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The Yards Save Save Yards Sales,Page2 Real Estate Can Our Our Can v Entertainment,Page6 v Cocktail Accessories, Page5 CocktailAccessories, v KennyLourie,Page7 Photos by Deb Stevens/The Almanac Potomac REAL ESTATE May, 2021 Top Sales In May, 2021, 78 Potomac homes sold between $3,250,000-$439,000. 8 12504 Palatine Court — $1,900,000 3 10100 Gary Road — $2,375,000 7 9200 Pegasus Court — $1,925,000 4 8924 Belmart Road — $2,350,000 D ar ne st ow n Q J u o i n n c e s e O r c h a r T d u R rk e o y a d Fo 2 ot 10011 Avenel Farm Drive R oad — $2,420,000 E sw or Dufief th d y a o a R ec d ill Sen R d M a e o s len 1 R u G 8541 Horseshoe Lane l o Que il h r y M g in t e — $3,250,000 e M y G e h le n ila n i Trav P S t 8 o n Address ..................................BR FB HB Postal City .....Sold Price ... Type ........Lot AC . Postal Code ... Subdivision....... Date Sold e y C e Montros Road re e k R 1 8541 HORSESHOE LN POTOMAC RANCH o ...........6 ...5 ...3 ....POTOMAC .$3,250,000 ... 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Detached .. 2.45 ........20854 ..POTOMAC RANCH . 05/03/21 Pe lv O B r y a sim le k d ly a 495 n Br m 8 12504 PALATINE CT D i ........... 5 ...4 ...1 ....POTOMAC .$1,900,000 ... Detached .. 2.00 ........20854 ......PALATINE SUB ..... 05/14/21 7 ri on ve 4 B ri Copyright 2021 Mark etStats for ShowingTime. Source: Bright MLS as of May 31, 2021 ck 2 Tree y a 1 r d R http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/news/2021/jun/15/potomac-home-sales-may-2021/ oad R o a d 22 vv PotomacPotomac AlmanacAlmanac v v July July 21-27, 21-27, 2021 2021 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Mac Athu 495 r Blvd. C la r a B art on Rd. Photos by Deb Stevens/The Almanac News Potomac REAL ESTATE Five Montgomery County May, 2021 Councilmembers on Top Sales American Legion Bridge to I-270 ontgomery Coun- through ongoing toll revenue. In May, 2021, 78 Potomac homes sold ty Councilmembers It should also be noted that between $3,250,000-$439,000. MHans Riemer, Gabe the express toll lanes and their Albornoz, Andrew Friedson, direct connections to several Nancy Navarro and Craig Rice crossing roads afford the op- 8 12504 Palatine Court — $1,900,000 released the following state- portunity to provide high-speed ment in advance of the Trans- bus rapid transit service up and portation Planning Board vote down the I-270 Corridor and to regarding rebuilding the Ameri- Tysons Corner, Dulles Airport, 3 10100 Gary Road can Legion Bridge and adding ca- and other destinations in Vir- — $2,375,000 pacity to I-270: ginia. “In a letter to the County Coun- “In addition to sustained cil today, Maryland Transportation funding for transit priorities as Secretary Greg Slater clarified part of a multi-modal project, the State’s commitment to fund we will continue to advocate for a major transit project serving changes to the project that: suffi- 7 9200 Pegasus Court Montgomery County with toll rev- ciently mitigate impacts on resi- — $1,925,000 enue from Maryland’s program to dents and businesses; safeguards expand capacity for the American the interests of Montgomery Legion Bridge and I-270 Corridor. County taxpayers; and achieves “This new commitment builds an appropriate and respectful on prior changes we have been resolution to protect sensitive asking for, including removing community resources such as the 4 8924 Belmart Road — $2,350,000 the eastern section of the belt- Moses Morningstar Cemetery. way from the plan, rebuilding the “We hope to move forward American Legion Bridge so that and work collaboratively and it can structurally support a fu- constructively with Secretary ture transit line, and including a Slater on these issues of con- Some Recent Deck Collapses shared use trail on the bridge. cern and to do so in a way that “For more than a decade, Mont- does not make the much-need- ete Piringer, public information officer for Mont- @mcfrsPIO on Twitter: gomery County has supported ed improvements to the Ameri- gomery County Fire and Rescue, @mcfrsPIO, Recent deck collapses - Check your Deck - DYK @ adding capacity to the American can Legion Bridge ineligible for Preports that almost all residential deck collapses MontgomeryCoMD 95% of the residential deck col- Legion Bridge and the Beltway federal approval and funding. in Montgomery County occur because of a failure at lapses @mcfrs respond to occur because of a failure west of the I-270 Spur, in the con- “Ultimately, we recognize the point where the deck meets the house. Here is a of some sort at point where deck meets the house or text of a multi-modal approach to that Montgomery County must graphic that provides a checklist for deck safety. what is commonly known as the ledger. the 270 Corridor. Based on recent remain tightly connected with conversations, we appreciate the the rest of the Washington met- State’s new commitment to spe- ropolitan region. With a real D ar ne st cifically fund design of one of our transit alternative and further ow n Barnes Named Chair of longstanding transit priorities, opportunities to work with the Q u either the Corridor Cities Tran- State to improve the project J o i n n c e s e sitway or bus rapid transit on moving forward, we believe the O r Congressional Board of Ethics c h a Route 355, at the outset of the County should vote to allow the r T d u R rk e o project and work collaborative- project to be included in the ‘Vi- y a ancy Pelosi, speaker of the from which he retired in 2010, and d Fo 2 ot 10011 Avenel Farm Drive U.S. House of Representa- served as President of the Brady ly with the County to develop sualize 2045’ air quality confor- R oad — $2,420,000 Ntives, named Mike Barnes Center to Prevent Gun Violence. plans for construction, opera- mance analysis at the Transpor- E sw tion, and final delivery funded tation Planning Board.” or Dufief as Chair of the Governing Board of Barnes is also Lead Director and th d y a o a R the Office of Congressional Ethics Chair of the Governance Commit- ec d ill Sen R d M a e o s len 1 R u G 8541 Horseshoe Lane effective upon the resignation of tee of WGL Holdings, Inc and its o Bulletin Board l Que il h r y M g in David Skaggs on July 16, 2021, for subsidiary, Washington Gas Light t e — $3,250,000 e M Submit civic/community announce- Duo. y the remainder of the Skaggs’ term. Company, which provides natural G e h le n ila n i ments at ConnectionNewspapers.com/ Trav P Mike Barnes is a Senior Fellow at gas and electricity service to more S t 8 o Calendar. Photos and artwork wel- COUNTY TO RESUME n Address ..................................BR FB HB Postal City .....Sold Price ... Type ........Lot AC . Postal Code ... Subdivision....... Date Sold e the Center for International Policy than 1,000,000 customers in Mary- y come. Deadline is Thursday at noon, C e Montros Road LATE FEES re e in Washington. land, Virginia and DC. k at least two weeks before event. R 1 8541 HORSESHOE LN POTOMAC RANCH Starting August 1, the Montgomery o ...........6 ...5 ...3 ....POTOMAC .$3,250,000 ... Detached .. 2.00 ........20854 .. 05/06/21 a Barnes was a Member of the Barnes is a graduate of the Uni- d County Department of Transporta- R o ad T 270 u U.S. House of Representatives versity of North Carolina at Chapel tion will resume collecting late fees c THURSDAY/JULY 22 k 2 10011 AVENEL FARM DR ....6 ...6 ...3 ....POTOMAC .$2,420,000 ... Detached .. 2.01 ........20854 ...........AVENEL .......... 05/14/21 6 e r for outstanding unpaid parking m an Lane from 1978 until 1987 and served Hill, studied international relations Thursdays in the Park Free Concert Se- d 3 Mike Barnes ries.