About SSARPC

The SSARPC Steering Committee consists of people who live in the Sandy Spring-Ashton area and who want to see the area remain rural.  The Sandy Spring-Ashton Master Plan, which is very definitive about how the area is to be kept rural, is used as our guide about how this should be done.  The Committee brings together people from different professions, including an architect, a landscape architect, educators, civic leaders and people with technical expertise.  Most of all, the members are energetically dedicated to ensuring that future developments recognize the need to remain rural and conform to the Master Plan.

The Committee hired some experts residing outside the area to provide education and support for their efforts.  These included a land use lawyer and a town planner, both who provided their services at greatly reduced rates.  However, we still need to use a large portion of the donations we receive to pay these professionals.

One of the major goals of SSARPC is to keep the community informed and educated about development in the area.  This has been accomplished through electronic mailings, town meetings and informal discussion groups.  We encourage community members to voice their opinions to the Montgomery County Planning Board, the developers, and within the community, so that the community's opinions and ideas will be heard by those making decisions.