City TV Award for The Mosaic Project Snapshots Episode
June 15, 2010
Producer/Editor John Pitt and Videographer Inmar Cedillos of Takoma Park City TV have won the 2010 Hometown Awards with the production of "The Takoma Mosaic Project". The Award was in the "Government Activities - Professional" category. The piece documented Art For The People's community-created mural on the outside wall of the Library. Congratulations to both TV and mosaic crews for this national recognition from the Alliance for Community Media,
UPDATED! Public Hearing Record to Stay Open on Proposed Traffic Management Plan and Access Restrictions for Sligo Park Hills and Certain Takoma Park Streets
February 25, 2010
Public Hearing Record to Stay Open through March 10 for Proposed Management Plan and Access Restrictions for Sligo Park Hills and Certain Takoma Park Streets. The Montgomery County Hearing Examiner asks that any additional comments for the public record be sent by 5 pm on March 10, 2010 to Mr. Khursheed Bilgrami at Khursheed.Bilgrami@montgomerycountymd.gov or Division of Traffic Engineering and Operations, 100 Edison Park Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20878. All public comments will be shared with the Takoma Park City Council. For more information on the proposal, For additional information see the complete public hearing notice and Ritchie Avenue Proposed Traffic Access Restriction Plan. You may also wish to view a video of the Public Hearing here.
Sligo Creek Assault Suspect
December 16, 2009
Click HERE for a composite sketch of the individual who committed a sexual assault on November 19, 2009. Click HERE for a complete news release.
Información Sobre la Elección de la Ciudad
September 15, 2009
Votantes de Takoma Park van a elegir un Alcalde y seis miembros del Consejo de la Ciudad el 3 de noviembre. Para más información sobre la Reunión Electoral y la Elección haga click aqui.
Call for Public Art - Three Projects
February 3, 2010
The Arts and Humanities Commission (AHC) is pleased to announce a Call for Entries for the following public art projects: LONG BRANCH GATEWAY SCULPTURE, SITE SPECIFIC PUBLIC ART, and GATEWAY ART PANELS. Deadline for submissions is 4:30 p.m. on Monday, March 1. For more information, CLICK on the name of the individual project or contact the AHC at 301.891.7224.
NEW! Transportation to Polls at the Community Center on Election Day
October 26, 2009
The Recreation Department bus will be available to transport residents to and from voting in the Takoma Park City Election on November 3rd! All residents vote at the Takoma Park Community Center, 7500 Maple Avenue. Click HERE for election information and a list of stops and schedule in English and HERE for Spanish.
On October 17, 2009, at approximately 8:53 p.m., the victim was walking from the Takoma Park Metro Station to a family member’s house inside the City of Takoma Park. While walking in the 200 block of Tulip Avenue, Takoma Park, Maryland, the victim was approached by three teenage black males. After approaching the victim, all three suspects began kicking and punching him about his body causing him to fall to the ground. He is currently recovering from the attack.
Shortly after the attack, the three suspects who match the description of the assailants entered a 7-11 convenience store located at Cedar and Carroll Avenue in Washington, D.C. One of the suspects had a laceration and blood on his hands. The suspects purchased band-aids with cash and left the store.
The photographs are from surveillance footage of the suspects in the 7-11 convenience store.
Click HERE for updated photographs of suspects,
Anyone with information in reference to the pictured suspects, please contact Detective Hoetzel of the Takoma Park Police Department at 301-891-7121.
NEW! Police CompStat Meeting Wednesday, September 30, 7:30 p.m
On March 9, 2009, the Council of the City of Takoma Park adopted Charter Amendment Resolution No. 2009-1 which amends Article VI, Registration, Nominations, and Elections, of the Takoma Park Charter. Click here to see the fair summary and full text of the amendment.
FY 2010 Living Wage Rate Established
May 1, 2009 5:03 PM
New Living Wage effective Julyl 1, 2009. Click here for more information in English or Espanol.
Rent Stabilization Allowance Effective July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2010
Date
The allowable approved Annual rent increse for the period of July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2010 is 0.4%. Click here for more information.
Mock Election Results -- Oak and Owl Win in Instant Runoff!
April 20, 2009 12:58 PM
Ninety-five voters participated in Saturday's mock election, in which voters were asked to select their favorite tree and forest animal. In the first round of counting, cherry and oak were tied with 29 votes each. Click here for more information.
Digital TV Converter Box Coupon Program Information!
April 20, 2009 1:06 PM
The TV Converter Box Coupon Program is now accepting applications from consumers whose coupons expired without being redeemed. Replacement coupons will only be issued to eligible households upon request. Click here for "Coupon Program Update". Please visit "Our Partners" section of the Digital TV 2009 website to download updated materials. Click here for DTV2009 webite. Click here to read the related press release.
Speed Cameras in Takoma Park
DateApril 14, 2009 11:57 AM
Police Chief Ricucci announced the installation of speed cameras on New Hampshire Avenue and Ethan Allen Avenue. Read the Press Release here.
The Takoma Park City Council passed Resolution 2008-86, recommending that the State of Maryland pursue the Purple Line as a light rail system. More information can be found at www.purplelinemd.com.
A draft New Hampshire Avenue Concept Plan, developed from the New Hampshire Charrette public outreach, is now available on the web. It is scheduled for discussion by the City Council on October 27. This plan covers the area from Sligo Creek Parkway to Eastern Avenue. Read the Concept Plan here.
EYA, the firm that wishes to build a townhouse development at the Takoma Metro station property, has proposed modifications to the concept plan previously submitted to WMATA. A presentation of the revised plans is scheduled to be made to the Takoma Park City Council on the evening of October 6, 2008. The new plans are being reviewed by City of Takoma Park staff. The revised plans consist of one with site details and one in color. EYA anticipates it will submit formal detailed plans to the DC Office of Planning in March, 2009. For more information...
The second phase of this long awaited streetscape has been initiated with construction moving along quickly. See plans for construction here. For questions related to this project please contact Public Works at (301) 891-7633.
Schedule Heavy Collections or Request Mulch Delivery By Email
October 2, 2008 5:01 PM
You can now request heavy collection appointments and mulch delivery by email. Send your request to TiffanyS@takomagov.org. Please include your name, address and needed service. If you are scheduling a heavy collection, please include a list of the items for disposal. You will receive an email confirmation of your appointment date. Payment by check or money order must be mailed or delivered to the Public Works Department, 31 Oswego Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910 prior to your scheduled appointment date. Cash payment can be made at the Finance office window at 7500 Maple Avenue.
The Jackson Boyd playground, located at the intersection of Jackson Avenue and Boyd Avenue, is undergoing a renovation. The City coordinated several community meetings to provide input to the playground design firm hired by the City. The design was finalized and the construction phase began in mid-July. Funds for the design phase and the construction phase were provided by Program Open Space (3/4) and the City (1/4). The design phase cost $18,250, the construction phase is estimated to cost $142,000. The project is expected to be completed by the Fall of 2008. The contractor is Triple J Construction. Please contact Daryl Braithwaite, Public Works Director with any questions - 301-891-7615 or DarylB@takomagov.org. To view a diagram of the equipment selected for the Jackson Boyd playground click here.
Council unanimously adopts Resolution 2008-49 opposing the abusive factory farming practice of force feeding ducks and geese for foie gras (June 30, 2008).
Update from Councilmember Valerie Ervin on the Piney Branch Pool’s Repair and Operation
June 3, 2008 4:39 PM
I am pleased to report that on May 22 the County Council approved the fiscal year 2009 operating budget. As part of the approved budget the Montgomery County Public Schools will match the City of Takoma Park’s $50,000 to repair the Piney Branch Pool. Once an analysis and estimate of the pools’ needs have been completed, repairs will commence so that this important community resource can be re-opened as soon as possible. To operate and program the pool during non-school hours the Council allocated $206,750 to Adventist Community Services and $21,700 to the Department of Recreation to manage the Piney Branch Pool Pool Pak Service Contract. I want to thank the community, the City of Takoma Park, fellow Councilmembers George Leventhal and Marc Elrich, MCPS, the Department of Recreation, and Adventist Community Services for their hard work, advocacy, and dedication to ensuring that the Piney Branch Pool remains open and operational. I will be in touch as more information on the timeline for repairs becomes available.
The County Department of Permitting Services now requires a letter from the City of Takoma Park for any exterior development project. If you need a letter please contact (301) 891-7119. Click here for development review information.
Citizen Survey Sent to Residents
9/10/2007
The City of Takoma Park is interested in your opinions about City services and activities. If you received a postcard during the week of September 10th, you will also receive a survey in the upcoming weeks. Please assist the City's efforts in improving services and activities offered to you by completing the survey and returning it as soon as possible! The survey is in English and in Spanish; however, there are staff available who are fluent in French and in Amharic to assist residents upon request.
The survey is being conducted by the National Research Center (NRC), based in Boulder, Colorado. The company is also conducting a survey for the Montgomery County. In the last five years, the company has conducted more than 300 resident surveys for cities and counties ranging in size from 4,000 to over one million residents, including the City of Rockville.
For more information, please contact the following staff members:
English & Spanish: Venita-Enola George @ 301-891-7266
French: Nick Fontem @ 301-891-7263
Amharic: Kiros Alemseged @ 301-891-7211
On September 7, 2007, invoices were mailed to property owner for the fiscal year 2008 stormwater fees that cover the fiscal year that began July 1, 2007. The City Finance Department was able to mail these invoices earlier this fiscal year than previously, when bills went out in the Spring. The earlier billing of stormwater fees will ensure that funds are available to complete the stormwater projects that were included in the Fiscal Year 2008 budget. For more information, please see Stormwater FAQs.
Impeachment Resolution
7/24/2007
On Monday, July 23, the City Council adopted a resolution to impeach President George W. Bush and Vice President Richard B. Cheney.
At the direction of the City Council, the City of Takoma Park has released a legal analysis concerning the City's immigrant sanctuary law, which went into effect in 1985. In a memorandum dated July 17, 2007, City Attorney Susan Silber and Assistant City Attorney Kenneth Sigman advised the Takoma Park City Council that "...the sanctuary law is a valid law that is not superceded by state or federal statute and that it broadly prohibits cooperating with or assisting federal immigration officials with the investigation or arrest of persons accused of immigration violations." Chief Ronald A. Ricucci, who assumed leadership of the Takoma Park Police Department in February 2007, requested the legal analysis. His request was prompted by the inclusion of criminal or civil deportation orders in the National Crime Information Center database, which began in December 2001. Ricucci inquired about the applicability and the legality of the City's immigration sanctuary law. A copy of the July 17, 2007 memorandum from the City Attorney's Office, as well as a news release concerning it, may be found on the City's website, www.takomaparkmd.gov. (City Manager)
The market - located at 7676 New Hampshire Avenue - will be open every Wednesday through November 14 from 3:00 to 7:00 pm and offers a variety of locally grown vegetables, fruit, herbs, flowers, fresh baked goods and ethnic foods. For more information, please visit: www.crossroadsfarmersmarket.org
The City Council adopted a resolution declaring Friday, May 27, 2005,
as Rachel Carson Day in Takoma Park.
12/29/2005
Ms. Carson was the author of the landmark 1962 book, Silent Spring, which warned of the dangers of pesticides. On May 27, residents are urged to focus their attention on the potentially serious hazards associated with chemical pesticides and to refrain from using them. More information on the life and work of Rachel Carson can be found at the Rachel Carson Council's web page . For information on responsible use of pesticides and alternatives to their use, residents might like to review an article written by Catherine Tunis of the Committee on the Environment.
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