Dear WECA Neighbors – What do YOU think?
This is a final call to
please share your opinions with us regarding life in our neighborhood and City of
Rockville services by completing an important neighborhood survey by May 27th.
There is more detail and links to the survey just below, plus a quick update on
the proposed redevelopment plans at the historic Chestnut Lodge site, and a
reminder of Hometown Holidays festivities.
Please take the time to
complete the survey if you haven’t yet done so – your opinion is important, so
make it count!
- Important Neighborhood Survey: let your views be heard!
The City of Rockville is
in the process of updating its Comprehensive Master Plan, the blueprint for
shaping everything about our community. This was last done more than 30 years
ago in 1986. WECA and the Woodley Gardens East-West Neighborhood Association
will be reporting on our neighborhood as part of this process. We need your help and your input by
completing a brief online survey. The
results of this survey will be the basis for virtually every decision made in
developing a report to the City's Long Range Planning Division and to the
Planning Commission. This anonymous survey should take about 15 minutes to
complete.
The password to access
the survey is: 2016
We ask that you complete
this survey by Friday, May 27th. Make sure your voice is heard in this
important process as we plan for the next 30 years in our community! To learn more about the Master Plan, please
visit the City’s website at www.rockvillemd.gov and click on “Rockville 2040.”
- Chestnut Lodge Proposed Development Plans
On Monday, May 16th,
shortly before midnight, the Mayor and
Council voted in favor of a motion proposed by Councilman Pierzchala to deny
the application for townhouses to replace Chestnut Lodge. There was
relatively little discussion before the vote was called. Mayor Newton, Council
members Feinberg and Pierzchala voted to deny the townhouses and Council
members Onley and Palakovich-Carr voted in favor of the townhouses. In accordance with the motion of denial,
staff was instructed to prepare a resolution for the next Mayor and Council
meeting (future agendas are available here, as they are prepared: http://www.rockvillemd.gov/AgendaCenter
). For those interested, you can watch the discussion on Rockville video,
available here (it is item #20): http://rockvillemd.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=3529
- Hometown Holidays is nearly here! Saturday, May 28th through Monday, May 30th
The weather over Memorial
Day weekend promises to be nearly perfect for the annual Hometown Holidays celebration,
hosted by the City of Rockville Mayor and Council. Come out and join your
neighbors in what promises to be fun for all ages, with awesome live music, tons
of food options, kids’ inflatables and rides, a sand beach, and more. The festivities
begin on Saturday, May 28th and continue through Memorial Day,
Monday, May 30th with the favorite Memorial Day Ceremony and Parade.
For more information, visit: http://www.rockvillemd.gov/index.aspx?NID=665
