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Week of Christmas: December 24 - 30, 2018

Final Food Drive
December in the Village Hall

We are still accepting donations! For the sixth year in a row, the Chevy Chase Village has partnered with Manna Food Center, the largest food bank in Montgomery County. Over the past 35 years, Manna has distributed over 50.8 million pounds of food to more than 2.7 million individuals in need of food assistance with 31,710 unduplicated households served. Manna currently serves approximately 32,183 individuals each year. The services
of Manna ensure that both adults and children who are experiencing poverty, hunger, and food insecurity will receive essential food supports to help them break the cycle of hunger
and food insecurity.

What can you do? We will have a food drop-off at the Village Hall beginning in October through December. When attending Village events (classes, Board Meetings, Fall Social, Halloween Party, Holiday Party…), residents are asked to bring an item to add to the box. Here are some ideas: peanut butter, tuna fish, beans, oatmeal, mac and cheese, pasta, baby food, and shelf-stable milk.

Image of Smithsonian Curator Karen Lemmey

Speaker Series

at the Chevy Chase Village

Wednesday, January 30th
7:00 pm- 8:30 pm

Smithsonian Curator Karen Lemmey
Karen is the sculpture curator at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, which houses the largest collection of American sculpture in the world. She will discuss the research, acquisition, and exhibition process at this prominent museum.

Please contact Lance Patterson with any questions. MLPatterson2@verizon.net

Join the Crew; The Compost Crew

Food-waste recycling--otherwise known as “composting” is a great way to reduce your carbon footprint and greenhouse emissions while returning nutrients to our soil and food system.

The Village has partnered with The Compost Crew to provide low-cost household collection of food-waste. The Compost Crew provides each household with an airtight bin and compostable bags; all you have to do is separate your organic waste and leave the bin by your trash and recycling receptacles for collection on the designated day for weekly pick-up. The collected waste is processed at a composting facility in Maryland and, after six months of service, households can request that a portion of your contributed waste be returned in the form of rich, finished compostor nutrient-rich soil.

For more information regarding the household composting collection service, including current rates, please visit the “Food Waste Recycling Program” page on the Village website under Quick Links on the homepage. The more households that sign-up,the cheaper the service is for all, so sign up today!

Steer Clear of Illegal Tree Workers Do Not Hire Tree Workers Who Knock on Your Door and Offer Services

State law requires persons who do tree work to be licensed by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR). It is a crime for anyone who is not a licensed Tree Expert (LTE) to offer or perform such services even if they are licensed to do similar
work in another state. Virtually all of the tree workers in the region are aware of this, yet time and again, ‘tree experts’ from Virginia or elsewhere drive through the Village offering their services. Do not hire these folks. Here is what we have learned:

The LTE certification ensures that the contractor has received training in safe tree practice. It also protects homeowners in the event of an accident or damage to property- yours or your neighbor’s.
Some of these workers have defrauded residents—especially the elderly—by charging exorbitant rates for minimal work. County police investigators have seen cases where homeowners have paid thousands of dollars for little or no work at all.
Some of these workers have had active arrest warrants and significant criminal histories.
They will often assure residents that the proper permits have been obtained when that is not true. Remember, it is ultimately the resident’s responsibility to obtain the proper tree removal permit from the Village.

If anyone offers to perform tree work at your home, please call the Village Police Department immediately. We will respond and investigate. If you want to remove a tree that is on your property, the first thing that you must do is contact Ellen Sands at the Village Hall. She will explain the 2-step process, which involves an inspection by the Village Arborist, and then the issuance of a permit. Village staff is here to assist residents in navigating this process. Finally, before you hire any tree service company, we recommend that you first verify that the contractor is a Licensed Tree Expert as certified by the DNR. The web address below will take you directly to the page on DNR’s website that lists all licensed tree companies in Maryland. We also recommend getting competitive estimates before making your final decision.

http://www.dnr.state.md.us/forests/programapps/newtreeexpert.asp

Local Farmers Market

Section 3 of the Village of Chevy Chase hosts a Farmers' Market every Saturday from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. rain or shine. There is parking at LaFerme restaurant. The Market is just opposite Brookville Market at Taylor St. Bring your own bags for lots of delicious food--fresh organic products including lots of apples right now, apple cider, apple sauce, honey, fresh Spring Mill breads, Fire Hook crackers, fresh roasted coffee beans, baked goods and other wonderful produce.

Tips to Prevent Thieves from Stealing Delivered Packages

Useful prevention measures will protect your purchases

It’s the season when delivered packages rain down on doorsteps throughout the Village. Thieves know this, too, and they target neighborhoods like ours to steal packages soon after they’ve been delivered.

To reduce the chances that a package that you are expecting will be stolen, the Village Police Department advises you to consider the following:

Have your shipper hold packages at their facility or store to be picked up later. Even after a package has been shipped and is on the way to your house, you can redirect it to be held at the shipper’s distribution center using their online features.
Have shipments sent to your office or another address (family member; neighbor) if you won't be home when the package will be delivered.
Install a video doorbell. They alert you and send live video to your smart phone or tablet whenever someone comes to your door. Each video is saved to the cloud so that you can retrieve it later. You can also talk to the visitor from anywhere using the intercom feature in the device.
At a minimum, sign up for text message updates; you will receive a message very soon after the item is dropped at your house. With that information, you can promptly bring the package inside to reduce the likelihood of theft.
Call the Village Police Department (301-654-7300) immediately if you believe that a delivered package has been stolen.

Please be a Considerate Owner/Handler at the Brookville Road Dog Park

Police have received complaints of dogs barking continuously

Village police have received calls from residents living near the Brookville Dog Park of incessantly barking dogs. According to park rules (and Village Code), users of the dog park are required to attend to their dogs to prevent their dogs from continuously or uncontrollably barking. If a dog continues to bark, the owner/handler must remove the dog from the park. An occasional bark is expected, but constant barking is disturbing to other park users as well as the surrounding neighbors.

Police officers have been stopping by the park proactively to talk with visitors to make them aware of this rule. If you bring a dog to the park, please be considerate and calm your dog right away if it begins to bark.

To view the full listing of rules and regulations that apply in the park, click here: https://www.chevychasevillagemd.gov/DocumentCenter/View/2417/BRP-RulesandRegulations_adopted111317

Are You Prepared?

As we have experienced during various seasonal events, 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.

Village Website and Blast Email System – Have you signed up for the Village’s blast email system? This is the Village's primary method of communication with residents. The Village has 2 email lists you can sign-up for:

Urgent News Alert – include messages such as criminal activity, neighborhood disruptions such as water main breaks, power outages and road closures and major weather events.

General News Alerts – include messages about Board and committee meetings, community events, changes in public services such as refuse/recycling collection schedules and upcoming road closures.

To sign-up for the blast email system visit the Village website at www.chevychasevillagemd.gov and click on the tablet icon at the top of the Village’s homepage.

Alert Montgomery – Alert Montgomery is the official emergency communications service for Montgomery County, MD. During major crisis, emergency or severe weather events, Montgomery County will send event updates, warnings and instructions directly to you on any of your devices. To sign-up for Alert Montgomery please visit the OEMHS website www.montgomerycountymd.gov/oemhs and click on the “Alert Montgomery” link at the top of the page.

Family and Community Preparedness Information – Emergencies can take many forms and occur with or without warning. By taking a few simple steps now, you can ensure that you, your family and your community are better prepared to handle emergencies. To assist in your family planning, please visit the Village’s emergency preparedness page, www.chevychasevillagemd.gov/emergencyprep for helpful tools and links. Another important tool the Village has created to assist you in your preparedness efforts is our House Check Program. Always request a House Check when you are leaving town and ensure that your emergency contacts are up to date with the Village office.

For additional information please visit the Village’s website at www.chevychasevillagemd.gov and click on the “Are you prepared? – Emergency Preparedness Tips” link listed in the Quick Links on the homepage.

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 2017 Crier.

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