The Montgomery County Planning Board is taking up the draft plan for Kensington redevelopment on Thursday and the planning staff is recommending it be shipped off to the county council for their consideration.

From there, the council will schedule more hearings for public comment (which will likely include lots of concerned statements from longtime residents who are worried the quiet burg will get overdeveloped). Supporters of a revised town center plan however, note that, as Kensington’s population ages, folks will want to move into smaller living spaces like apartments and condos.