Somerset to Vote on Deannexing Tract; Some Worry That New High-Rise Dwellers Could Control Town

The Washington Post | September 19, 1987| | Copyright

Residents of Somerset, a tiny enclave of exclusive single-family houses just over the District line in Montgomery County, have debated for years whether to deannex the town's 18-acre Bergdoll tract while they fought various development proposals for the site in court.

Now, with the first of three 20-story luxury condominiums about to be occupied, a majority of the town's residents want to put the question to a vote. To that end, 453 of the town's 738 registered voters have signed a petition calling for deannexation and asking for a referendum on the issue.

Mayor Walter J. Behr said the ...

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