Board of Managers Meeting:
Monday, October 14, 2019 
at 7:30 p.m. in the Village Hall 

The Board of Managers will hold its regular monthly meeting on October 14, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. in the Village Hall. Please click below to view the agenda for the meeting.

 
Click here to view the agenda

Utility Work to Impact the 5600 block of Montgomery Street between Oliver Street and Kirkside Drive

Work scheduled to begin on or after Tuesday, October 15

Beginning on or after Tuesday, October 15, 2019, WSSC contractors will begin to replace and upgrade the sanitary sewer main line along Montgomery Street (between Oliver Street and Kirkside Drive). During the project, WSSC and its contractors will work Monday – Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. This work is anticipated to last approximately three weeks, weather permitting. No interruptions to water or sewer service are anticipated.
 
Due to the location of the sanitary sewer main in the roadway, signs will be posted limiting access to local traffic only during the project. If roadway closures are required, the contractor will set-up temporary detour signs around the work zone and WSSC personnel will be available to assist residents needing to exit the street. Here is a link to the notice letter provided by WSSC with project information and contact numbers.

Montgomery County Continues Activities to Celebrate October as ‘Energy Action Month’

October is Energy Action Month and Montgomery County’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will be out in the community well into November trying to protect and improve the environment and help residents lower their energy costs.

Events coming up include “LEDs and Libations” at which the County’s Department of Alcohol Beverage Services (ABS) will help distribute energy-efficient light bulbs. The next event will be from 4-7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 12, at Westwood Liquor and Wine, which is located at 5432 Westbard Ave. in Bethesda.

DEP is hosting and supporting dozens of Energy Action Month events throughout October, including the following:

• 12, 19 and 25: LEDs and Libations. Residents can visit locations of the Montgomery County Alcohol Beverage Services (ABS) and certain retailers to swap out inefficient incandescent and CFL bulbs for efficient LEDs (up to three per person). More information on the events, which will run at various locations into December, is available at https://mygreenmontgomery.org/2019/leds-and-libations/.

• Saturday, Oct. 12. 4-7 p.m. Partnering with MISCellaneous Distillery at Westwood Liquor and Wine, 5432 Westbard Ave, Bethesda.
• Saturday, Oct. 19. 4-7 p.m. Partnering with MISCellaneous Distillery at Clarksburg Liquor Store, 12051 Chestnut Branch Way, Clarksburg.
• Friday, Oct. 25. 4-7 p.m. Partnering with MISCellaneous Distillery at Seneca Meadows, 20680 Seneca Meadows Parkway, Germantown.
• Wednesday, Oct. 23. 8-11 a.m. Silver Spring Civic Building in Silver Spring. Benchmarking Workshop. Join Montgomery County DEP and the Montgomery County Green Bank for a hands-on event for commercial and multi-family building owners Aand property managers. Register at https://mygreenmontgomery.org/event/ive-benchmarked-now-what-a-building-energy-performance-workshop/

• Wednesday, Oct. 30. 5:30 -7:30 p.m. Rockville Memorial Library, 21 Maryland Ave. in Rockville.
• Thursday, Nov. 7, 5:30 -7:30 p.m. Silver Spring Library, 900 Wayne Ave, Silver Spring.
• Thursday, Nov. 14, 5:30 -7:30 p.m. Germantown Library, 19840 Century Blvd., Germantown.
• Thursday, Nov. 21, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Olney Library, 3500 Olney Laytonsville Rd, Olney.

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Media contact: Neil H. Greenberger, 240-777-6532

Hello Pedestrians!

Earlier this month, Montgomery Planning launched one of the County’s most important planning efforts – the Pedestrian Master Plan. The Scope of Work was presented to the Planning Board and now we are ready to host six community meetings this fall and you are invited! 

The Pedestrian Master Plan is a two-year effort to lay the groundwork for a Montgomery County where walking (and rolling using a mobility device) is the most convenient, safest, and most direct transportation choice for short trips for everyone.

The plan is an exciting opportunity to consider all of the things that influence our experience traveling along the County’s pedestrian pathways, and to make improvements.

This means that the plan will do more than just prioritize new and improved sidewalk and crossing projects. It will make policy, design and programming recommendations that deal with how much time pedestrians have to cross streets, shade along our pathways, pathway construction materials, pathway and crosswalk lighting and many other elements that may not be as front and center as the pathways themselves, but play an important role in how comfortable pedestrian trips are and whether they even take place!

Now is an important time in the Pedestrian Plan timeline. Over the next two months, Montgomery Planning will be having a series of six meetings to kick off the plan at locations all across the county.

The first four are below:

• October 10 from 7 to 8:15 p.m. at the Olney Library (3500 Olney Laytonsville Road, Olney, MD). RSVP for October 10.
• October 14 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the East County Community Recreation Center (3310 Gateshead Manor Way, Silver Spring, MD). RSVP for October 14.
• October 16 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Regional Services Center (4805 Edgemoor Lane, Bethesda, MD). RSVP for October 16.
• October 21 from 7 to 8:30 at the Montgomery County Planning Department (8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD). RSVP for October 21.

• RSVPs are encouraged but not required.
  
  As a member of an organization interested making your community a better place, it would be wonderful if you would consider attending a meeting and sharing this information with your neighbors. Your unique pedestrian experience is what will make the plan a success.
  
  Also, look for your fellow pedestrians on Twitter through our #walkinghere campaign as we encourage your neighbors to tell their “walk story” in Montgomery County. Tag @montgomeryplans and use the hashtag #walkinghere.
  
  Sign up for our e-Letter to stay informed about Pedestrian Plan developments.
  
  We look forward to seeing you at an upcoming event!
   
  For more information, contact project manager Eli Glazier at 301-495-4548 or eli.glazier@montgomeryplanning.org

Montgomery County, MD Department of Environmental Protection -  Recycling and Resource Management Division

Hosts

Confidential Paper Shredding/Recycling &
Reusable Clothing/Household Items Reuse Collection Events

The county’s next confidential paper shredding/recycling and reusable clothing/household items reuse collection events are:

• Sunday, October 13 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.* at Clarksburg High School, located at 22500 Wims Road, Clarksburg, MD 20871
• Saturday, November 16 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.* at Watkins Mill High School, located at 10301 Apple Ridge Road, Gaithersburg, MD 20879

• Personal confidential papers such as financial and legal documents, receipts, and tax and medical records
• Papers with staples or paper clips (please remove all binder clips and rubber bands)
• Envelopes with plastic windows

• Paper in 3-ring binders and spiral notebooks (please remove paper from binders and removal spiral bindings)
• Electronic items or multi-media materials (DVDs, CDs, tapes, hard drives, or computer disks)
• Batteries, flammables, or combustibles
• No binders or hanging file folders
• Plastic bags or credit cards

• October 13th event: Lupus America Communities
• November 16th event: The American Red Cross

These events are free of charge and open to residents of Montgomery County, Maryland only.

   Yarn Group at The Village Hall

Do you like to knit or crochet? A group, created by residents Elisabeth Boas and Elizabeth Gussie Lewis, meets at the Village Hall on Monday afternoons from 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. The group is open to Village residents and began this past June.

Please drop in at the Village Hall with your current project to enjoy two free hours of knitting or crochet on Monday afternoons. Questions? Please feel free to contact Ms. Gussie Lewis (6 Oxford Street). 

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 2019 Crier.

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