Hello Ward One Neighbors, Summary: Last week the City Council (1) voted unanimously to renew a contract with Montgomery County for inspection of Tk Pk rental properties, (2) voted unanimously (with 1 recusal) to approve the use of grant funds to support the purchase of the Deauville @7520 Maple Avenue, a 110-unit rent-stabilized apartment community, which will help to keep … Read more
Hello Ward One Neighbors, Summary: On the 19th the Council heard interesting updates on what the City’s 3 business associations are up to, and we discussed the potential for generating additional City revenue through increasing taxes on public utilities, commercial properties and vacant/decrepit sites. We also were briefed on the proposal to use State grant funds to support the sale of the Deauville … Read more
Summary: It’s the budget and legislative season, so we are working on setting budget priorities and on coordinating with our Annapolis legislators to get things enacted that will help Takoma Park (like stop sign cameras, guaranteed State highway funds, Purple Line compensation for impacted businesses and residents, and more.) The new City Council is also reviewing … Read more
Hello Ward One neighbors, I am updating you about the agenda for this evening’s City Council meeting, which differs from what was written on the Rolling Agenda that I cited a few days ago – my apologies. Because there will be a detailed discussion about the property tax assessment process, you might want to tune … Read more
Note that there will be no City Council meeting this week on Wed. the 22nd because the Auditorium heat is under repair, and because the Council is meeting on Sat. the 25th for a Retreat. On Wed Jan 15th the City Council held a work session to reexamine the City Council’s 2023-2025 priorities. (View the meeting here.) The priorities are grouped under … Read more
Hello Ward One residents, This week the City Council will meet at 7:30 PM on Wednesday, December 11 in the Community Center Auditorium at 7500 Maple Ave. Here is a link to agenda; Topics to be covered: Documents related to the meeting: https://takomapark.ompnetwork.org/sessions/304271?embedInPoint=1&embedOutPoint=17051&shareMethod=link As always, you are welcome to offer public comment, either in person or via … Read more