September WECA Meeting Announcement

The September WECA meeting will be held on Thursday, September 15th at 7:00pm. Meetings are held at the Rockville Presbyterian Church (215 W. Montgomery Ave). Please enter from the rear parking lot on Harrison Street.

Our featured speaker will be Ingrid Manfredo, Director of Rainbow Place. Ingrid will be discussing Rainbow Place's progress, as well as concerns and preparations for the upcoming shelter season.

There will also be a discussion of the Annexation and proposed development of the Reed Property.

All West End residents are welcome and encouraged to attend!

Photo Tour of Historic West End Homes

Neighbors - Rockville Patch recently posted pictures with narratives of some historic West End properties. Please click on the link below to enjoy the photo tour!

http://rockville.patch.com/articles/viewfinder-past-preserved#photo-7379078

WECA General Membership Meeting: Thursday, June 16th

Come Join Us for the WECA General Membership Meeting!

Thursday, June 16th at 7:00pm

Annual Election of Officers to WECA (slate below)!

Meet Your Mayor & Council (all of them)!

Ice Cream Social Prior to Meeting!

6:30pm - 7:00pm available for purchase from Carmen's Italian Ice

The WECA Annual Election of Officers Slate:

President: Susan Prince
Vice President: Vicki McMullen
Corresponding Secretary: Jack Gelin
Treasurer: Noreen Bryan
Recording Secretary: Jan Balkam

Meeting will be held at the Rockville Presbyterian Church

215 W. Montgomery Avenue (park behind the church, via Harrison Street)

We invite you to join your neighbors for this special and important meeting!

June 2nd Community Forum on the APFO

On Thursday, June 2nd at 7:00pm at City Hall, the City will be hosting a public forum on the APFO (Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance). Residents will be able to share their views and listen to the community discussion on this important topic.

Full details on the meeting, and how you may sign-up to testify, can be found here:
http://www.rockvillemd.gov/news/2011/05-may/05-19-11b.html

And a link to the meeting agenda is here, along with some previously submitted public testimony: http://www.rockvillemd.gov/government/commissions/pc/apfo/2011/060211.htm

WECA Statement on the Rockville Pike Plan

On April 29, 2011, with unanimous approval from the Executive Board, WECA's Corresponding Secretary submitted a Statement on the Rockville Pike Plan to the City of Rockville and the Planning Commission. A draft of this plan was distributed to all members of the WECA listserv on 4/20/11, to solicit community input.

To view WECA's Statement on the Rockville Pike Plan, please click here.

May WECA Meeting Announcement

The May WECA meeting will be held this Thursday, May 19th at 7:00pm. Meetings are held at the Rockville Presbyterian Church (215 W. Montgomery Ave). Please enter from the rear parking lot on Harrison Street.

All West End residents are welcome and encouraged to attend.

April WECA Meeting Announcement

The April WECA meeting will be held on Thursday, April 28th at 7:00pm (Note: This is one week later than normally held, due to spring break). Meetings are held at the Rockville Presbyterian Church (215 W. Montgomery Ave). Please enter from the rear parking lot on Harrison Street.

The main item on the agenda will include a review and discussion of WECA's position on the Rockville Pike Plan. To review the Draft Pike Plan, please link here:
www.rockvillemd.gov/rockvillespike

All West End residents are welcome and encouraged to attend.

March WECA Meeting Announcement

The March WECA meeting will be held this Thursday, March 17th at 7:00pm. Meetings are held at the Rockville Presbyterian Church (215 W. Montgomery Ave). Please enter from the rear parking lot on Harrison Street.

Main items on the agenda include:

• * A general discussion and opportunity to provide your input to WECA's Executive Board on the Rockville Pike Plan, as presented at last month's meeting and outlined on the City website here: http://www.rockvillemd.gov/rockvillespike/ [Note that a Rockville Planning Commission Public Hearing is being held the day before, on Wednesday, March 16th at 7:00pm at City Hall. That meeting is your best opportunity to get your personal comments reflected in the official record.]
• * An update on the work of Rockville's Communications Task Force

Finally, there will be a Town Center Action Team (TCAT) meeting on Tuesday, March 15th at 7:00pm at City Hall. All interested citizens are invited to attend.

February WECA Meeting Announcement

The February WECA meeting will be held on Thursday, February 17th at 7:00pm. Meetings are held at the Rockville Presbyterian Church. Enter from Harrison St.

All West End residents are welcome and encouraged to attend.

January Meeting Announcement

The January WECA meeting will be held on Thursday, January 20th at 7:00pm. Meetings are held at the Rockville Presbyterian Church. Enter from Harrison St.

The main item on the agenda for this month's meeting will be a proposed Chinese Jehovah's Witness church.

A pre-application has been submitted to the City seeking approval for an additional Place of Worship at the intersection of Great Falls Road and Maryland Ave, across the street from Julius West Middle School. The site is currently developed with single family homes, 628 and 626 Maryland Avenue. 628 is currently not occupied and 626 is used as an office for the Jehovah's Witness Church located just north of the property at 624 Maryland Avenue. The existing houses will be demolished to make room for the new development.

The proposal is for a 4,500 square foot church with approximately 164 seats and an 850 square foot associated apartment. Development will include a parking lot providing 20 parking spaces and a one-way through driveway from Great Falls to Maryland Avenue.

All West End residents are welcome and encouraged to attend.

Update - Concept Plan Review & Public Meeting for Proposed Sidewalk Anderson Avenue

City staff will hold an open house to discuss the proposed sidewalk for Anderson Avenue at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday,January 11, 2011, in the Mayor and Council Chambers at City Hall, 111 Maryland Ave. For more information, go to http://www.rockvillemd.gov/residents/advisories/2010/120210.pdf .

Drawings are now available at http://www.rockvillemd.gov/transportation/pdf/AndersonAveSidewalk_ConceptDesign.pdf.

Proposal to build new church at Great Falls and Maryland

A Pre-Application has been submitted to the City seeking approval for an additional Place of Worship at the intersection of Great Falls Road and Maryland Ave, across the street from Julius West Middle School. The site is currently developed with single family homes, 628 and 626 Maryland Avenue. 628 is currently not occupied and 626 is used as an office for the Jehovah's Witness Church located just north of the property at 624 Maryland Avenue. The existing houses will be demolished to make room for the new development.

The proposal is for a 4,500 square foot church with approximately 164 seats and an 850 square foot associated apartment. Development will include a parking lot providing 20 parking spaces and a one-way through driveway from Great Falls to Maryland Avenue.

For more information, see http://www.rockvillemd.gov/zoning/development/626-628GreatFallsRoad.html.

A Pre-application Area Meeting has been scheduled for January 6th at the offices of Miller, Miller and Canby at 200-B Monroe St. from 7pm to 9pm.

December WECA Meeting Cancelled

Please note that the December WECA meeting has been cancelled - so there is NOT a meeting tonight. The next WECA Meeting will be on Thursday January 20th.

Great Falls Road Closure - Saturday, Dec. 4, 2010

The Department of Public Works (DPW) will install a sanitary sewer house connection at 402 Great Falls Road on Saturday, Dec. 4. This work requires Great Falls Road to be closed to vehicular traffic in both directions in front of 402 Great Falls Road, between Monument Street/Rose Petal Way and Dale Drive. All through traffic will be detoured around this location from 9 a.m. to 5p.m. Construction work will not impact or restrict access into driveways. Work will take place weather permitting.

IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION . . .

You may contact the following City staff in reference to this project:
James Woods, Civil Engineer, at 240-314-8521 or e-mail at jwoods@rockvillemd.gov

Rocio Estrada, Neighborhood Resources Coordinator, at 240-314-8345 or e-mail at restrada@rockvillemd.gov

Maryland Avenue Lane Closures on November 20

Part of Maryland Ave. will be closed on Saturday, November 20, between, 8am and 6pm, in order to shut down an abandoned valve in the water line. It requires closing three lanes of Maryland Ave between East Jefferson and Vinson Street . Flaggers will direct traffic through that block. There will be no impact to water service to the homes in the area.

The Courthouse is still due to be completed in December 2010, and will open for operation in March 2011.

If you have any questions, please contact Rocio Estrada, City of Rockville Neighborhood Resource Coordinator, at (240) 314-8345.