There have been some interesting developments recently regarding the possible designation of the COMSAT Labs property for listing in the Montgomery County Master Plan for Historic Preservation. The Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) of Montgomery Planning has received a recommendation on January 22, 2025 from John Liebertz, Cultural Resource Planner III, Countywide Planning and Policy Division,Montgomery Planning, supporting inclusion of the COMSAT Laboratories property in the Master Plan, with the intention of forwarding this recommendation to the Montgomery County Planning Board in connection with its consideration of the Clarksburg Gateway Sector Plan now under consideration by the Planning Board and ultimately the County Council. Based on the recommendation (see pages 4-5 in particular), it appears as though the materials that we have assembled in the I Remember COMSAT Project, as well as other inputs provided by COMARA, played an important role in support of this recommendation.
Click here to read the Montgomery Historic Preservation Commission Report dated January 22, 2025.