PRA News

  • The First Annual State of the Parkwood Residents Association: 2025

    It was a good year for Parkwood. We were engaged.  We helped each other.  We worked with our neighbors in other associations. We tended our gardens, and we put up…

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  • The Town of  Kensington Train Show

    Some of us have a close personal connection from our childhood with model trains and the end of year holiday season. The annual train show that comes to the Kensington…

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  • The Beautification of Parkwood

    The PRA budget for 2025 set aside $5000 for the Adalberto Landscaping contract and $2000 for planting new perennials and new plants for the Parkwood gardens supported by the PRA. …

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  • More Trees for Parkwood

    If you compare pictures of Parkwood from 10-20 years ago to the scene today, the loss of tree canopy is obvious. The causes of tree loss—aging street trees, storm damage,…

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  • Solar Panels in Parkwood and Kensington Estates

    Gerald Sharp, PRA Treasurer, and equally importantly, a source of helpful information about solar energy, especially solar panels, has summarized the results of his efforts this year in this PRA…

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  • 2025 Paint the Town Labor Day Show

    A bit of background about the Montgomery Art Association’s Annual Show [by Gerald Sharp] Over the Labor Day weekend, Kensington again hosted this year’s Paint the Town art show and…

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  • Labor Day Parade

    Every year the Town of Kensington sponsors its annual Labor Day Parade.  Great fun and a way to say goodbye to the hot summer and hello to the cooler fall.…

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  • Update on Solar Power Program for Parkwood

    [Gerald Sharp, PRA Treassurer, has published this update to his previous article on the Solar Switch program for Montgomery County]. In 2023 I took advantage of the Solar Switch program…

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  • Parkwood’s Joe Harkins to be honored by the Montgomery County Civic Federation.

    The Montgomery County Civic Federation [MCCF] will honor Parkwood’s Joe Harkins at its 100th Year Anniversary Celebration on June 8, 2025.  Joe will receive the Federation’s Star Cup, awarded to…

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  • Status report on N.O.W. housing proposals

    On Tuesday, April 8, 2025, the Montgomery County Council approved legislation and two zoning measures to incentivize the conversion of highly vacant office buildings into housing.   Zoning Text Amendment…

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