Jun 5, 2021 | Town Maintenance News
Next Meeting: Wednesday, June 23 at 7:30pm, 2021 via ZOOM Video Conferencing. We will continue to meet on the 4th Wednesday of every month. All are welcome to attend! Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89307292356?pwd=WVl4bEhQSHRuVFM0cWlsSG5LWGswdz09 Meeting...
May 10, 2021 | Town Maintenance News
Next Meeting: Wednesday, May 26th at 7:30pm, 2021 via ZOOM Video Conferencing. We will continue to meet on the 4th Wednesday of every month. All are welcome to attend! PEPCO has recently filed a major tariff that could greatly affect the lighting in TWG. We have been...
Apr 3, 2021 | Town Maintenance News
Next Meeting: Wednesday, April 28th at 7:30pm, 2021 via ZOOM Video Conferencing. We will continue to meet on the 4th Wednesday of every month. All are welcome to attend! PEPCO has recently filed a major tariff that could greatly affect the lighting in TWG. TWG is on...
Mar 1, 2021 | Town Maintenance News
Next Meeting: Wednesday, March 24th at 7:30pm, 2021 via ZOOM Video Conferencing. We will continue to meet on the 4th Wednesday of every month. All are welcome to attend! Join the Zoom meeting by videoconference:...
Feb 1, 2021 | Alerts, Town Maintenance News
After hearing complaints about speeding on lower Ridge Road, the Mayor and Council are considering the installation of a new speed hump on the hill on lower Ridge Road. What do you think? To voice your opinion, please contact the Mayor and/or a Council member or send...
Feb 1, 2021 | Town Maintenance News
Next Meeting: Wednesday, February 24th at 7:30pm, 2021 via ZOOM Video Conferencing. We will continue to meet on the 4 Wednesday of every month. PEPCO has recently filed a major tariff that could greatly affect the lighting in TWG. TWG is on the National Register of...
Jan 10, 2021 | Town Maintenance News
TWG Lighting Committee was formed in January 2019 to address the issues concerning what to do with our aging streetlights? Since then the committee was able to finalize a deal with Pepco that will convert the bulk of our streetlights (95) to LED bulbs. This will not...
Jan 10, 2021 | Announcements, Town Maintenance News
Cherry Avenue: Steve Werts and helpers have installed a new drainage pipe across Cherry Avenue (near Center Street) to improve stormwater runoff across the walkway. The Avenue will be further leveled by Spring, and hopefully this will solve the long-standing drainage...
Jan 10, 2021 | Town Maintenance News
After hearing complaints about speeding on lower Ridge Road, the Mayor and Council are considering the installation of a new speed hump on the hill on lower Ridge Road. What do you think? To voice your opinion, please contact the Mayor and/or a Council member or send...
Dec 5, 2020 | Town Maintenance News
The next TWG Lighting Committee meeting will be on Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at 7:30p.m.
Oct 4, 2020 | Town Maintenance News
Next Meeting: Tuesday, October 6, 2020; 7:30 p.m. The Stormwater Management committee meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month. We welcome all interested residents! Join Zoom Meeting: https://zoom.us/j/91339104517?pwd=YnFLWm9LMndYSVFNR3NGZTA1Z2dvZz09 Meeting ID: 913 3910...
Aug 6, 2020 | Town Maintenance News
Next Meeting: Tuesday, August 11, 2020; 7:30 p.m. The Stormwater Management committee meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month. We welcome all interested residents! Questions, concerns or ideas, please contact: Robert N. Johnson at [email protected] or 301 346-6267 Join Zoom...
Aug 6, 2020 | Town Maintenance News
Next Meeting: Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at 7:30 p.m. We meet the fourth Wednesday of every month. We will be meeting via a Zoom Conference and all are welcome to attend! The details are below. Good news, we have finalized the LED conversion of our Streetlights with...
Jul 3, 2020 | Town Maintenance News
Next Meeting: Tuesday, July 14, 2020; 7:30 p.m. via ZOOM conference. The Stormwater Management Committee meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month. We welcome all interested residents! Questions, concerns, or ideas please contact: Robert N. Johnson at [email protected] or 301...
Jul 3, 2020 | Town Maintenance News
Next Meeting: Wednesday, July 22, 2020 at 7:30 p.m. We meet the fourth Wednesday of every month. We will be meeting via a Zoom Conference and all are welcome to attend! The details are below. Join Zoom Meeting...
May 31, 2020 | Town Maintenance News
Next Meeting: Tuesday, June 9, 2020; 7:30 p.m. The public is invited to attend this virtual meeting via ZOOM conference. The Stormwater Management committee meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month. We welcome all interested residents! Join Zoom Meeting...
May 31, 2020 | Town Maintenance News
Next Meeting: Wednesday, June 24, 2020 at 7:30 p.m. The public is invited to attend this virtual meeting via ZOOM conference. We meet the fourth Wednesday of every month. We will be meeting via a Zoom Conference and all are welcome to attend! The details are below....
May 4, 2020 | Alerts, Town Maintenance News
Next Meeting: Tuesday, May 12, 2020; 7:30 p.m. The public is invited to attend this virtual meeting via ZOOM conference. The Stormwater Management committee meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month. If anyone would like to join the next TWG Stormwater Management Committee...
May 4, 2020 | Alerts, Town Maintenance News
Next Meeting: Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at 7:30 p.m. The public is invited to attend this virtual meeting via ZOOM conference. We meet the fourth Wednesday of every month. We will be meeting via a Zoom Conference and all are welcome to attend! The details are below. We...
Mar 6, 2020 | Town Maintenance News
Next Meeting: Tuesday, March 10, 2020; 7:30 p.m. in the Town Council Meeting Room. The major topic is expected to be follow-up on the evaluations of the proposals received for the West Woods Watershed Study. We also will be discussing coordination with both Montgomery...
Mar 6, 2020 | Town Maintenance News
Next Meeting: Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at 7:30 p.m. in the Town Council Room. We will be continuing our exploration of our lighting needs and options, which are complex. Additionally, at this next meeting we will be sharing recommendations for a new lighting fixture...
Feb 4, 2020 | Town Maintenance News
Next Meeting: Tuesday, February 11, 2020; 7:30 p.m. in the Town Council Meeting Room. The Stormwater Management committee meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month. We have had inspections from two companies in response to The Request for Proposal (RFP) for the West Woods...
Feb 4, 2020 | Town Maintenance News
Next Meeting: Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at 7:30 p.m. in the Town Council Room. We will be continuing our exploration of our lighting needs. From our research, here is the list of attributes and considerations recommended for study for lighting Town streets and...
Jan 29, 2020 | Announcements, Community Resource News, Town Maintenance News
Montgomery Municipal Cable (MMC) has produced a wonderful six-minute video about the Town’s volunteer historic wood street sign restoration project. Thank you MMC! The Town has also been informed that Montgomery Preservation, Inc. (MPI) will recognize our project with...
Jan 7, 2020 | Town Maintenance News
Next Meeting: Tuesday, January 14, 2020; 7:30 p.m. in the Town Council Meeting Room. The Stormwater Management Committee meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month. The Committee will resume regular meetings on January 14th. The Request for Proposal (RFP) for the West Woods...
Jan 7, 2020 | Town Maintenance News
Next Meeting: Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at 7:30 p.m. in the Town Council Room. We will be continuing our exploration of our lighting needs and investigating options for bollard lighting for some of the walkways. All are welcome to join in! Any questions, concerns or...
Dec 7, 2019 | Town Maintenance News
Next Meeting: Tuesday, December 10, 2019; 7:30 pm in the Town Council Meeting Room. The Stormwater Management Committee meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month. We plan to review the Stormwater Section of the updated Master Plan. As a ten-year plan, it includes both...
Dec 7, 2019 | Town Maintenance News
Next Meeting: Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at 7:30 pm in the Town Council Room.
Dec 7, 2019 | Announcements, Community Resource News, Town Maintenance News
The trial speed hump at Oak and Grove Road has been replaced with a new hump configured to reduce jarring at 15 mph. The previous Grove Road hump will be installed on Chestnut Road between Center and Oak. The speed bumps on Chestnut Road will be removed and installed...
Nov 3, 2019 | Announcements, Town Maintenance News
Next Meeting: Tuesday, November 12th, at 7:30pm in the Town Council Meeting Room. The Stormwater Management Committee meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month. We plan to review the Stormwater Section of the updated Master Plan. As a ten-year plan, it includes both action...
Nov 3, 2019 | Town Maintenance News
The Lighting Committee meets the fourth Wednesday of every month. Because our regular dates fall on holidays in November and December there will be no organized meeting until January 22, 2020. Prior to January, we will be doing a few work sessions. There will be the...
Oct 2, 2019 | Alerts, Town Maintenance News
The Stormwater Management Committee would like your help. Our next meeting will be on October 8 at 7:30 in the Council Meeting Room. We will be discussing a list of stormwater issues in Town and the stormwater portion of the Master Plan. All are welcome to attend and...
Sep 6, 2019 | Alerts, Announcements, Town Maintenance News
Next meeting: Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019; 7:30 p.m. in the Council Room. The Stormwater Management Committee will meet on the 2nd Tuesday of the month. Please call Robert Johnson at 301-346-6267 or email [email protected] for information and to express interest in helping...
Aug 3, 2019 | Alerts, Town Maintenance News
Next meeting: Tuesday, August 13, 2019; 7:30 p.m. in the Council Room. The Stormwater Management Committee will meet on the 2nd Tuesday of the month. Please call Robert Johnson at 301-346-6267 or email [email protected] for information and to express interest in helping...
Jun 30, 2019 | Alerts, Announcements, Town Maintenance News
Next meeting: Tuesday, July 9, 2019; 7:30 p.m. in the Council Room. The Stormwater Management Committee will meet on the 2nd Tuesday of the month. Please call Robert Johnson at 301-346-6267 or email [email protected] for information and to express interest in helping...
Jun 1, 2019 | Alerts, Announcements, Town Maintenance News
The Town needs your interest, energy and/or expertise! You’ve probably noticed some areas around the Grove where water runoff has (is!) causing damage to roads or property? And in our West Woods, stormwater runoff damage is acute, threatening forest health and...
Apr 8, 2019 | Tagged from the Minutes, Town Maintenance News
TC Minutes – April 2019/ Repaving: Contact was made with the two contractors for this work, completed contracts were signed and submitted, and we now wait for good weather to begin repaving on the sections of road, and speed humps, designated for FY 2019. Speed...
Apr 8, 2019 | Emergency Preparedness Committee News, Tagged from the Minutes, Town Maintenance News
TC Minutes – April 2019/ The EPSC met on March 28th to discuss the following topics. Streetlights Update: A new streetlight fixture was installed on the Town side of the Railroad Street crosswalk to the MARC/RideOn station, but the light was not yet operating....
Apr 8, 2019 | Tagged from the Minutes, Town Maintenance News
TC Minutes – April 2019/ Removed old tile floor in Town Hall kitchen and installed new floor tile. Removed the sink and old shut off valves. Installed new kitchen cabinets and new shut off valves. Went to Alpine Counter-top to look at options for the kitchen....
Mar 11, 2019 | Tagged from the Minutes, Town Maintenance News
TC Minutes – March 2019/ Repaving: Work will begin when the weather cooperates. Speed Hump Trial: One Superior Speed Hump was installed on Grove Road, with appropriate signage. Street Lights: The Washington Grove ad hoc Lighting Committee met in February. A...
Mar 11, 2019 | Emergency Preparedness Committee News, Tagged from the Minutes, Town Maintenance News
TC Minutes – March 2019/ The Emergency Preparedness Committee met on February 28, 2019. The committee acknowledged the inclusion of its role in advising on town safety and incorporated by consensus the word “Safety” into its name as the...
Mar 11, 2019 | Tagged from the Minutes, Town Maintenance News
TC Minutes – March 2019/ Refurbished old Ford tractor: pressure-washed, dismantled engine cover, re-painted the tractor, and re-assembled tractor. Steering column broke on Town truck, repaired and re-installed steering column. Plowed and sanded the Town streets:...
Mar 11, 2019 | Tagged from the Minutes, Town Maintenance News
TC Minutes – March 2019/ Joli A. McCathran, MML Representative March 1, 2019 As I have previously reported, the Maryland Municipal League (MML) Legislative Committee’s sole 2019 priority is the ability of local authority over the installation and location...
Feb 11, 2019 | Tagged from the Minutes, Town Maintenance News
TC Minutes – February 2019/ Repaving: After approval by the Council in January, AB Veirs and MT Laney Company were contacted to inform them that they were chosen to complete the repaving work for this fiscal year. Contracts were forwarded and are in the process...
Feb 11, 2019 | Tagged from the Minutes, Town Maintenance News
TC Minutes – February 2019/ McCathran Hall Floor Beam Reinforcement Project: The contractor, M. Taylor Enterprise LLC, has completed the project to reinforce floor beams in McCathran Hall. The contractor’s references consisted of Washington Grove...
Feb 11, 2019 | Emergency Preparedness Committee News, Tagged from the Minutes, Town Maintenance News
TC Minutes – February 2019/ The EPC held its monthly meeting on January 24th and discussed the following topics. The installation of the Town Hall generator is nearly complete. The generator will exercise for a few minutes on Tuesday afternoons. The required...
Feb 11, 2019 | Tagged from the Minutes, Town Maintenance News
TC Minutes – February 2019/ Fence and posts removed from Town property at 215 Washington Grove Lane, post holes filled with dirt. Installed refurbished street signs and more removal of additional street signs that need refurbishing. Plow and sander installed on...
Feb 11, 2019 | Tagged from the Minutes, Town Maintenance News
TC Minutes – January 2019/ Repaving: At the December Council meeting, bids were opened and discussed. A decision was made to contact references submitted by AB Veirs and MTY Laney Company. A discussion was held regarding the possible awarding two bids for work...
Feb 11, 2019 | Tagged from the Minutes, Town Maintenance News
TC Minutes – January 2019/ Worked on Town Hall handicap lift for the yearly State inspection. Put up the Christmas tree in the Gazebo. Removed bead board paneling from around the electric panel in the Town Hall in preparation for work by contractor; stained and...
Jan 14, 2019 | Emergency Preparedness Committee News, Tagged from the Minutes, Town Maintenance News
TC Minutes – December 2018 / The EPC met on November 29th to discuss their accomplishments this year and to consider items for attention in 2019. EPC-Related Accomplishments in 2018 with reference to recommendations in the Emergency Preparedness Task Force Final...
Jan 14, 2019 | Tagged from the Minutes, Town Maintenance News
TC Minutes – December 2018 / Mayor Compton opened the sealed bids received from A.B. Veirs and M.T. Laney. Discussion included the following: Paving all or part of Ridge Road Planning ahead for more costly segments Splitting the job between the bidders...
Jan 14, 2019 | Tagged from the Minutes, Town Maintenance News
TC Minutes – December 2018 / The test bumps on Chestnut Road have now been installed for about three (3) months and have been effective. Requests for bumps or humps on Hickory Road, Grove Road and Brown Street have been received. Darrell Anderson discussed three...
Jan 14, 2019 | Tagged from the Minutes, Town Maintenance News
TC Minutes – December 2018 / Susan Van Nostrand held another gathering to produce more of the signs for this project. The project is nearing the end, with less than 40 signs to complete. I called Steve to determine how many signs he still has to give the Susan...
Jan 14, 2019 | Tagged from the Minutes, Town Maintenance News
TC Minutes – December 2018 / McCathran Hall Generator: Installation of the new Generac generator continues. Most of the electrical and gas connection work has been completed, and we are awaiting inspection by Montgomery County. With the new larger electrical...
Dec 10, 2018 | Tagged from the Minutes, Town Maintenance News
TC Minutes – November 2018 / I am hoping for additional feedback from Town officials and residents to complete the Town’s response to a questionnaire from MMC, a nonprofit organization established to operate a cable station on behalf of municipalities in...
Dec 10, 2018 | Tagged from the Minutes, Town Maintenance News
TC Minutes – November 2018 / The Lake Committee held its final meeting of this year on October 18, 2018. Preparations this fall included: (1) the dock was pressure-washed and stained, (2) vegetation along the lake edge between the dock, beach and on the island...
Dec 10, 2018 | Emergency Preparedness Committee News, Tagged from the Minutes, Town Maintenance News
TC Minutes – November 2018 / The EPC met on October 25, 2018 and discussed the following topics. The Town received approval from the Maryland Historical Trust to install the Generac generator for the Town Hall. The EPC provided input to the Montgomery...
Dec 10, 2018 | Tagged from the Minutes, Town Maintenance News
TC Minutes – November 2018 / McCathran Hall Generator Project: The Maryland Historical Trust has approved installation of the McCathran Hall generator. The new Generac generator is in place, and the connection work will include an electrical upgrade for 200-amp...
Dec 10, 2018 | Tagged from the Minutes, Town Maintenance News
TC Minutes – November 2018 / Safety issues were raised concerning the lack of signage for the trial, temporary speed bumps. Bump signs have been installed at the STOP signs where the bumps are located and warning signs will be installed ahead of the bumps....
Dec 10, 2018 | Tagged from the Minutes, Town Maintenance News
TC Minutes – November 2018 / Mayor Compton reported the installation of the new generator is happening. Electric connections are ready but await new circuit breaker panel box. He explained his administrative decision to approve an additional $2,100 expense to...
Dec 10, 2018 | Tagged from the Minutes, Town Maintenance News
TC Minutes – November 2018 / Mayor Compton gave an overview of the project and announced it was completed exactly as proposed to the Council in October. The storm water issues “upstream” remain to be addressed. Action: Mayor Compton will contact our...
