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Project Update: Stabilize
Drylaid Stone Wall at Mile
Marker 11 (Log Wall)
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
JOIN US FOR A VIRTUAL MEETING!
Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at 7:30 p.m. via ZOOM
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No advance registration required, but only the first 100 participants will be allowed into the meeting. A recording of this meeting will be available on our website.
SPEAKER: MARC ZWEBEN – Potomac Resident – Willerburn Acres Neighborhood
When he learned Montgomery County Department of Transportation (DOT) planned extensive destruction of roadside trees in his neighborhood to install sidewalks, he went to work to save as many as possible. Establishing a connection with the agency, speaking on behalf of his community, and seeking help from county environmental groups, Marc brought the issue out into the open where a real discussion can take place about how to provide a needed amenity like sidewalks while respecting an established environmental benefit like tree canopy. Many of the trees slated for destruction are now specimens and as such, critical to successfully fighting climate change. Marc has helped DOT think about alternatives to using only concrete and the compromise can help a host of other neighborhoods with sidewalk projects in the pipeline. Marc will talk about how his effort changed the project, saved trees, while providing additional mobility and safer walking for residents.
2022-2023 General Meeting Schedule – Wednesdays 7:15 – 9:00 PM
October 12, 2022
November 9, 2022
December 14, 2022
January 11, 2023
February 8, 2023
March 15, 2023
April 12, 2023
May 10, 2023 (Annual Meeting)
When farmers bartered for supplies at Perry Store in Offutt’s Crossroad in 1880, Potomac was an agricultural community where transportation relied on the C&O Canal and horse-drawn wagons on dirt roads. Today, we see something far different.
Yet much remains constant. Great Falls, the Potomac River, and the Canal still draw us. Forested stream valleys, rural roads, and Potomac Village still define our community. The look and feel of Potomac today is no accident. Much of what we hold dear is due to the vigilance of volunteers working to preserve what is best here – a community that values our history, the environment, and our role as “Green Wedge” in the overall vision of county planners.
We invite you to become one of the team to insure the continued beauty of this area. If you are interested in preserving the beauty of Potomac, please become a member.
West Montgomery County Citizens Association 