Showing posts with label Up-County. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Up-County. Show all posts
Friday, September 10, 2010
East Germantown/Milestone Fire Station #34 to Open this Saturday, September 11th
You are invited to attend the ribbon cutting ceremony forthe East Germantown/Milestone Fire Station #34 this Saturday, September 11, 2010 at 10:30 a.m. The Station is located at 20633 Boland Farm Road in Germantown. The Station will served the Neelsville, Middlebrook and Germantown areas.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Councilmember Trachtenberg Meets with the Up-County Latino Network
This morning Councilmember Trachtenberg met with 20 + members of the Up-County Latino Network at their bi-monthly meeting which takes place between 9:30 and 11:00 and is held at Boehr Park, 506 South Frederick Avenue, in Gaithersburg, Maryland.
After briefing the members on the current budget challenges a dialogue took place during which Councilmember Trachtenberg took questions from the group. The questions, comments and concerns expressed ranged from the possibilities for more public-private partnerships, as a way to address some of the cuts to social services to cuts to Ride-On Bus service to the Family Justice Center, the “one-stop” facility for families dealing with issues of domestic violence to instances of potential mistreatment of immigrants by police officers.
Councilmember Trachtenberg assured everyone that the County Council is determined to keep three top priority areas: Education, Public Safety and Social Services for the most vulnerable, firmly in mind as they grabble with this extremely difficult fiscal situation. She told everyone ‘not to be shy’ and that they should contact the Councilmembers, via letters, emails and in-person in order to keep the Councilmembers informed of their important work, including both their challenges and successes.
The Up-County Latino Network is an information and resource sharing network for the up county area of Montgomery County. Individuals receive information of interest to Latino residents of Montgomery County and the public at large. The bi-monthly meetings are held the 4th Wednesday of each month (except November due to the Thanksgiving holiday). These meetings are an opportunity to network with other service providers in the area, hear from speakers on topics of interest to the Latino community, and an opportunity to speak to representatives of the County Executive on issues of concern.
For more information, click here.
After briefing the members on the current budget challenges a dialogue took place during which Councilmember Trachtenberg took questions from the group. The questions, comments and concerns expressed ranged from the possibilities for more public-private partnerships, as a way to address some of the cuts to social services to cuts to Ride-On Bus service to the Family Justice Center, the “one-stop” facility for families dealing with issues of domestic violence to instances of potential mistreatment of immigrants by police officers.
Councilmember Trachtenberg assured everyone that the County Council is determined to keep three top priority areas: Education, Public Safety and Social Services for the most vulnerable, firmly in mind as they grabble with this extremely difficult fiscal situation. She told everyone ‘not to be shy’ and that they should contact the Councilmembers, via letters, emails and in-person in order to keep the Councilmembers informed of their important work, including both their challenges and successes.
The Up-County Latino Network is an information and resource sharing network for the up county area of Montgomery County. Individuals receive information of interest to Latino residents of Montgomery County and the public at large. The bi-monthly meetings are held the 4th Wednesday of each month (except November due to the Thanksgiving holiday). These meetings are an opportunity to network with other service providers in the area, hear from speakers on topics of interest to the Latino community, and an opportunity to speak to representatives of the County Executive on issues of concern.
For more information, click here.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Trachtenberg Office Attends Up-County Citizens Advisory Board
Last night Naomi Bloch attended a monthly meeting of the Up-County Citizens Advisory Board, which took place at the Up-County Regional Services Center, 12900 Middlebrook Road, Suite 1000 Germantown, MD 20874.
There was a presentation by the Commander Tom Didone and Officer Marcus Dixon of the 5th Police District and the 5th District Advisory Committee.
Commander Didone told us that he had established the 5th District Advisory Committee as a way to enhance regular communication between the police and the communities in the Up-County areas.
Together they presented information about their in-school teen programs; the goal of re-establishing some sort of awareness programs for elementary 5th graders; and the success of the community policing programs; the bike patrols being one of the most successful programs.
These presentations were followed by a vigorous discussion concerning the West Gaithersburg Master Plan during which Ms. Diane Jones, from the County Executive office answered questions from the Board and the citizens who where present for this discussion.
The Board will be presenting two letters, one to the County Council and County Executive with their concerns and suggestions.
The next Full Board Meeting is scheduled for Monday, March 15th at the Up-County Regional Services Center. For more information: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/upcounty
There was a presentation by the Commander Tom Didone and Officer Marcus Dixon of the 5th Police District and the 5th District Advisory Committee.
Commander Didone told us that he had established the 5th District Advisory Committee as a way to enhance regular communication between the police and the communities in the Up-County areas.
Together they presented information about their in-school teen programs; the goal of re-establishing some sort of awareness programs for elementary 5th graders; and the success of the community policing programs; the bike patrols being one of the most successful programs.
These presentations were followed by a vigorous discussion concerning the West Gaithersburg Master Plan during which Ms. Diane Jones, from the County Executive office answered questions from the Board and the citizens who where present for this discussion.
The Board will be presenting two letters, one to the County Council and County Executive with their concerns and suggestions.
The next Full Board Meeting is scheduled for Monday, March 15th at the Up-County Regional Services Center. For more information: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/upcounty
Friday, January 29, 2010
Councilmember Duchy Trachtenberg Attends Breakfast with the Leaders of the Greater Goshen Civic Association
This morning Councilmember Trachtenberg, along with Council President Nancy Floreen and Councilmembers Marc Elrich, George Leventhal and Mike Knapp had breakfast with the leaders of the Greater Goshen Civic Association (GGCA) to discuss issues of particular concern to the citizens of Up-County. Reports concerning the future of the M83 road project and concerns about problems with storm water run off were presented to the Councilmembers.
The group said that because of encroaching development, especially in the last ten years since Clarksburg was established, their country roads were being used heavily as “cut through” routes for people in the surrounding areas. The group urged the Councilmembers to approve the M83 road project as the best option to deal with the increasing traffic without compromising the rural quality of their country roads.
Storm water run off has also been of particular concern to the community due to the serious erosion that has occurred in the stream beds and the increased in chemical levels in well water. All the Councilmembers expressed concern over this information and said they would look into this issue further.
The Councilmembers assured the GGCA that with the current budget challenges facing Montgomery County no road projects would be approved for quite some time so the concerns about their rural roads being widened should be relieved. The group said that they understood the present challenges but wanted the Councilmembers to understand that once funds began to increase again that they wanted them to vote for the M83 option rather than widening the local rural roads.
Naomi Bloch, Community Liaison for Councilmember Trachtenberg, also attended this meeting.
The group said that because of encroaching development, especially in the last ten years since Clarksburg was established, their country roads were being used heavily as “cut through” routes for people in the surrounding areas. The group urged the Councilmembers to approve the M83 road project as the best option to deal with the increasing traffic without compromising the rural quality of their country roads.
Storm water run off has also been of particular concern to the community due to the serious erosion that has occurred in the stream beds and the increased in chemical levels in well water. All the Councilmembers expressed concern over this information and said they would look into this issue further.
The Councilmembers assured the GGCA that with the current budget challenges facing Montgomery County no road projects would be approved for quite some time so the concerns about their rural roads being widened should be relieved. The group said that they understood the present challenges but wanted the Councilmembers to understand that once funds began to increase again that they wanted them to vote for the M83 option rather than widening the local rural roads.
Naomi Bloch, Community Liaison for Councilmember Trachtenberg, also attended this meeting.
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