301-926-2256 [email protected]

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?

Also, from WaPo, when you have Covid, here’s how you know you are no longer contagious.


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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.

Latest Documents

Town Bulletins

Older Town Bulletins: 

Town Council Meeting Agendas and Minutes
  • Special March 27, 2023 Meeting
  • March 13, 2023 Meeting
Reports from the Town Councilors
Historic Preservation Commission
  • March 2023 Meeting
  • February 2023 Meeting
Planning Commission
  • March 15, 2023 Work Session
  • March 1, 2023 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

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]


Board of Zoning Appeals

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]


Planning Commission

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

Dog Park

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]


Gateway

Peter Nagrod
Chair
301-512-5771
[email protected]


Lake

John Hutchinson
Chair
240-997-5820
[email protected]


Lighting

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]


Recreation

Emily Cavey
Chair
240-838-1840
[email protected]


Sustainability

Bob Booher
Chair
301-963-3935
[email protected]


Woods

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.

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