Berliner Wants To Know Why County Allowed Sidewalk Closures – County Councilmember Roger Berliner sent a letter to the county’s Department of Transportation asking for a list of each waiver granted to developers who have closed sidewalks for construction projects. Berliner said he’s gotten many complaints, especially from downtown Bethesda, where projects have closed sidewalks for weeks at a time. Berliner also said he wanted to know why the county granted each waiver. [Bethesda Magazine]
Tout De Sweet To Reopen Saturday – Tout de Sweet, the Woodmont Triangle pastry and desert place, will reopen after an expansion that lasted a bit longer than originally planned. The shop (7831 Woodmont Ave.) closed in June before knocking out a wall and taking over part of the vacant former Gaylord Lamps and Shades store next door. The expansion will give Tout de Sweet more kitchen space and more seating. [Tout de Sweet via Twitter]
Residents Question Fairness Of Proposed WSSC Fee System – Some residents at a public meeting on Wednesday in Rockville said WSSC’s proposal for a new, uniform fee system would penalize those who use less water and make efforts to conserve exactly as WSSC has urged. The system would charge everyone based on the size of their water meter, not the amount of water they use. WSSC says it needs a more stable source of revenue to keep up the modernization of its aging infrastructure. [The Gazette]
