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
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, At last week’s City Council meeting, the Council and mayor grappled with setting our priorities for the coming two years. This work will continue at the upcoming Council meeting on Wednesday Feb. 5th, when a Resolution on priorities is scheduled for a vote. My focus in this process has been on … Read more
At the January 15th City Council meeting we will be discussing the City’s priorities; see the memo spelling out these priorities here. These priorities will determine our budgeting and staffing priorities in the FY 2026 cycle. Please email me if you would like to weigh in. And as always, residents are welcome to comment in … Read more
Council Meeting Highlights: (1) We learned from a consultant about timelines and options for transitioning to an all-electric City vehicle fleet to meet our emission reduction goals; (2) in a work session we discussed (a) Councilmembers’ engagement with the State legislative session, and (b) how to fill vacancies and optimize engagement with City Committees and … Read more
Hello Ward One residents, The City Council returns from its winter break on Wednesday January 8 at 7:30 PM. Here is a link to the agenda; As always, you are welcome to comment in person or virtually at the CC meeting. All meetings are held in the Community Center Auditorium, @ 7500 Maple Ave. Register here by 5:00 PM … Read more
Hello Ward One Residents, On December 11th we had two Council meetings: a special one with our District 20 Delegation about the current State legislative session, and a second one for regular business. City Website: https://takomaparkmd.gov/government/city-council/meetings-and-documents/city-council-video/ Quick summary: (1) our Annapolis delegation is proactively advancing City interests against tough budgetary odds and is well aligned with Tk … 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