Developer sees path to tear down Lakeforest Mall sooner than planned

Lakeforest Mall’s owners have redoubled their efforts to persuade Gaithersburg officials to adopt an ordinance that would help speed up redevelopments like theirs. Representatives for South Carolina-based WRS Realty penned a letter earlier this month, its second such appeal, to city officials asking them to take up local legislation that would let the two sides strike what’s known as a Development Rights and Responsibilities Agreement, or DRRA.