13, 2007 to Tom Autrey, Transportation Planning Division thomas.autrey@mncppc-mc.org, Fax: (301) 495-495-1302.

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The Maryland-National Capital Park Police, Montgomery County Division is investigating two armed robberies at the Wheaton Ice Rink located at 11710 Orebaugh Ave, Wheaton, MD. The incidents took place on February 11, 2007 at 12:20 a.m. and March 13, 2007 at 10:29 a.m. In both cases three males wearing masks entered the facility with guns and stole an undisclosed amount of money. No one was hurt during these incidents.

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March 15, 2007 (2:30PM)
At approximately 1:28 PM, Police officials were summoned to the 8200 block of Sligo Creek Parkway for the report of a victim suffering from a gunshot wound. Officials found the victim suffering from an apparent self inflicted gunshot wound. The victim was pronounced deceased at the scene. No further information is available.

To track information from the police department, visit: www.takomaparkmd.gov/police/index.html .

— D/Cpl. Andrew M. John
Takoma Park Police
Police Information Officer

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