The following stories have been hand-selected by the Assignment Desk at News4:
MORE DEVELOPMENT TO BETHESDA
Gazette: "Changes to the proposed Rock Springs Centre -- a 50-acre collection of offices, shops and apartments near Walter Johnson High School in Bethesda -- were approved today in what could be a sign of life for the once-troubled development. The Montgomery County Planning Board voted unanimously in favor of allowing Washington, D.C.,-developer DRI Development Services LLC to alter its plans for the site -- originally approved in stages between 2004 and 2006 -- located across Rock Spring Drive from the high school."
CHEMICAL-EATING BUGS
Insidenova.com/ap: " The Defense Logistics Agency is looking to use chemical-eating bugs to help clean up the area around the Defense Supply Center in Richmond.An agency study on using the microscopic to restore and protect the environment at the site was developed with support from the Environmental Protection Agency and the state Department of Environmental Quality."
YIELD TO THE GOLF CART
Loudoun Times: " Residents in some of Virginia’s smaller towns have been using an alternate means of transportation to get around town — golf carts. Now lawmakers are looking to set restrictions on where these carts can go. With it’s share of golf communities, such as Belmont Country Club and River Creek Country Club, Loudoun could be impacted by an increase in golf carts scooting around some roads across the county."
