Village’s Director of Public Works
Retiring After 40 Years of ServiceCommunity Invited to Attend Celebration of Service on June 17 at the Village Hall
On July 13, 2022, Chevy Chase Village’s Director of Public Works, Mr. Jerry Lesesne, will retire after 40 years of service to the residents of the Village. Jerry and his team of five Public Works stewards manage many of the unique services that make the Village such a special place to live, including weekly Special Pickups of bulk items, monthly Hazardous Waste collections, the planting of trees and other shrubbery in Village parks and along publics right-of-way, annual loose leaf collection, weekly yard waste collection, event setups, maintenance of the Village Hall, and clearing of snow and ice from roadways and in the Buffer, Western Grove Park, around the Village Hall and along Connecticut Avenue and Brookville Road. Many of these services either began or were refined under Jerry’s leadership.
Please join us on Friday, June 17 at 6:00 p.m. at the Village Hall to celebrate Jerry’s years of service and to express your thanks and appreciation for his four decades of hard work. RSVPs are requested.
Residents who are unable to attend are invited to submit notes and emails of thanks and to wish Jerry well on his upcoming retirement to ccv@montgomerycountymd.gov.
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TREND: Daytime Thefts from Autos
on the East Side of the VillageWorker vehicles targeted; residents asked to warn their contractorsThe Village Police Department has identified a pattern of daytime thefts from work vehicles on the east side of the Village, which began on May 2. Although it is uncertain if the four thefts have been committed by the same persons, the incidents share strong similarities. Each of the four incidents occurred on east side streets, at similar times, targeted similar vehicles, and the thieves stole similar items.
The four events are as follows:
- May 2 between 10am-noon: Credit cards were stolen from an unlocked work truck in the 6200 block of Western Avenue. No eyewitnesses.
- May 16 between 10am-noon: A wallet containing credit cards was taken from an unlocked work truck in the unit block of E. Irving Street. No eyewitnesses.
- May 18 between 8am-3pm: A window of a car belonging to a domestic worker was smashed and a woman’s backpack—which was visible on the back seat—was stolen in the unit block of E. Lenox Street. No eyewitnesses.
- June 1 at 11am: Credit cards and cash were stolen from an unlocked work truck in the 100 block of Primrose Street. Good information from an eyewitness.
An eyewitness to the June 1 event provided a solid description of a suspect and vehicle involved in the crime:
Suspect:
The thief is described as a Black male, 6’2” tall, medium build, goatee, wearing a red and white baseball cap and a grey T-shirt.
Suspect vehicle:
The car is described as a dark blue Mercedes GL450 SUV with darkly tinted windows.
The thief described above was a front passenger in the SUV. The darkly-tinted windows on the car prevented the eyewitness from seeing the driver.
Village officers are focusing their patrols on this problem. Residents can help by notifying their contractors and domestic workers to remove all valuables from sight and to lock their vehicles AT ALL TIMES, and by calling the Village Police immediately at 301-654-7300 if they see any suspicious person or activity in their neighborhood. If you can get a license plate number and take a photo, that would be a huge help for the police!
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Resident Directory Update Forms
Due by June 10
All households should have received a Resident Directory Update Request form by mail, which includes the current household information contained in our Resident Directory database.
Please take a moment to review and confirm your listing, and return the update form, even if there is no change, either by mail, email (ccv@montgomerycountymd.gov), fax (301-907-9721), or by drop-off at the Village Hall (open 24 hours a day). Doing so ensures final updates can be incorporated before the Resident Directory goes to print.
We do our best to keep household contact information current, but we need your help to do this. Thank you for taking time to update your Resident Directory listing.
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Save the Date!
Red Cross Blood Drive(Pre-Registration Required)Tuesday, June 21 from 1:00-6:00pmThe American Red Cross has declared a "National Blood Crisis" and is facing its worst blood shortage in over a decade. Many centers have only one day's worth of blood stocks to offer hospitals. The American Red Cross will be at the Chevy Chase Village Hall to accept your life saving blood donation on Tuesday, June 21 from 1:00-6:00pm. Visit the Red Cross website to pre-register for this event with the Sponsor ID: CHEVYCHASEVILLAGE or call 1-800-733-2767 to schedule your appointment. The Red Cross is offering an additional incentive of a $5 e-gift card to donors during the month of June. The goal for this blood drive is 35 pints, which can potentially save 105 lives. Please click here for additional details.
Brought to you by the Community Relations Committee
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Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) seeks your input on its plans for Flash Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) service on Rockville Pike, Frederick Road and Wisconsin Avenue (MD 355). There are multiple opportunities to get more information and provide input from now until the end of June, including:
• Over a dozen pop-up events at various locations along MD 355
• Four online chats with the project team
• Telephone office hours
• An online survey available in English, Spanish, and Simplified Chinese (with a chance to win a $50 gift card!)
We need your input to ensure Flash BRT service on MD 355 is designed to meet the needs of Montgomery County’s diverse and growing community. For more information on the latest plans and ways to engage, please visit the Montgomery County Bus Rapid Transit webpage or email Corey Pitts at corey.pitts@montgomerycountymd.gov. |
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Montgomery County’s Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security
Offers Tips to Prepare for
the Summer Storm SeasonThe Atlantic Hurricane and Summer Storm Season officially began June 1 and will run through November. Montgomery County’s Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (OEMHS) joins the Maryland Department of Emergency Management and the National Weather Service (NWS) in urging community members to familiarize themselves with what to do before, during, and after a severe storm.
As we saw this week, these storms can be severe and wreak havoc in our community. CLICK HERE to view the county’s press release containing tips to prepare for the summer storm season.
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COVID Testing, Masks, and Vaccines
With COVID cases on the rise in our region and nationally, it is important that we remain vigilant in our efforts to stop the spread of the virus which continues to kill the most vulnerable in our communities. Montgomery County issued a PRESS RELEASE earlier this month with tips to protect against further community spread of the virus.
Testing and Masks
The Village continues to provide rapid (antigen) test kits and N95 masks. Village residents may stop by the Village office to pick-up up masks and test kits. Read more about the mask and test distribution at the Village Hall and other means of accessing COVID-19 tests.
The rapid COVID test kits distributed by the Village are manufactured by iHealth. The FDA has extended the expiration date printed on the iHealth boxes by three months. EX: If your kit has an expiration date in June, they are now good until September. For more information, visit https://ihealthlabs.com/pages/news.
Montgomery County offers free COVID-19 testing and urges those doing at-home tests to report their results.
Vaccines
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration amended the emergency use authorization (EUA) for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, authorizing the use of a single booster dose for administration to individuals 5 through 11 years of age at least five months after completion of a primary series with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine. To learn more, click here to visit the FDA website.
COVID-19 vaccinations for individuals ages 5 and up remain available across the state and county.
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Residents Urged to STOP
Recycling ContaminationPlastic Bags Should NEVER
be Placed in RecyclingThe Village’s recycling contractor reports that many households continue to contaminate their recycling by placing non-recyclable materials and trash in the recycling toters. A particular problem is plastic bags placed in the recycling toters—these bags are not recyclable (they damage the recycling equipment). Never place plastic bags in the recycling toter. Many residents are also placing trash in the recycling toters.
Contamination such as plastic bags, toys, gardening tools, and other non-recyclable items renders the entire toter as “trash” for the purposes of collection. Our contractor’s crews will not separate out these errors and the entire toter’s contents may be rendered trash.
For more information on recycling, please visit the Village website and review the Environment & Energy committee’s guidance for proper recycling. Residents are responsible for ensuring everyone in or assisting their household knows what can and cannot be placed in the recycling toter.
Thank you for your cooperation.
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Chevy Chase Village Little LibraryRead any good books lately? Your neighbors may want to read them, too! Please consider donating your recently read books to the Little Libraries at the Village Hall. The libraries—one on the porch of the Village Hall, and the other just inside the main entrance—have shelves for books geared toward adult, teen, and young readers.
There is a particular need for children’s books. Please consider donating books that your kids have outgrown or simply donate some favorites for neighbors to enjoy! And remember, if you take a book, please return it when you are done so the libraries can continue to benefit the community.
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Our Foxy NeighborsFox sightings are common in the Village. Not to worry, though. Foxes are not exclusively nocturnal, and are often seen during daytime hours, which may be concerning to some residents. In a semi-urban environment, foxes can become generally comfortable around humans, even associating humans with being a source of food. Unless the fox is acting in a way that would suggest it is injured or rabid, it’s likely just looking for something to eat for itself or its young or a cool place to rest. Common signs of rabies in foxes include: - Wild animal that acts overly friendly/unnaturally tame or aggressive for no reason
- Self-mutilation
- Rabid animal may appear sick, stagger when walking or walk in circles as if intoxicated, drool heavily, or suffer from paralysis
Nocturnal animals (including raccoons) seen outdoors acting normally during the daytime is NOT an indicator of rabies. If you see an animal you suspect may be rabid, contact Montgomery County Non-Emergency number at 301-279-8000 to report the animal’s location and behavior. For more information regarding wild animals, including foxes, click to visit the Montgomery County, or the Humane Society websites.
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Stormwater Management Resources for Residents Information Compiled by
the Town of Somerset’s Stormwater Committee
The Town of Somerset’s Stormwater Study Committee has created a Green Infrastructure Guide to assist their residents with identifying approaches to stormwater management that protects, restores, or mimics the natural water cycle by filtering and absorbing stormwater where it falls. Somerset has graciously offered for Chevy Chase Village residents to access this guide.
The guide identifies the different types of green infrastructure—such as conservation landscaping, bioretention practices, French drains, permeable pavers, drywells, rain barrels and gardens, and water-loving landscaping—and provides resources for their installation and maintenance.
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Alert Your Landscapers:
Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers are
Banned in the VillageA ban on the use of gas-powered leaf blowers went into effect January 1, 2022.
Residents and landscapers are reminded that ALL blowers operated within the Village remain subject to Montgomery County’s Noise Ordinance. The county’s Noise Ordinance states that “a person must not...use a leaf blower at any time that has an average sound level exceeding 70 dBA at a distance of 50 feet.” Additionally, the simultaneous use of multiple leaf blowers that are compliant with the 70 bDA limit can create noise of a sufficient level to qualify as a violation and/or noise disturbance.
Residents are responsible for discussing these restrictions with their yard maintenance crews. Click here for more information.
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Section 3 Farmers Market Bring cash or a check for the
“$5 for Food” Donation Drive
Benefiting the Capital Area Food Bank
Located at Taylor Street and Brookville Road with ample parking at La Ferme restaurant, the market features locally sourced organic products.
The market is open on Saturdays from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (rain or shine). The Market has designated 8:00-8:30am for vulnerable customers, then 8:30am-1:00pm for everyone.
NOTE: If you are driving to the Farmers Market, please park in the rear of the La Ferme parking lot and NOT by the Brookville Market to leave sufficient parking for the retail shops along Brookville Rd. Click here for more information.
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Farmers Market in Friendship HeightsOpen Year-Round;
Within Walking Distance to the Village
Twin Springs Fruit Farm holds a fruit market in Friendship Heights year-round on Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at 4433 South Park Avenue (adjacent to the Friendship Heights Village Center). The market offers a variety of fruits, berries, and vegetables based on their seasonal peak availability.
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Chevy Chase At HomeAn Aging-in-Place Village
Do you know that there’s an organization in your neighborhood that helps seniors remain in their own homes safely when they need help doing so? Chevy Chase At Home is a group of neighbors helping neighbors. Volunteers bring needed support to members with a smile.
CC@H offers a rich program of affinity groups, continuing education, socialization, and exercise – many via Zoom, which actually makes it easier for many to participate.
Please consider whether you, a family member, a friend or neighbor might benefit from the help and sense of community that Chevy Chase At Home can provide. We welcome members and volunteers. Visit https://www.chevychaseathome.org/ for more information and applications.
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Join The Compost Crew Today!
The food-waste collection program in Chevy Chase Village continues to grow as the community looks for more ways to be conscientious consumers. Currently, over 80 Village households are recycling their food-waste with Compost Crew. As a result of increased participation, the price per household for Compost Crew’s convenient food-waste collection is $16 per month for the standard size bin--a 20% savings from the previous cost. The monthly cost for the larger 12-gallon bins is $20/month.
To sign up for collection services, or if you have any questions about the program, please feel free to contact info@compostcrew.com or visit the Compost Crew website.
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Local Goods Donation OrganizationsLooking to donate used items for general reuse or for use by those in need?
Looking to safely discard old papers?
Click to access a list of organizations accepting used items along with an organization that provides free paper shredding, year-round.
Please refer to the listed organizations’ websites for changes in collection days/times and operations.
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Join the Village Listserv on Groups.io
CCVillage (CCVillage@Groups.io), is the neighborhood mailing list (listserv) for residents of Chevy Chase Village. CCVillage is a resource to allow neighbors to stay connected with one another other. Click for more information and to join the listserv.
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Are You Emergency 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 to view emergency preparedness information.
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