Whitemarsh Master Plan

8/5/2011 Update
Council Accepted Master Plan (Final)

6/15/2011 Update
The Whitemarsh Park Master Plan is scheduled for Council acceptance at the July 5 council meeting.

12/10/2010 Update
Whitemarsh Park DRAFT Master Plan Public Presentation

11/16/2010 Update
On Monday, November 8 at 8:00 p.m. City staff and the City’s consultant, Lardner/Klein Landscape Architects, PC, presented the DRAFT Master Plan Concept to City Council.  The meeting was attended by several representatives from the various athletic programs who utilize Whitemarsh Park for their respective sports, members of the press and staff.

City Council and attending members offered several comments regarding the plan, but were very supportive of the plan as presented.

View a copy of the DRAFT Master Plan.

The final step in the preparation of the master plan will be to obtain public comment on the master plan concept.  On December 7 at 7:00 p.m. in the Multi-purpose Room in City Hall, located at 2614 Kenhill Drive, Bowie, MD 20715, a presentation will be presented by staff and the Consultant.  The presentation will provide some background on the project and the steps that were taken throughout its preparation.  The public is encouraged to attend and offer comment of the plan.

Whitemarsh Park DRAFT Master Plan Public Meeting Press Release

11/8/2010
Council Worksession DRAFT Master Plan Concept Presentation

9/15/2010
Meeting Minutes & Agenda

8/19/2010
SHA Meeting Results

6/30/2010
Meeting Agenda
Meeting Minutes

6/1/2010
Meeting Agenda
Presentation - "Issues & Opportunities"

5/5/2010 Update
On Tuesday, May 4 at 7:00 p.m. a kick-off meeting was held at City Hall in room #204 (moved from Rm #111) for the preparation of a Whitemarsh Park Master Plan. 

In attendance were:  Elisabeth Lardner and Jacob Clark of Lardner/Klein Landscape Architects PC; Charlie Jacobs of the City’s Community Recreation Committee (CRC); Pete Cipolla, of Bowie Sport Fit; Jason Craddock and Fred Phipps of the Bowie Boys & Girls Club Football program; Ryan Metzbower (Park Management Intern); and the following City Staff: Sally Hein, Frank Stevens, Annette Esterheld, Nick Spurgeon, and Matt Reno (absent were Ed Hall and Alan Forney).

Representatives from the following athletic organizations were asked to participate on the steering committee and invited to attend the meeting, however were not in attendance:  BBGC Football Commissioner- Dwayne Grey; BBGC Lacrosse Commissioner- Gary Hahn; BBGC Baseball Commissioner- Joe Bechtel; St. Pius X CYO Baseball- Ray Smith; Grace Christian Baseball- Dan Servi; Bowie Kickball League- Mark Villee.

The Steering Committee plans to add to the committee a representative from the City’s Environmental Advisory Committee- (Representative to be determined at the May 5 EAC meeting)

The meeting included 1) introductions, 2) an overview of Scope of Services and milestones for the Master Plan, 3) brief discussion on needs and desires of attendees, 4) a brief discussion on best time to hold future meetings, and 5) a discussion on data needing to be provided to the Consultant.

Meeting attendees were asked to compile the below information and submit to City staff by May 19:

The next meeting is expected to take place in early June (date, time, and location to be determined; however it looks like those in attendance prefer to meet in early morning or afternoon, rather than the evening, as this would conflict with practice schedules). 

5/4 Meeting Agenda
Map distributed at 5/4 meeting

4/20/10 Update
On Tuesday May 4th at 7 p.m. a preliminary meeting of the Whitemarsh Park Master Plan Group will take place. Staff members involved in the project and stakeholders representing various park user groups will be invited to attend. Dates, times and locations for future group meetings and community meetings will be determined at that time.

4/1/10 Update
The City of Bowie is pleased to announce that Lardner/Klein Landscape Architects, PC has been retained as its consultant to work with the public and staff on the development of a master plan for Whitemarsh Park.  Currently staff is working on identifying staff members to be assigned to the Whitemarsh Park Master Plan Steering Committee who will work closely with the consultant throughout the development of the plan.

Questions and comments can be directed to Matt Reno at 301-809-3076 or email mreno@cityofbowie.org.