"Like life, liberty and democracy, clean water is not something we can take for granted."
~ Scott Fosler, keynote address at Regional Water Forum 2017 (transcript of keynote)
~ Scott Fosler, keynote address at Regional Water Forum 2017 (transcript of keynote)
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It is with a heavy heart we share the passing of Scott Fosler, an MCA board member and long time advocate for the Ag Reserve and local water supply. Both in and out of elected office, Scott was a true champion of the Reserve, our regional water supply and good governance.
"We are all the beneficiaries of, and are inspired by, Scott’s foresight, decency, and intelligence. " Says Lee Langstaff, MCA's Board President.
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Ag Reserve architect and former planning Chair Royce Hanson recalls, "Scott was present and accounted for at the creation of the Agricultural Reserve. As president of the Montgomery County Council in 1980, he cast one of the five votes for adoption of the functional master plan for Preservation of Agriculture and Rural Open Space and the zoning map amendment that applied the Rural Density Transfer Zone, creating what became the Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve. He played a critical role in the establishment of Little Seneca Lake as part of the emergency water supply system and in negotiation of the 1983 Low Flow Agreement governing regional water usage in drought emergencies. These interconnected interests as a council member continued in his role as a civic activist and mayor of the Town of Chevy Chase. He understood and promoted the value of the Reserve for the quality of life for whole county and as an example for the nation and put his passion for conservation to work, serving as vice-chair of the Montgomery County Ad Hoc Agricultural Policy Working Group, and as a member of the boards of the Montgomery Countryside Alliance and Friends of Ten Mile Creek, as well a board president of the Audubon Society. An exemplar of Montgomery County citizenship, Scott brought insight from his his broad national and international experience, his professional expertise and skills to the service of his community."
MCA Board Chair Mike Rubin remarks, "Scott was one of a small group who not only helped create the Agricultural Reserve but fought to see that it survived. He was a voice of reason over many years. His legislative knowledge and conservation philosophy helped form policies that affected the preservation of the Reserve.
He was always available for consultation and advice and an inspiration to me in my own efforts to play a part in the endeavor to assure the survival of this extraordinary creation. "
He was always available for consultation and advice and an inspiration to me in my own efforts to play a part in the endeavor to assure the survival of this extraordinary creation. "
Scott Fosler at at tour of Ten Mile Creek - he was instrumental in the Save Ten Mile Creek campaign that set the watershed on the path to protection and as a Board Member of Friends of Ten Mile Creek he continued to ensure it's protection.
Scott's service will be April 19th. More information in his full obituary here.
