HCA, Report, Summary 2005 Assoc. Activities

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Summary of Assoc. Activities, year 2005 Meetings/Events:

April 6	Executive Meeting. Association officers met with Tower-Dawson LLC representatives to review preliminary plans for a proposed new building at Tower Oaks. Other subjects discussed included planning for a general meeting, officer elections, decision to stage a candidate forum in this City election cycle and a review of recent news affecting the neighborhood.
May 19	General Meeting Agenda items included a summary of potential refuse service changes, a presentation by Eric Stewart on neighborhood real estate, deferral of endorsing a traffic initiative, inspection of initial development plans for the West of Lake parcel at Tower Oaks, general news, old and new business. Note, that while an election of officers was called, due to a lack of nominations, voting was cancelled a this time. This leaves present officers carrying over their service from prior election. A proposal for by-law changes to address this is expected in our next gathering.
August 28	Special Meeting Met with officers of Twinbrook CA to decide plans for a co-sponsored Candidate Forum, in the 2005 City election. Discussed event details and current municipal issues.
October 3	Special Meeting Officers met with new Neighborhood Coord. and Dir. of Public Works to walk neighborhood and discuss infra-structure issues and possible introduction of new refuse service.
October 16	City Election, Candidate Forum HCA led in co-sponsoring a candidate forum in the City election, along with Twinbrook, East Rockville, Lincoln Park and Burgundy Estates associations. Numerous questions were posed to all candidates on recent public interest issues within the City. This forum was the first convened and televised in this campaign cycle.
October 28	Special Meeting Officers attended a meeting of stake holders regarding proposed turn restrictions for Argyle Street.

Issues Handled:

Tree plantings on SWM berm along Curtis Place
Sewage spill in Cabin John Creek (near Dogwood Park)
Tower Oaks building proposal meeting, West of Lake site
RMHS Reconstruction, monitoring ongoing activities
Millenium Trail (bike/ped. path) completion along Wootton Pkwy. (between W. Edmonston and Viers Mill Rd.)
City Election, Candidate Forum planning
Refuse collection pilot study, preliminary proposal and neighborhood selection
Argyle St. turn restrictions proposal
General relaying of pertinent community notices to members (mostly via e-mail list server)
Preliminaries of major City Ordinance review in 2006

Major Correspondence and Testimony:

Tower Oaks, West of Lake site, correspondence
Assorted correspondence on RMHS reconstruction
City Election, Candidate Forum, formulating questions and lead organizing
Chestnut Lodge redevelopment exploratory application
Refuse collection pilot study correspondence
Argyle St. turn restrictions correspondence
Ongoing website updates and misc. e-mail list server notices

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