It’s budget time for the City of Gaithersburg and the Mayor and City Council want the public’s opinion. This is a serious topic that affects all Gaithersburg residents through both what we pay in property taxes and the services we receive. [more …]
While Kentlands may not seem all that large, the distance from the Clubhouse complex with its many facilities to our community’s most distant locations is almost a mile. Well, it turns out that almost all our community activities – and activities are a significant chunk of our budget -take place at the Clubhouse complex. That’s very convenient for those of us who live in the 400 block of Tschiffely Square Road, but less so for others. [more …]
Thinking about Pickleball for the last Kentlands Express led to thoughts about Kentlands recreational facilities for our more mature demographic. Let’s face it: tennis court, basketball court, and swimming pool users tend to range from the very young to the middle [more …]
The Kentlands Citizens Assembly’s (KCA) year-long flirtation with tape to mark pickleball lines on tennis court #1 and the faintest possible permanent stripes on court #2 came to an end with the painting of new, and permanent, stripes on both courts [more …]
The Kentlands Citizens Assembly (KCA) has a governance structure, shown above, that is unusual for homeowners associations in that it includes an elected President in addition to the elected Board of Trustees (BoT). Beth Brittingham, our General Manager, has commented several times [more …]
My latest great electoral victory, not a single person has ever voted against me for President, is only a month old but it’s already time to begin thinking about the day on which my term will end. This must be my [more …]
Britta Monaco of the City of Gaithersburg asks “We’re ready for winter, are you?” The City has revamped its snow preparedness page to provide some important information. They also included a feature article about snow preparedness in the most recent edition [more …]
The landscaping along the Quince Orchard Road retaining wall complex lacked only the southernmost details to reach full completion Tuesday afternoon. The work to be done by human beings along the rest of the wall is effectively complete. Next time [more …]
It seems appropriate to report on our overall progress after my first two years as your President and at the beginning of my final two years of service. [more …]
Our great national trial by fire is almost over; Election Day is less than two weeks away. The “trial by fire” appellation is not placed lightly here. People feel passionately about the two major party candidates. Sadly most of that [more …]
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