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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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Housing Legislative Update: Governor’s Housing Bill Expires with General Assembly Session
On Monday/early Tuesday morning, April 7/8, Governor Moore’s Housing for Jobs Act, substantially rewritten in a House of Delegates committee, expired along with the General Assembly’s regular 2025 session. Although…
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Housing: Further consideration of N.O.W. housing proposals postponed until June.
At the end of the Planning, Housing, and Parks [PHP] Committee work session on March 31, 2025, CM Friedson announced that because the Council was about to enter the budget…
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LEGISLATIVE ALERT: Governor’s Housing Bill Weakened in Committee
This is an update on housing from Joe Harkins, Co-Chair of the PRA Housing Committee. Governor Moore’s Housing for Jobs Act, HB 503, was recently overhauled and approved in the…
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