Wednesday, September 14, 2016

WECA - Take Note of our New E-Mail Platform

WECA Neighbors - You may have noticed a few changes recently...we are moving to a new communications platform for our WECA listserv distribution (away from Yahoo Groups and to MailChimp e-mails). While you should already be receiving those new e-mails if you were previously on the WECA listserv, you can always find an archive of them here:
 http://us13.campaign-archive2.com/home/?u=8064f85cd627e04316b9ba374&id=b143ad8c20


Be sure to review the two items immediately below, with the WECA meeting schedule through the end of the year, and a special Beall-Dawson House event on Thursday, Oct 6th.

Invitation to a Special Meeting at the Beall-Dawson House on Thurs, Oct 7th at 7pm

WECA Neighbors - You are cordially invited to....

A special meeting for West End residents...

Our neighbors at Montgomery History (MH) (http://montgomeryhistory.org/) (originally the Montgomery County Historical Society), and their Executive Director, Matt Logan, invite residents of the West End to attend a special meeting at:

Beall-Dawson House on Thursday, October 6, starting at 7 pm.

Beall-Dawson House is best accessed from W Middle Lane, in the block between N Adams Street and N Van Buren Street. Parking is available in a small lot facing W Middle Lane and also along the adjoining and nearby streets. See map below.

Beall-Dawson House is owned by the City of Rockville. Under agreement with the City, MH uses the Beall-Dawson House as a museum and exhibition space (along with the Stonestreet Museum of 19th Century Medicine and MH's Research Library, both on the grounds). MH owns the two adjoining houses (111 & 113 W Montgomery Avenue).

Matt joined MH in late 2014. His goal is to revitalize the organization to enhance its relevance, vibrancy and impact.  Matt, his staff, and the MH board of directors, are interested in finding ways to better leverage Beall-Dawson House, built in 1815 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, as a historic resource and destination.

No plans are yet formulated. Matt would very much like to engage West End residents in a collaborative conversation about creating a vision for Beall-Dawson House, then work in partnership with the West End neighborhood going forward.


Here is the anticipated program for this October 6th meeting:

7:00 pm – Arrival
7:10 pm – Overview of Montgomery History and staff introductions
7:20 pm – Brief history of Beall-Dawson House
7:35 pm – Behind the scenes tour of Beall-Dawson House
8:05 pm – Potential opportunities/aspirations for Beall-Dawson House
8:20 pm – Discussion, ideas sharing and questions
8:45 pm – Wrap-up and next steps
9:00 pm – Departure


Matt looks forward to meeting as many West End residents as possible on October 6. Matt is also planning to attend the WECA General Meeting on October 20 at 7 pm at Rockville Presbyterian Church (more about the full agenda for that meeting to come).

MH also has two upcoming events in September and October that might interest you. The first is at Beall-Dawson House. See the MH website links below for more information.


Friday, September 30, 6 pm to 9 pm
Speakeasy at Montgomery History

at the Beall-Dawson House in Rockville
http://montgomeryhistory.org/speakeasy/

Wednesday, October 26, 6 pm to 9 pm
An Evening with Steve and Cokie Roberts

at Montgomery Community Media in Rockville
http://montgomeryhistory.org/events/steveandcokieroberts/

Upcoming WECA Meetings (Through Dec 2016) - mark your calendars!

West End Citizen's Association (WECA) - Rockville, MD

Upcoming WECA Meetings
(through December)


Thu, Sep 22 at 7 pm - WECA officers & block captains (all WECA residents welcome)

Thu, Oct 20 at 7 pm - Semi-annual general meeting of all WECA residents

Thu, Nov 17 at 7 pm - WECA officers & block captains (all WECA residents welcome)

Thu, Dec 15 at 7 pm - WECA officers & block captains (all WECA residents welcome)

 
Agendas for each meeting will be sent via email and posted to the WECA website (http://westendmd.blogspot.com/) at least several days before each meeting.

All of these WECA meetings are at the:
Rockville Presbyterian Church
215 W Montgomery Avenue

 
If you have not attended a WECA meeting before, please join us!

Please note: Access to the church complex is from Harrison Street, 50 feet east of the intersection with Upton Street. From the church's parking lot, enter the door farthest to the left (with the awning). Then, walk to the end of the hallway to the meeting room.

Thursday, May 26, 2016

LAST CHANCE on Neighborhood Survey


WECA Neighbors – We have had a tremendous response to the neighborhood survey we’ve been telling you about, with more than 400 people completing it so far. As a reminder, this is a survey that will help shape Rockville’s Comprehensive Master Plan, which will affect planning decisions in and around our neighborhood for decades to come – it’s hugely important to make sure your views are represented.

 

Since the responses are still coming in, and we know that many of you have plans for the upcoming Memorial Day weekend (Rockville’s Hometown Holidays festivities, or otherwise!) we have decided to extend the deadline through Tuesday, May 31st. This is your last chance, so seize the opportunity to let your views be heard by completing the survey.

 

The survey is available online here:


 

The password to access the survey is: 2016

 

To learn more about the Master Plan, please visit the City’s website at www.rockvillemd.gov  and click on “Rockville 2040.”

 

Have a fun and safe Memorial Day weekend, and a great summer ahead.

 

Sunday, May 22, 2016

Important WECA Neighborhood Survey + Chestnut Lodge + Hometown Holidays!


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!

 

  1. 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.

 

We strongly encourage you to take the survey online at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RockvillePA4

 

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.”

 

  1. 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

 

  1. 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

Monday, May 16, 2016

WECA: Change to WECA Officer Slate + Thurs, May 19th at 7pm General Membership Meeting


There is important news to share, as there is a change to the slate – specifically, the President position -- for the upcoming annual election of WECA officers to be held at our general membership meeting this Thursday, May 19th at 7pm. Please see the note immediately below from current WECA President Noreen Bryan with additional detail. The full agenda for the meeting is also provided below. We hope you can join us and your neighbors for Thursday’s meeting!

 

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Message from current WECA President Noreen Bryan

I am writing to you to announce a change in the Slate of Officers for the West End Citizen's Association (WECA) for the next year.  There is a new nominee for the office of President.  All other nominees remain unchanged. This past week Jacques Gelin, who had been unanimously approved in April by the WECA Executive Board to be its nominee for President, advised me that his commitments to his family preclude him from serving as President next year.  An emergency meeting of the WECA Executive Board was held on Wednesday, May 11, 2016.  At the meeting, the Board expressed its deep appreciation of Jacques and his long service to our West End neighborhood.  Jacques will continue as a Block Captain and member of the Board working on issues of preserve the neighborhood and Rockville.  Before the meeting, the WECA nominating committee met with former Mayor Larry Giammo who indicated that he would be willing to serve as President of WECA, if nominated.  The Board was very pleased with this report and unanimously approved Larry Giammo as its nominee for President.  Please note that this information is a revision to the Slate of Officers shown on the cover of the newsletter, which was published before this change. 

 

Therefore, the proposed slate reflecting this new change for the position of President is:

President – Larry Giammo

Vice President – Andrew Sellman

Treasurer – Dennis Cain

Recording Secretary – Jen Timmick

Corresponding Secretary – Jane Pontius

 

I truly hope to see you at the WECA General Meeting and Election on Thursday, May 19th.

 

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AGENDA for WECA General Membership Meeting on Thursday, May 19th at 7pm at the Rockville Presbyterian Church  215 West Montgomery Ave.

(Please park behind the church, via Harrison Street)

 

7:00pm                        Welcome and Organizational/Business Items

  • Welcome to Beryl Feinberg
  • Treasurer’s Report
  • Approval of Minutes for April
  • Report from City
  • Report from Major Over of Rockville Police Department
  • Nomination of Block Captains: Kathy Smeltzer for 1D and David Dickerson for 2B
  • Announcements
    • Retirement of Chief Treschuk
    • New City Clerk: Cathleen Conway
    • Craig Simoneau: Acting City Manager

7:20pm                        Farewell Comments: Noreen Bryan

7:25pm                        Election of Officers

7:30pm                        Remarks by new WECA President

7:45pm                        Committees

  • Pike Plan: Jacques Gelin
  • Chestnut Lodge: Patricia Woodward
  • Carver Bus Depot: Theresa Defino
  • Small Cell Tower text amendment: Nadia Azumi
  • Master Plan Update: Noreen Bryan
  • Survey: Jack Kelly or Kevin Zaletsky
  • Block Captain Status: Jan Balkam
  • Sound Wall: Don Kettlestrings
  • Child Care Facility: Jacques Gelin

9:00pm                        Adjourn

Sunday, May 8, 2016

WECA: Four Major Items of Interest


With spring now upon us, there is lots of activity affecting our neighborhood to share with you. Keep an eye out for the WECA newsletter soon arriving on your doorstep, and take special note of these four items, with further detail below:

1.  Information on a survey we ask each West End household to complete prior to May 27th;

2. Detail on the proposed school bus depot on the Carver lot, and a meeting scheduled for May 11th;

3. An invitation to our May 19th WECA General Membership Meeting and annual Election of Officers;

4. Hometown Holidays activities planned for Memorial Day weekend.

 

Thanks for taking a look at the items below, and engaging with those you find of interest!

 

  1. 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.

 

We strongly encourage you to take the survey online at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RockvillePA4

 

The password to access the survey is: 2016

 

If you prefer, a paper copy of this survey is being delivered to you in the next few days along with the WECA newsletter.  We ask that you complete this survey by 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.”

 

  1. Latest News on Proposal for a School Bus Depot on Carver Lot (Mannakee Street and Rt 355)

Many of you have voiced strong concern on this issue, so we wanted to share the very latest news. Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) is moving forward with plans to put a 250-vehicle depot, including 100 diesel school buses and 150 drivers' cars, at the MCSP headquarters across from Montgomery College on the Carver lot.

 

This coming Wednesday night, May 11th at 7:30pm, MCPS will present plans for this site. If you wish to share your views on this issue with MCPS, you may do so by coming to this meeting at College Gardens Elementary School. While the Carver lot is proposed as “temporary”, the meaning of temporary is undefined, and therefore could potentially be a period of several years or more. WECA adopted a resolution in opposition to the bus depot at the April 21, 2016 Executive Board meeting.

 

Please see www.Carvercoalition.org for more information on this issue (website not affiliated with WECA).

 

  1. WECA General Membership Meeting and Annual Election of Officers on Thurs, May 19th at 7pm

You are invited to the spring WECA General Membership Meeting, and to participate in the democratic process of electing WECA officers for the next year. The meeting will be on Thursday, May 19th at 7pm at the Rockville Presbyterian Church, 215 West Montgomery Ave (parking available in the lot of Harrison Street). The proposed slate follows:

President – Jacques Gelin

Vice President – Andrew Sellman

Treasurer – Dennis Cain

Recording Secretary – Jen Timmick

Corresponding Secretary – Jane Pontius

 

Meet these candidates, and take the opportunity to thank Noreen Bryan, our outgoing WECA President, and Vicki McMullen, our outgoing WECA Vice President, for all of their hard work and tireless dedication to serving our neighborhood these past four years.

 

  1. Hometown Holidays festivities over Memorial Day Weekend

 Mark your calendars! Rockville’s annual Hometown Holidays celebration is nearly here, and 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

Wednesday, April 20, 2016

April WECA Mtg - Thurs, April 21st at 7pm + Rockville Pike Plan


Happy spring, WECA neighbors! Our April meeting is now less than 24 hours away – it is on Thursday, April 21st at 7pm at the Rockville Presbyterian Church (215 W. Montgomery Avenue). The agenda is provided below and you’ll see a number of topics of interest. Parking for the meeting is available in the lot off of Harrison Street. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend.

There is also a brief item on the Rockville Pike Plan offered far below.

Much like the resurgence of activity all around us in the spring, there are a lot of things happening in the neighborhood. Don’t miss out on the news and the impacts on your life. Join us for Thursday’s meeting!

 

AGENDA for WECA Executive Board Meeting on Thursday, April 21st at 7pm at the Rockville Presbyterian Church  215 West Montgomery Ave.

(Please park behind the church, via Harrison Street)

 

7:00pm                 Welcome and Organizational/Business Items

  • Treasurer’s Report
  • Approval of Minutes for March
  • Report from City
  • Report from Major Over of Rockville Police Department
  • WECA communications

7:20pm                 Report of Nominating Committee: Proposed Slate of Officers

7:30pm                 Report on Master Plan Update and Distribution of Neighborhood Survey

  • Feedback from City-wide meeting on April 19th
  • Survey distribution process – Jack Kelly

7:45pm                 Rockville Pike Plan: Hearing on May 16th

8:05pm                 School Bus Depot on carver Lot

8:35pm                 Small Antenna Zoning Text Amendment from Verizon Wireless

8:45pm                 Report on Chile Care Center Appeal to Court of Special Appeals

8:50pm                 Other Issues

9:00pm                 Adjourn

 

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Rockville Pike Plan

The Mayor and Council are holding a second public hearing regarding the draft Rockville Pike Plan on Monday, May 16, 2016.  Based on public input and deliberations of council members, they will make a decision to approve, revise, or reject the Plan.  WECA had serious concerns about the 2014 Pike Plan.  Since WECA testified at the hearing in December 2014, the Mayor and Council have made recommendations for improvement of the plan, the Planning Commission has evaluated their recommendations and revised the Plan, where they deemed it appropriate.  The revised 2016 Plan has recently been sent to the Mayor and Council. 

The WECA President and Corresponding Secretary have reviewed the draft 2016 Plan and found that little has changed since 2014.  WECA's previous 2014 position was also reviewed.  A point paper and draft resolution have been prepared for presentation to the WECA Executive Board at the April 21st WECA meeting.

Sunday, April 17, 2016

Carver School Bus Depot Update + WECA April Meeting


Dear WECA Neighbors – Happy spring! A reminder that our next WECA monthly meeting is this Thursday, April 21 at 7pm at the Rockville Presbyterian Church. (215 W. Montgomery Avenue), with parking available in the lot off of Harrison Street. Earlier this month, we sent some information about the Montgomery County Public Schools school bus lot being proposed in our neighborhood area. An update is below, and we encourage you to take action if you are concerned about this issue. We hope to see you this Thursday at 7pm at the WECA meeting!

 

PROPOSED MCPS SCHOOL BUS LOT AT THE CARVER LOT (RT 355 AND MANNAKEE STREET INTERSECTION)

Here is information of interest regarding the proposed bus depot on the Carver Lot.  A group of neighbors from Woodley Gardens, College Gardens and the West End are working diligently to make their concerns known and keep the buses off the Carver Lot.  Recently Philip Kauffman, a member of the Montgomery County School Board, has written a letter, recognizing that citizens have legitimate concerns and recommending that the existing site on Crabbs Branch Way not be released for redevelopment until both interim and final solutions for parking the buses is approved. In response, Kevin Karton, one of our neighbors, has shared the message below asking for your help.  IF YOU OPPOSE THE BUS DEPOT AT THE CORVER LOT, PLEASE READ IT AND SEND A MESSAGE TO SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER KAUFFMAN BEFORE THE APRIL 19 BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING. 

 

----Original Message-----
From: Kevin Karton
Sent: Wed, Apr 13, 2016
Subject: [wgwca] School Board Phil Kauffman is Listening. We need your help.

To All:

 

We would like to send School Board Member Kauffman a note of appreciation and urge him on.  To date, he has given us the best chance we have of stopping the Carver depot plan.  He has written a memo to his fellow School Board members and to the County Council and County Executive Leggett asking them to delay the sale of the current school bus depot site until a real and good solution is found for the relocation issue.  We want him to urge them to exclude Carver once and for all from any further consideration.  

 

Your help is needed. 

 

We are including a sample of the letter we are recommending.  Feel free to copy and paste it, edit it and otherwise add your own thoughts and reactions and your name.  His e-mail address is:    Phil_Kauffman@mcpsmd.org

 

SAMPLE LETTER

Dear Board Member Kauffman:

We applaud your recent memo indicating that at the April 19 Board meeting, you will ask your fellow members to vote on a motion to urge the County Council to delay the "Declaration of No Further Need” (DNFN) for the Jeremiah Park (Shady Grove Depot) land parcel.  We ask that you also urge the Board to exclude the Carver site as part of the eventual solution for all the reasons that residents have shared with you.

This must be done until a good solution is found that does not so negatively affect residents living within the neighborhood (some within 50 feet of the site).  As you know, the Carver site abuts a residential community and the pre-dawn to late afternoon activity of 100+ buses, their operators, and site administrators, would have significant adverse effects on our residents.  Our community is still baffled that planning for this site has gotten this far despite, by the admission of MCPS COO Andrew Zuckerman, there being no studies conducted on the impact of traffic, noise, bus fume emissions, storm water historic site implications, and overall safety.

We have collected more than 800 signatures of Montgomery County citizens who oppose any plans for a bus depot at Carver and will support you and fight against this detrimental plan at every step. Members of our coalition will be attending and speaking at the BOE meeting on Tuesday, April 19 against the plan.

The developers at Shady Grove are pushing hard, no doubt, to develop the land upon which the current depot sits.  A bad solution done for their expedience and gain at the extraordinary expense of so many in our neighborhood should not be tolerated.

Our online petition is: http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/No-100-School-Bus-Depot-In-Our-Neighborhood. We have hundreds of additional signatures on paper petitions that will be presented on April 19.

Thank you very much for all you are doing to help us.  It does not go unnoticed.

Sincerely,

 

Sunday, April 3, 2016

Two Important Items for WECA Awareness


WECA Neighbors – There are two important items to share with you below, so please take a few minutes to read through this. The first pertains to recent, unprovoked harassment that some of our neighbors have experienced at their home, and how we as concerned West End residents can help. The second details a school bus lot being proposed by the Montgomery County government and MCPS for the corner of Mannakee Street and Route 355, and outlines associated concerns.

 

As the spring weather arrives, the days get longer, and more people are out-and-about, please do keep a watchful eye, help your neighbors where you can, and remember “If you see something, say something.”

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Disturbing Harassment Incidents within the West End

The message below from West End residents, Don and Maggie Hadley, is most disturbing.  They have been subjected to frightening harassment in their home by a group of young men.  Please take care of yourselves and support the Hadleys by turning on your front porch lights.

 

Hi Neighbors,

We wanted to let you know that apparently our house is being targeted for harassment by a group of young white men (18-20 years old).  We have now had two incidents within 10 days – the first on Saturday, March 19th at around 8:30 p.m. and the second on Thursday, March 31st at around 10 p.m.  They repeatedly ring our doorbell and when we open the door we are cursed at (severe profanity) and threatened (we are going to blow up your house).  The first time was just the verbal abuse, but most recently they also detonated fire crackers on our front porch.  The first night they ran off down Upton Street; on the March 31st incident we did not see which way they went, or whether they are on foot or have a car parked on the street.

 

The police have been called both times (Rockville first, Montgomery County most recently), but by the time they arrive the culprits have disappeared.  Don drove the neighborhood immediately after the first incident and saw no one.

 

The only suggestion the police had was that since our neighborhood is very dark, if the neighbors would leave their outside and/or porch lights on overnight, it would afford less places for the perpetrators to hide.  So far, we seem to be the only house that has been selected for this “special treatment”, so we would request that if possible everyone illuminate the outside of their house at night so perhaps we can deter further visitations or at least get a good description of the young men in question. 

 

Thanks, and be vigilant. 

Maggie & Don Hadley

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Proposed Bus Depot on Carver Lot

Background:  Montgomery County government and the Montgomery County Public School (MCPS) Board are working to relocate 100 school buses to the Carver School lot at the corner of Mannakee Street and RT 355.  The county is moving the buses because it has sold the land on Crabbs Branch Way where 400 school buses and their fueling station are parked today.  In selling the land to a developer to build housing the county failed to make provisions for parking and fueling the buses.   In fact, the County’s decision to use the Carver Lot was made without letting citizens know.  No public hearings were held.  Reviews of pertinent public documents reveal that the County did not assess potential adverse impacts of locating a bus depot next to a residential neighborhood, including traffic, noise, air pollution, reduced residential values associated with a fenced bus compound abutting a neighborhood.  Currently, the County is planning to relocate buses to the Carver Lot by December 31, 2016. 

 

Issues:

  • Through Traffic of School Buses in the West End and Woodley Gardens Neighborhoods will reduce safety and overburden the streets: These neighborhood roads are narrow, lined with houses and parked cars, have bike lanes and are not designed to accommodate a large volume of school buses passing through the neighborhood for other destinations.  Steady streams of buses will make these streets hazardous for children walking to school and commuters walking to the metro. 
  • Noise and Air Pollution: The noise and noxious fumes emitted by buses as they warm-up and sit in lines waiting to exit the lot will adversely affect the health and quality of life of neighbors.   Idling will begin as early as 4:30am and will exceed County noise ordinances. Further, experience shows that school bus drivers regularly park their buses along their routes on narrow, residential roads running their engines while they wait for the next pick up, thus creating noise and air pollution throughout the day. 
  • Traffic on RT 355: The intersection at Mannakee Street and RT 355 is considered the second busiest transit chokepoint in Rockville. Traffic to and from Montgomery College, the heavy volume of Metro buses and commuter traffic make this a heavily congested area.  Adding the trips of 100 school buses and their drivers arriving in the morning and departing at the end of the day will make the situation significantly worse.

 

What Neighbors Are Doing to Stop the Bus Depot

  • Mobilizing neighbors to stand up and voice their opposition to the bus depot.
  • Voicing our concerns with County Councilman Sidney Katz, District 3, Rockville Mayor and Council and Montgomery County School Board.
  • Asking the City of Rockville to formally review and take a position in opposition to the bus depot.  While the County Council could overrule this decision, it would require them to take a public vote in the face of overwhelming citizen opposition.
  • The West End Civic Association will discuss and potentially adopt a resolution at its Board meeting on April 21, 2016.

 

What You Can Do







  • Attend neighborhood meetings.  The next one is Tuesday, April 5th at 7pm at the Unitarian Universalist Church (100 Welsh Park Drive).



  • Follow this issue, attend meetings and voice your opposition with city, county and school board members.



If you would like more information, please contact Theresa Defino, WECA’s Point of Contact as follows:

Telephone: 301-738-3721
E-mail: 
tdefino@aol.com or tdefino@aishealth.com