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Holiday Closings – Juneteenth National Independence Day
The Administrative office and Public Works Department will be closed on Monday, June 20 in observance of Juneteenth National Independence Day. The Communications Center and Police Department remain staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week. There will be no changes to the trash and recycling collection schedule.
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Chevy Chase Village Board of Managers
Sworn In and Officers SelectedAt the start of the Village Board’s June 13 regular meeting, the Clerk of the Circuit Court, Ms. Karen Bushell conducted the Oath of Office ceremony, swearing into office returning members Ms. Elissa A. Leonard (Lenox Street) and Mr. Robert C. Goodwin, Jr. (Bradley Lane). Ms. Nancy E. Watters (Hesketh Street) was not in attendance and was sworn in separately. Members serve two-year, staggered terms.
Following the Oath of Office Ceremony, the Board elected from amongst its members individuals to serve in the officer positions established in the Village’s Charter. The full listing of the Board, including the officer positions, is:
Elissa A. Leonard, Chair
Robert C. Goodwin, Jr., Vice Chair
Gary Crockett, Treasurer
Nancy E. Watters, Assistant Treasurer
David L. Winstead, Secretary
Linda Willard, Assistant Secretary
Lou Morsberger, Member
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Appointments Still Available
Red Cross Blood DriveTuesday, 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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You're Invited:
CC@H Summer Picnic on June 29
Interested in learning more about Chevy Chase At Home, a member organization providing social and educational programs for mature adults? Join us on Wednesday, June 29 from 12-2 p.m., to mingle with our members and volunteers at the picnic shelter at Candy Cane City in Meadowbrook Park for some summer socializing. We will provide beverages and dessert, and order boxed sandwich lunches from the St. Elmo Deli in Bethesda. You can choose from the following options, which are $10 each with chips included:
-Fresh Turkey & Mozzarella (w/ mixed greens, tomato, pesto sauce)
-Ham & Swiss (w/ mixed greens, tomato, mustard)
-Chicken Salad & Avocado (w/ cucumber, mixed greens, tomato)
-Veggie Sandwich (w/ mixed greens, tomatoes, onions, sprouts, cucumber, sundried tomato & hummus)
Please click here to RSVP with your sandwich order by Monday, June 27, and bring $10 in cash or check to the picnic. The picnic shelter is located on Meadowbrook Lane in Chevy Chase. Parking is available on site, and restrooms are in the adjoining building. Participants at the event must be fully vaccinated and boosted. Complete details will be provided to those who register.
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Village Resident Offering
Battery-Power Mower Repair Assistance
Ollie Davidson (Oliver Street), a member of the Village’s Environment & Energy Committee, has offered to help neighbors who have a battery-powered mower that may not be in good working condition. As the Village moves toward becoming a quieter neighborhood with the now in effect ban on the use of gas-powered blowers, Ollie is offering to look at any non-working battery mower to identify if it can be (easily) rehabilitated. If so, he can return it to the resident or offer the rehabbed machine to a small lawn service operator.
If you would like some assistance with your old battery-powered mower, Ollie is happy to discuss your options (this offer does not include gas-powered mowers). If you are interested, please reach out to Ollie Davidson directly at PPPartners@comcast.net. |
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Video of the June 2 Redevelopment Presentation
for the Former 4-H Property
On June 2, our neighbors in the Town of Chevy Chase received a second presentation from the developers of the former 4-H property on Connecticut Avenue. Click here to view a recording of the meeting and click here to view the slideshow from the presentation.
If you missed the Town’s February 17 presentation, you can still view the video and slideshow from the original presentation.
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Do you Have a Permit and License to Perform Work
in the Public Right-of-Way?What is the Public Right of Way? Many residents understandably assume that their property extends to the public sidewalk or curb. In most cases in the Village, this is simply not the case and residents can be surprised to learn just how wide the right-of-way (land within the borders of the Village over which the Village has control and ownership) is in front of their home.
Do you know where your front property line is located? Don’t worry if you are unsure—most people aren’t clear on where the dividing line. The location of the front property line can be found on the plat or survey of your property and is depicted as a distance from the front of your house. If you don’t have your property’s plat or survey, the Village has copies of many plats on file at the Village Hall.
Did you know that on many streets in the Village, the public right-of-way extends as much as 10-20 feet beyond the sidewalk or curb into what is used as the front yard? The depth of the right of way varies from block to block.
Why does this matter? Because if you are planning to install fencing, landscaping (including trees and shrubs), lighting or other improvements in your front yard, you need to confirm whether the area is on private property or in the public right-of-way. While Building Permits are required for most private improvements installed in a front yard, a License to Use the Public Right-of-Way is also required when private improvements are installed within the public right-of-way.
When in doubt, find out! Contact the Village office if you are planning to perform any work in your front yard so staff can assist you in determining what paperwork is required: ccvpermitting@montgomerycountymd.gov
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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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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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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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