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WEEKLY TOWN UPDATES
June 21, 2024

Special Events


Round House Theatre Discussion Group, June 23
Discussion and Desserts, June 25
Independence Day Picnic and Parade, July 4
Town Musicians' Acoustic Jam, July 19


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Town Council Seeks Input on 
County's Multi-Family Housing Proposals


The Town Council extends its gratitude to residents who participated in the Town's June 13 Public Forum on Attainable Housing Strategies. You may review the presentation here. We had a highly informative meeting with many questions and comments. 

The Planning Department will present its rezoning recommendations during the County Council's Planning, Housing, and Parks (PHP) Committee meeting on Monday, June 24 at 1:30 p.m. (3rd floor Council Hearing Room, Council Office Building, 100 Maryland Avenue in Rockville). Residents are encouraged to attend either in person or virtually via Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/c/MoCoCouncilMD).

Residents are also urged to share feedback with both the Town Council (townoffice@townofchevychase.org) and County Council President Andrew Friedson (andrew.friedson@montgomerycountymd.gov), who is the Town's representative. Your input on both the scale and any specific suggestions for or concerns about multi-family housing within the Town is valuable. 

Bethesda Market Park Revised Design Presentation 
Resident Comments Requested by June 30


On June 18, the Parks Department presented the revised design for the Bethesda Market Park. This updated plan incorporates public feedback from last year’s community meetings, an online community survey, and a Town resident survey. The revised design includes amenities, such as a water feature, shade/stage structure, dog runs, and a multi-generational play area. These amenities can be realized only if additional funding for the park is provided, in accordance with the financial plan that the Town presented in April. This plan calls for an additional $5 million for the parks, with the Town contributing $3 million of that amount.  

Residents are encouraged to review the revised plan and submit comments to the Town Council by June 30. The Town Council will review all feedback, with the intention of discussing and potentially voting on a resolution regarding additional financial support for the project at the July 10 Council meeting.

Please visit bit.ly/bethesdapark for more information about the project.
RHT

Round House Theatre Discussion Group, June 23


Join us for a discussion of Suzan-Lori Park’s Topdog/Underdog, the final play in Round House Theatre’s current season. Some consider this to be the finest American play of the 21st century! See the play whenever you like, then join us on Sunday, June 23 at 11 a.m. for conversation and breakfast pastries. Notification of the meeting location will be sent to those who sign up. Please RSVP to bit.ly/RHTJune23.
Olympics

Discussion and Desserts
 Covering the Olympics with Les Carpenter, Washington Post journalist


NEW DATE: June 26, 7 p.m., Town Hall


Nothing would keep Washington Post journalist Les Carpenter from his appearance at the Town’s Discussion & Desserts to discuss the 2024 Olympics except when Congress schedules a hearing on the Olympics at the same time. While we will have to wait one more day, Les will be able to regale us with the report of what transpired at the hearing, how he covered past Olympics, and what his plans are for the upcoming Paris games. 

Please join us in the Town Hall on Wednesday, June 26 at 7 p.m. for delicious desserts and an engaging evening. This will be a fascinating conversation on a timely event, so please RSVP soon to bit.ly/DD618.

And a little background:

Les Carpenter has been the Washington Post’s Olympics writer for the past three years, chronicling sport’s biggest and most significant event by telling the unique stories of elite athletes and untangling the geopolitical issues that often overshadow the Games themselves. He has written about great triumphs, heartbreaking defeats, and been prodded daily in China by people clad in hazmat suits. 

He first worked at the Post from 2005-2010 where he wrote features and enterprise, often for the front page, on baseball, the NFL and the Olympics. He then was the lead NFL writer and covered Olympics for Yahoo! Sports and was also the U.S. sports writer for the Guardian, often contemplating the role of American sports in society. 

He returned to the Post in 2018 to chronicle the local NFL franchise during three of the most-turbulent years a sports team has experienced. Earlier in his career, he worked as a columnist and enterprise writer at the Connecticut Post and Seattle Times. 

Paris will be his seventh Olympics. He has covered Summer Games in Beijing, London, Rio and Tokyo and Winter Games in Turin and Beijing.
July 4

Independence Day Picnic & Parade

July 4, 11:45 a.m.-2 p.m., Lawton Center Grounds


11:45 a.m.: Come to the Lawton Center to decorate your bikes, scooters, wagons, and baby carriages.  The Town will provide decorating supplies.

12 p.m.: Parade and Dixieland Band -- The parade will begin at 12 p.m. and will be led by the Dixie Land Trio.

12:15-2 p.m.: Picnic -- Town residents will be treated to barbeque catered by Red, Hot & Blue and the famous Ben and Jerry’s ice cream truck.  Vegetarian & vegan options are available upon request.  Bring your appetite and picnic blanket! 

Please RSVP by June 21 at bit.ly//TOCCJuly4.  Interested in volunteering for the 4th?  Please indicate so when you RSVP.
Acoustic guitar

Town Musicians' Acoustic Jam Session, July 19


The Town has many musicians and singers, and we would like to invite all to join an Acoustic Music Jam (no electric, no percussion) that will include bluegrass music as well as folk, traditional, and blues. Town residents who want to play, and those who want to listen, are all welcome to the Town Hall on July 19 from 7 to 9 p.m.

The Community Relations Committee held several of these jams in 2019, and they were a lot of fun and very popular. Music jams are gatherings of musicians & singers who sing and share songs or simply play along in a structured but informal setting. Playing in a group setting always helps a musician to stay sharp, and fledgling musicians or singers can test out their chops and gain skill and confidence in leading a song or playing in a friendly setting. Wine, beer, and snacks will be served.

Musicians and singers, please contact Jim Mich at jamesemich@aol.com or call/text at 301-922-3642. If you just want to come to enjoy the music, please RSVP to townoffice@townofchevychase.org or 301-654-7144 so we can get a head count.

Town Neighbors Listserv


Residents are encouraged to connect with fellow residents through the private Town Neighbors listserv.

Chevy Chase at Home (CC@H)


CC@H is a member organization providing social and educational programs to neighbors of all ages and support services to older adults. You can learn more at www.chevychaseathome.org.

Do You Want To Assist Older Adults in Your Neighborhood?
Have you considered volunteering with Chevy Chase At Home? Would you like to spend an hour or two each month assisting a local neighbor? We invite you to learn more about providing services to older adults in your neighborhood including friendly visits, rides to the grocery store or medical appointments, running an errand, tech help, minor repairs, and household tasks depending on your interests. Please contact us at info@chevychaseathome.org or (301) 657-3115 to learn more about volunteer opportunities with Chevy Chase At Home. 
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