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Village Board Approves Resolution Calling
for Congress and the National Park Service to
Remove the Plaque and Inscription from the Fountain in Chevy Chase Circle and Removal of the Memorial Dedication Honoring Francis G. Newlands

At its meeting on Monday, September 14, the Chevy Chase Village Board of Managers voted unanimously to approve a Resolution urging the National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, to remove a plaque and inscription honoring Francis G. Newlands from the fountain within Chevy Chase Circle and calling for an Act of the Congress of the United States to remove the name of, and memorial dedication to, Francis G. Newlands from the fountain within Chevy Chase Circle.
 
The full Resolution can be viewed by clicking on the below link:

https://www.chevychasevillagemd.gov/DocumentCenter/View/3751/ReslNo_09-01-20_NewlandsFountain_091420final-1

Several Daytime Thefts from Unlocked Trucks

Contractors’ vehicles targeted

During the day on Thursday, September 17, Village officers responded to several calls for thefts from unlocked vehicles:

• Three backpacks—loaded with wallets, cell phones and other property—were taken from a work truck in the unit block of Grafton Street.
  
  
• A backpack was taken from a truck in the 3900 block of Oliver Street.
  
  
• A purse was taken from a nanny’s car in the 100 block of E. Lenox Street.
  
  
• A truck was rifled through in the 5600 block of Montgomery Street; nothing was taken.

As officers were trying to sort out what occurred, an alert resident saw a suspicious vehicle stop and discard two backpacks in the middle block of Grafton Street; she called the police right away.  Village officers responded there, recovered the backpacks, and determined that they belonged to two of the three victims from the unit block of Grafton.
 
Anticipating that the thieves might cross the line and victimize DC residents, officers alerted DC police of our thefts.  Soon thereafter, a DC officer contacted the Village Communications Center after he discovered two discarded backpacks on Legation Street, NW.  Sgt. Tiedemann met with the DC officer and was able to identify one of the recovered backpacks as the property of the third Grafton Street victim.  The other backpack belonged to the victim of the Oliver Street theft.
 
Also today, Officer Timmerman located an abandoned backpack in the 4000 block of Oliver Street and a credit card on the pavement near the intersection of Cedar Parkway and Hesketh Street.  His investigation revealed that the items had been stolen from different locations in DC.  Officer Timmerman was able to make contact with the owners and return both items to them.
 
Residents are reminded to lock their cars every time they park—both day and night—and to remove valuable from their cars.  

Stolen Construction Equipment Wasn’t Stolen After All

A subcontractor took the equipment by mistake

On Tuesday (9/15) morning, a contractor reported to Village officers that his $60,000 Kubota skid loader had been stolen overnight from a large project at Brookville Road and Oxford Street.

This morning (9/18), the contractor called the police to report that his skid loader had been returned to him by a subcontractor who took the machine by mistake (oops!). Case closed, thank goodness.  

How to Properly Dispose of Lightbulbs, Batteries and other Household Materials 

Questions have recently been posed regarding the proper disposal of items such as the various types of light bulbs and batteries.  Everyone wants to do the right (recycling) thing, but some items are more confusing than others.  Click on the below link for guidance on the proper disposal of these common household items.

https://www.chevychasevillagemd.gov/Archive.aspx?ADID=830

COVID-19 Testing

Testing Sites Available through the County, State and Private Facilities

Various facilities across the county and state are providing COVID-19 testing for those exhibiting symptoms as well as testing for those who may be asymptomatic and need to be tested for clearance/travel purposes.

To view available testing sites in the county (county government operated and private), visit: https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/covid19/testing.html

To view available testing sites provided by the State of Maryland, visit:
https://coronavirus.maryland.gov/pages/symptoms-testing

Sign-Up for Montgomery County’s COVID-19 Updates

Montgomery County is continuously pushing out useful information and updates related to the COVID-19 health emergency.  Please visit the below site to sign-up for the county’s COVID-19 updates: 
 

https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/MDMONTGOMERY/signup/14849

Join the Village Listserv on Groups.io

CCVillage (CCVillage@Groups.io), is the neighborhood mailing list (listserv) for residents of Chevy Chase Village.  As residents continue to practice social distancing, CCVillage is a resource to allow neighbors to stay connected with one another other.  For more information and to join, visit:

https://www.chevychasevillagemd.gov/Archive.aspx?ADID=806

Are You Prepared?

It is important to be prepared for local weather emergencies. In order the assist residents in their preparedness, the Village in partnership with the Montgomery County Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (OEMHS) offer a number of helpful tools, plans and free alerts to assist and keep you informed. Click on the below link to view this information:

https://www.chevychasevillagemd.gov/Archive.aspx?ADID=813

Emergency Contact Sheet

EMERGENCY - 911
 
Chevy Chase Village Police 
Non Emergency/24hrs - 301-654-7300

Montgomery County Police 
Non Emergency/24hrs - 301-279-8000

Bethesda - Chevy Chase Rescue Squad - 301-652-0077

Chevy Chase Fire Dept
(Opposite Columbia Country Club) - 240-773-4707

Bethesda Fire Dept
(Wisconsin Ave and Bradley Blvd) - 240-773-4706

National Capital Poison Center
(George Washington University Hospital) - 800-222-1222

Utilities
 

Potomac Electric Power Company (PEPCO)

Emergency-Live wires down, power failure - 877-737-2662

Customer Service - 202-833-7500

Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission

Emergency - 301-206-4002

Complaints, Leaks, Information - 301-206-4001

Washington Gas

Emergency - 703-750-1400

Information & Customer Service - 703-750-1000

Comcast - 800-934-6489

Verizon - 800-837-4966

**A cut out sheet is also located on page two of the January 2019 Crier.

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