Newsletters
January/February 2002
MARK
YOUR CALENDARS
Important Dates:
Commissioner's Mtg. Feb. 11 & March 11, 8:00 p.m.
Planning Commission Mtg. - Feb. 5 & March 5, 7:30 p.m.
All meetings are held at the Brookeville Academy Community Center.
Hearing for Rotter Property Site Plan
301 Market Street, Brookeville, Maryland Map HU62, Parcel 490 The above
referenced Site Plan has been submitted for approval to the Town of Brookeville
Planning Commission. In accordance with Section 10-607 of the Town of Brookeville
Zoning Ordinance, we are notifying the public of the site plan submission.
The complete file for this project is available for public inspection at
the Town offices.
If you would like to submit any written comments on this plan, please do
so at your earliest convenience. A public hearing for approval of this
plan has been scheduled for Tuesday, the 5th of March 2002 at 7:30 p.m.
The meeting will be held at the Brookeville Academy in Brookeville, Maryland.
Holiday Party 2001
The Town's traditional Holiday party brought a full house to the festively
decorated Brookeville Academy. There was plenty of homemade food and movies
for the kids. This is the one time during the year that Town residents
can get together and just plain socialize and enjoy the good cheer of the
season.
Visited the Town Web site Lately?
If you have, you found useful information on Town services and helpful
links to other web sites. For history buffs, there is a detailed history
of the Brookeville Academy and links to the War of 1812 web site You can
also find out how to rent the Brookeville Academy for your events. The
Web site was recently honored with a Golden Web Award 2001-2002 by the
International Association of Webmasters & Designers. Future enhancements
to the site will include complete coverage of the Town's new initiative
led by a volunteer committee to preserve and restore its one-room schoolhouse.
We'd also like your comments and suggestions as well. Once again the Town's
Web site address is www.townofbrookevillemd.org.
Scouting for Food
Keith Wagner, Life Scout in Troop 759, Ashton, and Sherwood High School
senior, and his mother, Debbie Wagner, Assistant Scoutmaster, wish to thank
all those town residents who contributed food to Scouting for Food. While
other troops= donations go to Manna, the Ashton Methodist Church, which
sponsors Troop 759, runs its own food pantry that feeds the hungry in the
local area. The church=s pantry is open year-round and collects enough
food to do the equivalent of feeding six families for a year in addition
to providing 24 to 30 baskets each Thanksgiving and Christmas. Debbie noted
that several residents continue to donate throughout the year and that
she hopes others will consider doing that as well. She takes whatever food
is donated to each Thursday=s troop meeting. You are welcome to leave your
donations on the Wagner=s front porch at 210 Market Street.
Volunteers Help Schoolhouse Restoration Move Forward
Carrying rakes and shovels and swinging pickaxes, an impressive turnout
of volunteers from Brookeville and beyond showed up on a beautiful Saturday
morning in November to dig trenches, move debris, and generally clean up
the Brookeville Schoolhouse. Suzanne Friis, co-chairman of the project
committee, greeted volunteers, took action pictures, and put many of the
volunteers on an e-mail list for future activities. Architect and resident
Miche Booz, the other co-chair, was also there providing general oversight
and discussing proposed construction specifications with a prospective
contractor. A property survey of the school parcel was completed in January
(2002), a building permit has been obtained, and a project sign will go
up in the near future.
Town Pledge for Police Substation Support
The Town Commissioners voted at their December meeting to contribute $250
per year for three years to support the Montgomery County Olney Police
Substation expansion. This pledge brings the Brookeville contribution to
a total of $1000 for this important community resource.
In and About Town
Three new A Welcome to Brookeville@ signs have been ordered and should
be available soon for installation. They will be similar in appearance
to
the new Brookeville Academy sign. g The Commissioners are planning a special
Alarge item@ trash pickup in early spring. g A mailing soon will be going
to Town residents along Rt. 97 asking them to concur with the possible
use of their property adjoining the highway for State Highway Administration
sidewalk construction. Generally, the SHA has no available right-of-way
along Georgia Avenue in town. This fact makes any sidewalk development
contingent upon resident participation and cooperation. g Rick Allan represented
the Town Commissioners at the annual Maryland Municipal League Legislative
Dinner (Montgomery Chapter) January 3rd and discussed the Bypass and the
Town=s new subdivision and land use authority with Arthur Holmes, Chairman
of the Planning Board and Charles Loehr, Director of Park and Planning. |
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