Thanks to everyone who came out to celebrate our community. It was a beautiful morning and afternoon with a lot of laughter, food, and fun. Congratulations to all the 5K and Kids’ Fun Run participants. It was a blast!
To view the official results of the 5K, click here.
The RCA Community Day, hosted at Randolph Hills Park on Saturday, Oct. 4, is nearly here! The 3rd Annual Community Day 5K will start at 10:00am (registration opens at 9:30am) with the Kids’ Fun Run to follow. The 5K course will take you through some of your favorite local streets south of Randolph Road and on the Rock Creek Park Hiker/Biker Trail. The Kid’s Fun Run will be held within the immediate area of the park. Details, including course information and sign-up information, are posted below. Please check the site frequently for updates. Be sure to stick around for more RCA Community Day festivities afterwards.
Both events are free but please register below prior to Oct. 2. This will help us prepare accordingly. The first 20 people to sign up get a free RCA water bottle!
RCA 5K
Start Time: 10:00am (check-in at 9:30am)
Where: Randolph Hills Park
Cost: This event is FREE to the public
Course Map: http://goo.gl/maps/lbSYJ
Who: Anyone can participate, bring a friend! Running strollers are allowed, dogs are not.
Registration for 5K: Click here.
Kids’ Fun Run
Start Time: Organization of the different age groups will start at 11:00am
Where: Randolph Hills Park
Who: Ages 2 and up
Cost: This event is FREE to the public
Registration for Kids’ Run: Click here.
Need additional information? Email Alison Dewey
After the 5k and Kids’ Fun Run stick around for your favorite grilled food and drinks and neighborly conversation at the Community Day picnic. Mark your calendars and come on out for the festivities on Saturday, October 5th!
The September 2014 Echo is available for download.
The June 2014 Echo is available for download (PDF).
In this issue: Montrose Baptist Church and School Re-zone Application Update, minutes from the May 1st meeting that featured all 7 candidates for the Maryland State House of Delegates, District 18 and an article on the Second Chance Wildlife Center.
Our neighbors that live adjacent to the Montrose Baptist Church and Montrose Christian School on Randolph Road received the letter linked below. The Church and School is interested in a zoning change so the property can be sold and redeveloped with residential town homes. No public meetings for the zoning change have been scheduled yet. This would be a good time to sign up for the neighborhood Yahoo Group if you are interested in staying up to date on future developments.
Please note, the event is held rain or shine!
The Spring Yard Sale and Bazaar is coming up on Saturday, May 3rd from 8am to 1pm at the Loehmann’s Plaza Shopping Center on Randolph Road. Booth space costs $10 and is first come first serve. Booth space is $5 for paid RCA members. The Scouts from Troop 1083 and Crew 1083 are providing support for this event. Please come out and support them. Hope to see you there!
The May 2014 Echo is available for download (PDF).
Read about MC311, the first President’s Message by newly elected President, Brian Hooker, and an update on Boiling Brook, Rocking Horse and Schuylkill intersection improvements.
Updates to the proposed improvements for the Boiling Brook Parkway / Rocking Horse Road (BB/RH) intersection and the Boiling Brook Parkway / Schuylkill Road (BB/SR) intersection.
Boiling Brook Parkway / Rocking Horse Road
Here’s some follow up based on community feedback for the BB/RH intersection. I asked about putting stop signs in the intersection, and MCDOT was open to the idea, but expressed concern that additional stop signs might make the intersection worse. They would consider this for a potential future improvement. Some in the neighborhood called for stop sign cameras, but those have not been deployed in the State of Maryland. I asked about signs indicating that the stop was a 4 way stop, but MCDOT felt the intersection was too separated for those to be utilized. I had a few requests for traffic lights at the intersection. The RCA commissioned a traffic study about 5 years ago, and the intersection did not meet the minimum traffic requirements to warrant traffic lights. MCDOT was open to conducting another traffic study at the intersection this year.
I should reiterate that any changes will be made with temporary posts and markings, so they are reversible.
Per neighborhood feedback, the original plan was adjusted so that Rocking Horse Road as it approaches Boiling Brook will not be constrained to a single lane. In addition, the right lane on Boiling Brook heading towards Rocking Horse from Ashley will be marked with a right hand turn arrow.
The RCA is also working on increased enforcement at this intersection, and intends to engage the Charles E Smith School on this topic.
Boiling Brook Parkway and Schuylkill Road
For the BB/SR intersection, minor changes were made by adding a crosswalk across Boiling Brook, though a crosswalk should also be added across Schuylkill Road. In addition, the right hand lane of Boiling Brook will be marked with a right hand turn arrow. Some folks questioned the need for the bump-outs at this intersection, and I shared that concern with MCDOT. The bump-outs are necessary to properly implement the new traffic pattern.
That’s it for now; I’d encourage those of you interested in the discussion surrounding these intersections to sign up for the neighborhood Yahoo Group at http://randolphcivic.org/email. Thank you to those that are signed up and have shared their feedback. You may also share your feedback privately with me via email at chad@randolphcivic.org.
Join us Thursday, April 3rd at 8pm at the Veirs Mill Rec Center (map: http://goo.gl/maps/29wFk) for our next RCA General meeting.
We have special guest speakers confirmed from the Montgomery County Parks and Recreation Departments. They will speak to us about the future Wheaton Rec Center and future projects in White Flint: the upgraded Shriver Aquatic Center, Wall Park and the North Bethesda Recreation Center. In addition, we’d like to hear about how our rec center in Veirs Mill Local Park fits in to the County’s plans going forward. Should be a great conversation.
We will also be discussing the traffic improvements at the Rocking Horse / Boiling Brook intersection and the Boiling Brook / Schuylkill Intersection. Based on the feedback from this forum, I sent some follow up questions to MC DOT, and hope to have more information to share.
Last, but not least, there are elections. Hope to see you there.
The April 2014 Echo (PDF), has been posted.
Our neighborhood stays connected via Nextdoor. Sign up with your home address at Nextdoor.com, and you will be directed to the Randolph Hills group.
MC311 Customer Service Center is Montgomery County’s source for non-emergency government information and services. You can reach MC311 by calling 311 in the County or 240-777-0311, 711 for MD Relay TTY, from anywhere, Monday - Friday 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.