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Upcoming Events: 

Wednesday, September 13, 2006 * Monthly Meeting * 8 p.m.  
Mill Creek Towne Elementary School

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Our Community

The Greater Shady Grove Civic Alliance is concerned about social and government events that impact our residents. Our Communities span the Shady Grove Metro area, including Candlewood, Cashell Estates, Derwood Station, Edinburgh, King Farm, Mill Creek Towne, Needwood Estates, Old Derwood, Park Overlook, Parkside Estates, Washington Grove, Amity Drive and greater Derwood neighborhoods. This includes areas in three Montgomery County Master Plans:  Shady Grove, Unincorporated Gaithersburg, and Upper Rock Creek. 

"We need vigilance here to take our concerns before elected officials because we don't have a mayor, and I think...a lot of things have been dumped here by Rockville and Gaithersburg."
Pat Labuda, Past Alliance President, to the Gaithersburg Gazette

Our Mission

The objective (mission) of the Alliance is to educate and inform the citizens of the Greater Shady Grove area on matters of public concern and to act on matters of common interest in a manner consistent with positions approved by the membership. (By-Laws of the Alliance)  

Recent Alliance Activities

Here are some examples of issues and activities we have worked on in the past few years:

Providing input to and monitoring development of the Shady Grove Sector Plan focused on the Shady Grove Metro and Crabbs Branch Way areas.
Working with the county and state officials on the ICC, Shady Grove Road sound barriers, and Redland Road expansion.
Holding forums with public officials and state legislators on topics affecting the community including school overcrowding, trash pickup, traffic, Metro, housing, streetscape, and more.
Keeping the community apprised of issues and events through our monthly newsletter and e-mails.
Host candidate forums for county elections.
Annual spring forum with state legislators to report on results of the legislative session

Alliance Meeting Schedule

Alliance meetings are held at the Mill Creek Towne Elementary School located at 17700 Park Mill Drive, Derwood, Maryland, in the All Purpose Room. They are typically held once a month from 8:00 - 10:00 pm. Alliance members may also submit notices of other meetings of interest to the membership for posting here by notifying Kay Guinane. The schedule for the next several months is:

September 13, 2006
October 11, 2006
November 8, 2006
December 13, 2006
January 10, 2007
February 14, 2007
March 14, 2007

Newsletter

September 2006 GSGCA Newsletter
April 2006 GSGCA Newsletter

March 2006 GSGCA Newsletter

January 2006 GSGCA Newsletter

December 2005 GSGCA Newsletter
November 2005 GSGCA Newsletter
September 2005 GSGCA Newsletter

Communications with the County Council

Testimony to County Council CIP Budget, Jim Snee, February 6, 2006
Highway Noise Abatement Funding Cut, January 2006, Background Document
Councilmember Silverman Letter to GSGCA on Shady Grove Master Plan Vote, January 2006

Letter on Shady Grove Master Plan Vote,  Brad Botwin, January, 2006
GSGCA President's Comment to County Council, James Snee, December 2005

Recent GSGCA Press Coverage:

Dissent to ICC Again Surfaces, November 4, 2005
Drawback to ICC, September 21, 2005
Alliance Rejects Sector Plan, September 19, 2005
Literacy Volunteer Saluted on TV, September 7, 2005

Useful Links:

Rockville Community Network

 

Membership

Membership is open to individuals, civic organizations and homeowners' associations that are affected by develops in the Greater Shady Grove area and that are concerned with improving community life.  Join today!

Membership Survey  results on proposed development of the Shady Grove Area.

 

Alliance Officials

Brad Botwin, Co-President (Derwood Station)
Pat Labuda, Co-President (Parkside)
Ken Weiss, 1st Vice President (Park Overlook)
Joe Parello, 2nd Vice President (Old Derwood)
John Talcott, Treasurer (Edinburgh)
Secretary, Vacant

Contact Information l under construction. Let us hear from you regarding your views on what information would be useful, including any resources you think we should link to.

Electronic Mail -- General Information: see list of officials above  
Webmaster: webmaster@gsgca.org
Telephone (Voice & Fax) --301/527-8380
Postal Address -- Greater Shady Grove Civic Alliance (GSGCA), 7915 Bounding Bend Court, Derwood, MD 20855

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