Mid-County Regional Services Center

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Mid-County Regional Services Center Director, Ana
van Balen
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The Mid-County Service Center was established in
1978 to serve Wheaton, Kemp Mill, Aspen Hill,
Glenmont, Layhill, and Kensington and was further
expanded in 1990 to include Norbeck, Olney, Sandy
Spring, Upper Rock Creek, and Brookeville. The
Center links the 222,491 residents and businesses
with the Montgomery County Maryland governmental
departments and agencies.
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Demographics of Mid-CountySource Most recent
data from ESRI ArcGIS.com (projects based on
Census Data, ACS 2012-5Yr)
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Liaison with Other County Departments

• Coordinate projects among multiple agencies
• Assist other Departments in the area with
  outreach on their projects
• Recommend programs and/or services
  specifically tailored to the needs of the
  Mid-County community
• Provide input from the community to our
  leaders to assist them in making policy and
  other decisions

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Current Projects

• BRT on Georgia Avenue Viers Mill
• BPPAs
• Capitol Improvement Projects
• Wheaton Library/Recreation Center
• Wheaton Redevelopment
• Code Enforcement
• Outreach for Libraries
• Work with Neighborhoods on Quality-of-Life Issues

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BRT Mission and Next Steps

• Mission
• To provide input to the planning and design
  process
• Address potential community impacts
• Educate and help build consensus within the
  community
• Next steps
• Member selection December/Early January
• Kick-Off Meeting with all CAC members
  February/March
• Subsequent CAC Meetings Spring 2015 Onward

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Advisory Boards

• Mid-County Citizens Advisory Board
• Wheaton Urban District Advisory Committee
• Comprised of residents/businesses throughout
  Mid-County
• Appointed by the County Executive confirmed by
  the County Council
• Mandate is to advise County officials on services
  and needs
• Meet throughout the community
• Forums-
• Capitol Improvement Forums
• Operating Budget Forum Jan. 22nd
• Information on advisory boards can be found at
  www.montgomerycountymd.gov/midcounty

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Weekly Newsletter

• Newsletter contains
• County news
• Upcoming events
• Job openings
• Subscribe at
• www.montgomerycountymd.gov/midcounty

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Contact Information

• Ana L. van Balen
• Office 240-777-8101 (office)
• Cell 301-326-0433 (cell)
• Email Analopez.vanbalen_at_montgomerycountymd.gov
• Website www.montgomerycountymd.gov/midcounty
• Facebook www.facebook.com/pages/Mid-County-Region
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• Twitter _at_anavanbalen