Citizens Association Mtg., 8 pm, Town Hall - Wednesday, March 31, 2010

March 31st Citizen's Association Meeting, 8:00 pm Town Hall

Date change; Guest Speaker Pamela Rowe from RainScapes; nominations for town elections.

*The next Citizen’s Association has been changed to Wednesday, March 31st at 8:00 pm in the Town Hall. *

The date of the next Citizen's Association meeting has been changed to accommodate the Town Hall Meeting the County is holding for the Kensington/Garrett Park neighborhoods on March 24th .

Guest Speaker, Pamela Rowe, RainScapes

On March 31st, Pamela Rowe from RainScapes for Healthy Watersheds – Reducing Pollution One Yard at a Time will be our guest speaker. Learn about the RainScapes program that assists County property owners to install projects that reduce stormwater runoff from their land with attractive landscaping solutions. Hear about how the County provides financial and technical assistance with rain garden projects, conservation landscapes, permeable paver retrofits, tree planting projects, and more. We will discuss the RainScapes Rebate program as well as work being undertaken in specific neighborhoods, including the area of Garrett Park south of Strathmore. Questions can be directed to Pamela Rowe at pamela.rowe@montgomerycountymd.gov

At the March 31st meeting, the Citizen’s Association will accept nominations for the upcoming May 3rd town elections. Three seats are up for election this year, including Mayor and two Town Council seats. Please consider running for one of these important positions. If interested, please have someone submit your nomination at this meeting.