May WECA General Membership Meeting - Thurs, May 21st with 6:30pm Ice Cream Social and 7pm Meeting + Hometown Holidays Information

Hello, neighbors! It’s that time of year again – time for WECA newsletters to arrive at your doorstep, and time for our spring West End Citizen’s Association General Membership Meeting, scheduled for this Thursday, May 21^st. We invite everyone to join us at 6:30pm for an ice cream social (yes, bring the kids!) and a chance to catch-up with your neighbors and friends prior to the meeting starting at 7pm.

As we do annually at our spring meeting, there will be the Election of WECA Officers (slate below), and then two informative presentations (information below). Parking for the meeting is available in the lot off of Harrison Street. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend.

Finally, Rockville’s Hometown Holidays celebration is just a few days away. For those of you who will be in town over the long holiday weekend, details on the activities can be found below.

We hope to see you at Thursday evening’s WECA meeting!

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AGENDA for WECA General Membership  Meeting on Thursday, May 21^st at the Rockville Presbyterian Church  215 West Montgomery Ave.

(Please park behind the church, via Harrison Street)

 6:30pm   Ice Cream Social (free ice cream!)

7:00pm   Welcome and Organizational/Business Items

Annual Election of Officers – the slate below was approved by the WECA Board in April:

·         President: Noreen Bryan

·         Recording Secretary: Jen Timmick

·         Corresponding Secretary: Jacques Gelin

·         Treasurer: Dennis Cain

·         Note that the Vice President position was not part of the previously approved slate. Since that time, the Nominating Committee has recommended Vicki McMullen for Vice President.

 Our Neighborhood Plan – What is it and Why it is Important – presented by Judge Patrick Woodward

·         Judge Patrick Woodward of the Maryland Court of Special Appeals will talk about the Neighborhood Plan for the West End.  He chaired the committee which developed the original Neighborhood Plan in 1989.  The City is undertaking an update of the whole of Rockville's Master Plan in the next couple years.  Our neighborhood plan is scheduled to be part of that update.  The plan sets the vision and direction for our neighborhood in the future.  Zoning, capital improvements and land use are laid out in the Plan. Learn about Neighborhood Plans and lend your voice to set the course for your neighborhood in the future.

 Proposal for Townhouses at Chestnut Lodge – presented by Owner/Developer

·         The owners /developers of Chestnut Lodge will discuss their proposal to build six townhomes on the former Main Lodge property site. More detail is available here: http://www.rockvillemd.gov/index.aspx?NID=1696

 No later than 9:00pm       Adjourn

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Hometown Holidays Festivities in Rockville Town Center over Memorial Day Weekend

Start your summer off with a Rockville tradition this Memorial Day weekend, as entertainers from around the country descend on Rockville for the city’s 27^th annual Hometown Holidays. The festival will feature performance by more than 30 groups on four stages, showcasing blues, rock, reggae, folk, Americana, Irish, pop and country music throughout the festival.

 Organizers are also preparing for The Taste of Rockville, featuring food from local restaurants, kids amusements (including return of “the beach” sand pile) and the 71^st annual Memorial Day Ceremony and Parade on Monday, May 25^th.

 Festivities are scheduled both Saturday and Sunday, May 23^rd and 24^th, from noon – 10:00pm (free, live music starts at 2:00pm). On Monday, May 25^th, the Memorial Day Ceremony starts at 9:30am in Rockville Town Square, followed by the Parade at 10:30am, proceeding from Martins Lane and North Washington Street, turning left on Beall Avenue, right on Maryland Avenue through Rockville Town Center, and left on East Montgomery Avenue.

 For all the details, please visit: http://www.rockvillemd.gov/index.aspx?NID=665