Randolph Civic Association

If you missed last week’s RCA General Meeting featuring the Q&A with Senator Jeff Waldstreicher, you can catch it below. Also discussed during the meeting: patio seating at restaurants, Beach Dr weekend closures, and RCA Call for Candidates.

If you missed last week’s RCA General Meeting featuring the Q&A with Councilmember Evan Glass, you can catch it below. Also discussed during the meeting: mural updates, local restaurant news, and RCA Call for Candidates.

WHAT: Virtual Q&A with Councilmember Evan Glass
WHEN: Thursday, May 7, 8:00-9:30pm
WHERE: Zoom Virtual Meeting
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/862650921?pwd=WldJS25tOEZRSVJTWWNtTUdUYXRRUT09
Meeting ID: 862 650 921
Password: 076607

For the final RCA General Meeting of the 2019-2020 season, we are lucky to be once again hosting Montgomery County Councilmember Evan Glass. Mr. Glass was elected to the County Council in 2018 and is an “At-Large” member, meaning he represents all residents of Montgomery County. From the safety of your own home, feel free to log on and participate virtually, where Mr. Glass will field a variety of questions in an open-ended format. All RCA-land residents welcome.

To learn more about Evan Glass, see his page here:
https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/glass/

WHEN: Thursday, January 9th, 8pm
WHERE: Veirs Mill Park Activity Building, 4425 Garrett Park Road
RSVP on Facebook or Nextdoor

Please join the RCA on Thursday, January 9th at the Veirs Mill Park Activity Building (4425 Garrett Park Road) for a special General Meeting to discuss and develop a community position on Thrive Montgomery 2050 (https://montgomeryplanning.org/planning/master-plan-list/general-plans/thrive-montgomery-2050/). Thrive Montgomery 2050 is a future General Plan. General Plans include long-term vision with broad policies that will guide future, more detailed land use planning, public investments in infrastructure and communities, amenities, and private development.

Montgomery County Planning has provided a toolkit called a Meeting-in-a-Box (https://montgomeryplanning.org/planning/master-plan-list/general-plans/thrive-montgomery-2050/thrive-montgomery-2050-meeting-in-a-box/) for civic associations like the RCA to provide targeted feedback to help inform and shape the Thrive Montgomery 2050 plan. We will follow the County’s suggested meeting format. We plan to discuss the RCA community’s priorities related to equity, environment, economy, transportation, housing, parks and open space, design, arts, and culture, and our overall top priorities among the aforementioned categories.

After the conclusion of the RCA General Meeting, the RCA intends to combine all community input and submit comments on Thrive Montgomery 2050 on behalf of our community. If you would like to provide input to the RCA but are unable to attend, feel free to email your priorities directly to josh@randolphcivic.org by January 20, 2020. Individuals can also submit their own comments (https://montgomeryplanning.org/planning/master-plan-list/general-plans/thrive-montgomery-2050/thrive-montgomery-2050-meeting-in-a-box/#worksheet).

The new Membership Benefits Cards for 2020 have arrived. Find out more here or check them out at the next RCA meeting this week.

Important neighborhood meeting Thursday, March 7th at 8 pm at the Viers Mill Rec Center (map).

We have invited our 4 At-Large Council Members to hear us present our neighborhood priorities and for them to provide an update on their agenda for the coming year. We are looking forward to hosting Council Members Hans Reimer, Will Jawando, Evan Glass and Gabe Albornoz. Council Members Jawando, Glass and Albornoz were recently elected to their first term on the Council. It is important for them to understand and appreciate our neighborhood priorities. Having all four At-Large Council Members at our community meeting is a special and unusual opportunity. This is our chance to show our Council Members that we have a strong community who should be considered as they grapple with the budget. To do that, we collectively need to show up to the meeting. Let’s fill the room with neighbors! We’ve long maintained strong relationships with our elected officials, and it has served us well over the years. Let’s show our Council Members how great and dedicated our community can be. If you come to one meeting this year, this should be the one.

RSVP on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/events/572075203261500/

RSVP on Nextdoor here: https://nextdoor.com/events/2752269/

Please come out for what will be our biggest and highest profile meeting in years!

On Thursday, May 3, we will feature candidates for County Council District 4, County Council At-Large, State District 18 Senate, and State District 18 Delegate races- over 50 candidates in all! Attendees will have the rare opportunity to meet all the candidates in one evening ahead of the June primary. As always, we will meet at the Viers Mill Rec Center, 4425 Garrett Park Road, and the meeting will begin at 8pm.

When:  Thursday, May 3, 8pm
Where:  Viers Mill Rec Center, 4425 Garrett Park Road

This event is free and open to the public.

Please join us this Thursday (2/1) 8pm at the Viers Mill Rec Center for our February General Meeting.

This will be an “open mic” meeting at which the board will be ready to discuss and answer questions about RCA-related topics of interest to you, our members.

4425 Garrett Park Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20906

Please join us this Thursday (12/7) 8pm at the Viers Mill Rec Center for our December General Meeting.

We will feature three guest speakers- one from the police department to address our concerns about crime and other issues, then a representative from Montgomery Parks on plans to preserve green space in our community, and finally real estate agent Nurit Coombe will give a short talk on Radon in the home.

Coffee and donuts will be provided, courtesy Nurit Coombe.

Were you unable to attend the October general meeting? Watch the meeting in its entirety here. Learn about the upcoming Garrett Park Road Bridge and Montrose East projects, and meet your District 18 State Delegates.