Attention, Grovers!
Submit your Information for the 2023-2025 Town Directory
Here’s a link to the form and information about how to complete and submit it.
Swim Instructor Needed at Maple Lake
Afternoons during the month of July; pay is $20/hour; contact Sung Chang or John Hutchinson for details.
Yoga Returns to the Grove!
Town resident and certified yoga instructor Rachel Schwartz will be offering a free yoga class on Tuesday evenings from 6-7 pm in McCathran Hall. Rachel practices Ashtanga yoga and will teach a vinyasa (flow) class with modifications for all levels. Please bring your own mat and feel free to bring a block if you use them. The class will end on our backs with a cooling relaxation, so consider bringing a sweatshirt or fleece. Print out and complete this waiver form (PDF) and bring it to the first class.
Yoga will be offered every Tuesday in March, and if there’s interest Rachel will continue teaching weekly classes — so be sure to come out!
Upcoming Events and Dates of Note
- Saturday, March 25, 1:00 – 4:00 pm: Join your neighbors for a discussion of housing policies and their enduring effects. We will view a short film and feature a panel of three speakers. You may choose to attend in person at McCathran Hall or virtually by Zoom. To attend remotely or in person, please register at tinyurl.com/segregatedbydesign.
- Monday, March 27, 7:30 pm: Special Town Council Meeting on the proposed resolution “Acknowledging Washington Grove’s Racially Exclusionary Past.” View more information.
- Tuesday, March 28, 7:30 pm: Washington Grove Turns 150 Years Old – Let’s Celebrate! Join your neighbors at this planning meeting to help organize an educational, fun, and memorable tribute to our special town within a forest.
- Thursday, April 13, 7:00 pm: MC DOT meeting on the Washington Grove connector project, which will evaluate the feasibility of creating a shared use path connecting Crabbs Branch Way and the Grove. This path could potentially connect to Amity Drive, Brown Street, Railroad Street, or other areas based on the results of public input and the study. Join this hybrid (in person and virtual) meeting and learn about project progress and schedule; proposed pedestrian and bicycle improvements; and the cost estimate and other potential impacts. Learn more (click on Participate tab).
News You Can Use
Resources to Learn More about the 2023 Tax Credits for Electric Vehicles (EVs)
Running Low on Covid Test Kits?
Before you throw out “expired” antigen tests, check here to see if your COVID-19 tests’ expiration dates have been extended.- You can order more, free, at covidtests.gov. One order includes four individual rapid antigen COVID-19 tests.
- You may also be able to get free antigen tests at MoCo libraries. Kits and masks are available on a table or cart near the library service desk. Residents can get four tests and four adult N95 masks per person per day. Learn more here.
- You can also pick up and drop off at-home PCR tests through Montgomery County. Learn more here.
Also, from WaPo, when you have Covid, here’s how you know you are no longer contagious.
> Older News You Can Use items have been moved to the News You Can Use Archive.
Notices from the Mayor
- Wednesday, April 12 is the next building permit submission deadline!
- The Sustainability Committee is looking for a grant writer. Interested? Learn more here.
- On February 13, the Town Council introduced a resolution “Acknowledging Washington Grove’s Racially Exclusionary Past.” The Council agreed to hold a Special Town Council Meeting on Monday, March 27 to hear public input on the resolution.
- See something in Town that needs to be fixed? Please review the November 2022 Guidance for Landscaping and Maintenance Task Requests (PDF).
Town Bulletins
Older Town Bulletins:
- Bulletins dated March 2022 or older are available here or here
- Bulletins dated April 2022 or later are available here.
Town Council Meeting Agendas and Minutes
- Special March 27, 2023 Meeting
- Minutes – not yet available
- Agenda (PDF)
- March 13, 2023 Meeting
- Minutes – not yet available
- Agenda (PDF)
- February 13, 2023 Meeting
- January 9, 2023 Meeting
Reports from the Town Councilors
Historic Preservation Commission
- March 2023 Meeting
- Minutes – not yet available
- Agenda (PDF)
- February 2023 Meeting
- Minutes – not yet available
- Agenda (PDF)
- January 2023 Meeting
Planning Commission
- March 15, 2023 Work Session
- Minutes – not yet available
- Agenda (PDF)
- March 1, 2023 Meeting
- Minutes – not yet available
- Agenda (PDF)
- February 15, 2023 Work Session
- February 1, 2023 Monthly Meeting
- January 18, 2023 Work Session
- January 4, 2023 Monthly Meeting
Contact Information
Mayor and Town Councilors and their Areas of Responsibility
Mayor
John Compton
240-432-5700
[email protected]
The Mayor is responsible for all intergovernmental relationships and activities.
For Councilors with no contact information listed below, please refer to the phone numbers and email addresses shown in the Town Directory. If you do not have a Directory, please call the Town Office at 301-926-2256, or email the Town Office at [email protected]. Want to write the mayor and all councilors? Please write to [email protected].
Borders
Eva Patrone
[email protected]
Contracts
Dave Cosson
Dog Park
Christine Dibble
[email protected]
Emergency Preparedness and Safety
Sylvie Favret
Forestry and Beautification (includes memorials)
Barbara Raimondo
[email protected]
Historic Preservation Commission
Robert Gilmore
Lake
Sylvie Favret
Lighting
Barbara Raimondo
[email protected]
Maintenance
Robert Gilmore
Maryland Municipal League
Robert Gilmore
McCathran Hall
Barbara Raimondo
[email protected]
Planning Commission
Christine Dibble
[email protected]
Racial Equity
Barbara Raimondo
[email protected]
Recreational Events/Recreation Committee
Eva Patrone
[email protected]
Recreational Facilities (Woodward Park, Playground and Tennis Courts)
Eva Patrone
[email protected]
Roads and Walkways
Sylvie Favret
Shady Grove Crossing
Barbara Raimondo
[email protected]
Sustainability
Dave Cosson
Washington Grove Conservation Park
Dave Cosson
Website and Communications
Christine Dibble
[email protected]
Woods
Dave Cosson
Town Office Contact Info
McCathran Hall
300 Grove Avenue
PO Box 216
Washington Grove, Maryland
20880-0216
- Phone: 301-926-2256
- Email: [email protected]
- Rental Information
Town Office
Located in the lower wing of McCathran Hall, the office is usually open 9:30am – 12:30pm; and 1:00pm – 5:00pm. Town Clerk Kathy Lehman is available to answer your questions. Please drop by, call the office at 301-926-2256 or send an email to [email protected].
Staff Directory
Clerk
Kathryn L. Lehman
301-926-2256
[email protected]
Treasurer
Jean Moyer
301-775-1168
[email protected]
Boards and Commissions
Board of Supervisors of Elections
Nick Suzich
Supervisor
240-750-9289
[email protected]
Joe Clark
301-869-7944
[email protected]
Margo Cavenagh
301-963-0294
[email protected]
Marc Hansen
Chair
301-869-0926
[email protected]
Satoshi Amagai
301-330-1336
[email protected]
Charlie Challstrom
301-926-4498
[email protected]
Kathie Evans
Alternate
301-869-7816
[email protected]
Historic Preservation Commission
Bob Booher
Chair
301-963-3935
[email protected]
Robert Gilmore
Council Liaison
Wendy Harris
914-388-2195
[email protected]
David Stopak
301-330-5446
[email protected]
Mimi Styles
301-519-1957
[email protected]
Peter Nagrod
Chair
301-512-5771
[email protected]
Christine Dibble
Council Liaison
[email protected]
Georgette Cole
301-330-6740
[email protected]
Jonathan Dail
[email protected]
Robert Johnson
301-346-6267
[email protected]
Volunteer Committees
Mary Warfield
Chair
202-421-6006
[email protected]
Emergency Preparedness and Safety
Dave Lutter
Chair
703-862-7445
[email protected]
Forestry & Beautification (F&B)
Georgette Cole
Chair
301-330-6740
[email protected]
Peter Nagrod
Chair
301-512-5771
[email protected]
John Hutchinson
Chair
240-997-5820
[email protected]
Virginia Quesada
Chair
301-706-7933
[email protected]
Racial and Social Equity (RASEC)
Leadership Team
Paula Puglisi
301-963-8555
Betsy Klinger
301-325-1956
[email protected]
Emily Cavey
Chair
240-838-1840
[email protected]
Bob Booher
Chair
301-963-3935
[email protected]
Patrice Klein
Co-Chair
301-926-2256
[email protected]
Joan Mahaffey
Co-Chair
240-631-8064
[email protected]
Recyclable Yard Waste Pick-Up Returns
Our trash contractor will once again pick up recyclable yard waste from your properly marked containers and/or large brown bags. You may also bundle your brush and tie it with twine. Bundles should be no larger than 30” in diameter and four feet in length; no individual pieces larger than four inches in diameter.
Final Bulk Leaf Collection
Our spring 2022/23 leaf pick up must be completed by close of business on Friday, March 24, 2023. Residents have one final opportunity to have their spring leaves picked up by the vacuum truck. Please be mindful not to block traffic with leaves on our narrow streets.