The Silver Spring Penguin

Apparently, no one told the powers that be that this Saturday was Cinco de Mayo. Get a load of this week’s schedule:

Tuesday. The county council considers a parking-rate increase for Montgomery Hills, and re-examines road design for the entire county. The mental wheels turn in Rockville starting at 1:30 p.m.

Thursday. The planning board gets the scoop on creating great urban spaces from Richard Heapes, with the New York-based consulting firm that helped design Bethesda Row. Heapes breaks it down at the board’s headquarters (8787 Georgia Ave) at 1:00 p.m.

That evening, the board gets an earful from George Washington University students, who present a talk on development and quality of life. That discussion starts at 7:00 p.m.

Thursday. Journalist Carole Douglis discusses climate change at the Silver Spring Public Library (8901 Colesville Rd). The talk starts at 7:00 p.m.

Saturday. The planning board wants to hear from you (and everybody else) in a forum on future growth. Bring your gripes and recommendations to the board’s headquarters (8787 Georgia Ave) between 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.

Saturday. Once you’ve unloaded on the planning board, stroll over to the Turf (Fenton Street at Ellsworth Drive), where the citizens advisory board gives details on the proposed Veterans Plaza. The details drop between 1:00 p.m. and 1:20 p.m.

From the Turf, head to the Round House Theatre (8641 Colesville Rd) for continued discussions about the plaza. That runs from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Last one to the bar on Saturday eats the worm!