Dear neighbors, We’ve received a letter from a developer who is planning a subdivision on Saul Road, on the other side of Connecticut Avenue, near Holy Redeemer Catholic School. You can read the letter here: <https://rchca.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Norton-Land-Design-Public-Meeting-Notice.pdf> Per the letter, the developer is inviting the public to a meeting at 7 PM on November 30th, at […]
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Dear neighbors, In accordance with votes of the membership at the October 24th general meeting of the Rock Creek Hills Citizens’ Association, we have written to the Montgomery County Department of Transportation regarding transportation safety and improvements in Rock Creek Hills. Our letter may be found at: <https://rchca.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/RCHCA_MCDOT_20171109.pdf> With best regards, Jim Pekar President, RCHCA
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Dear neighbors, Please save the date for the Autumn meeting of the Rock Creek Hills Citizens’ Association, in the Multipurpose Room at Grace Episcopal Day School, 9411 Connecticut Avenue, at 7:30 PM on Tuesday, October 24th. As of this writing, anticipated agenda items are: • School safety With the new school open, concerns have arisen
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Dear neighbors, If yours is one of the 22 homes that directly face Silver Creek Middle School, then we’ll drop off a “we’re glad you’re our neighbor” yard sign for you this week. If your home does not directly face the school, then you are welcome to come over this Friday (7/21/17) to pick up
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Dear neighbors, To welcome Silver Creek Middle School students (& staff) with “we’re glad you’re our neighbor” yard signs: 1. Homes directly facing the school will receive a yard sign, with a letter explaining that the sign was purchased by the RCHCA at a cost of $9.99, and an envelope addressed to your Association Treasurer.
Dear neighbors, What can we do to welcome Silver Creek students? We could put up “we’re glad you’re our neighbor” yard signs <https://www.welcomeyourneighbors.org/download-pdf> especially in yards facing the school and along bus and walking routes. Wouldn’t that make a nice sight, on opening day? Please, what do you think? (If there’s enough interest we could
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Dear neighbors, I am grateful to Laura Dennis for her leadership in having the Rock Creek Hills Citizens’ Association officially adopt Silver Creek through the Rock Creek Conservancy Stream Team program, and to Fern Shepard for representing our community on MCPS’s school naming advisory committee. As we look ahead to the school opening in August,
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Dear neighbors, WSSC will hold a public workshop on the Rock Creek Hills Water Main Project on Monday, March 27th, from 7 to 8 pm, at the Kensington Park Library, at 4201 Knowles Ave. You may recall that WSSC is preparing to undertake two water main replacement projects in our neighborhood. Rock Creek Hills resident
Dear neighbors, As you may know, the new middle school is on track to open this August. Here are some updates from today’s onsite construction meeting (with thanks to Rick Bond & Hill Carter for their attendance): 1. Google maps has aerial imagery of the site from last July that can be viewed in 3D
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Dear neighbors, I hope to see you at the RCHCA meeting next Monday, March 6th at 7:30 PM at Grace Episcopal Day School, 9411 Connecticut Avenue. You should have received in the mail a copy of the RCHCA newsletter, which can also be found online at: <https://rchca.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/RCHCASpring14NewsFINAL.pdf> Please note, here are three updates since the
