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Donna Baron (Scale-it-back.com)

Coordinator, The Gaithersburg - North Potomac - Rockville Coalition, online at www.scale-it-back.com
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Blog: Belward Farm and our Truth- and Transparency-Challenged County (in North Potomac-Darnestown Patch)

According to a newly discovered internal Johns Hopkins University letter from 1988, Montgomery County worked hand-in-hand with Johns Hopkins to deceive Belward Farm’s late owner, Elizabeth Banks.

Blog: Johns Hopkins, Seriously, Are You Freaking Kidding Me?

Johns Hopkins seems determined to play the role of a selfish 900 pound bully. JHU bought Belward Farm from Elizabeth Banks for a song and now they are determined to make a financial killing on it.

Opinion

BLOG: WeAreMoCo—Who We Are and Why We Are Doing What We’re Doing

WeAreMoCo.org is a communication network for Montgomery County residents to share information of individual concern for countywide consumption.

The World-Class Science City and the Corridor Cities Transitway: What is the latest reality? (in North Potomac-Darnestown Patch)

The proposed Science City and the Corridor Cities Transitway (CCT) have been debated, over and over and over, but what is the truth about these projects?

Local Connections

Community Defends Belward In Response to Gazette Editorial (in North Potomac-Darnestown Patch)

Elizabeth Banks' family and the residents near Belward Farm react negatively to a Gazette editorial.

Transportation

The Corridor Cities Transitway: Facts and Issues (in North Potomac-Darnestown Patch)

The Corridor Cities Transitway (CCT) is the trigger for the stages of the Great Seneca Science Corridor Master Plan.

A Johns Hopkins University rendering of the preferred design concept for the Belward Farm campus.

Real Estate

Belward Farm: The 1997 Plan vs. the Current Plan (in North Potomac-Darnestown Patch)

In 1997, Elizabeth Banks, her family and Johns Hopkins crafted a plan for a campus on Belward Farm which was scrapped after she passed away. Hopkins' new plan is totally inconsistent with her wishes.

Business

Elizabeth Banks’ Intentions for Belward Farm (in North Potomac-Darnestown Patch)

Elizabeth Banks, the late owner of Belward Farm, expressed her concerns about the future of her farm to her neighbors. She feared that Johns Hopkins would not honor her wishes.

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