South Park News

How to Buy an Abandoned Property

Is there a vacant, blighted house on your block that you want to rescue from abandonment but can’t reach its owner? If it’s tax delinquent, the Montgomery County Depositor Foreclosure program can send it to auction. Learn how it works.

New houses, townhomes and flats coming to South Park

Developers plan to build 63 flat units, 15 townhomes and 10 single-family homes just east of the Flats at South Park. Attend Plan Board meeting July 10 and 11 to ask questions, share concerns.

Emerson Academy submits plan to solve years of traffic headaches on Hickory Street

Update: Members who attended our June 27 meeting asked Emerson Academy to submit a different idea, one they previously considered, using Buckeye Street and the current bus turnaround for private vehicle access.