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Damascus downtown revival wins state award
Damascus earns the Maryland Downtown Development Association Pride in Place and Progress award for its Commercial Improvement Program. Project manager Marian Hershenson cites expanded planning, preserved town character, better traffic flow, new bank buildings and the Ridgeview Shopping Center, plus revived Druid Theatre and landscaping. County Executive Duncan highlights statewide recognition as proof of neighborhood revitalization in Montgomery County.
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Damascus
Maryland
Marian Hershenson
Bellisons Market
MD. 27
Bellisons
Bank
Ridgeview
Druid Theatre
Montgomery County
Damascus Revitalization Committee
Gordon Cooley
Frederick
Emerson Slocum
Hershenson
Maryland Downtown Development Association
Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission
Parris N. Glendening
Ms. Hershenson
Elizabeth Davison
Department of Housing and Community Development
Annapolis
Douglas M. Duncan