How time flies when you are adjusting to the new way of life? It has been a long time since we've all been able to get together with the cancellation of our summer events. To try to maintain some of that community connection, the HCA will be putting on a Halloween scavenger hunt in October. Keep and eye out on Facebook and your emails for details to participate. If you want to help organize, please write the board and let us know. 

As for "business" efforts, the HCA put in the following projects for the upcoming Capital improvement planning. The board took all the input and tried to group efforts together. What we put in can be found at this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LSwnUQzUUL7BfsE4ZsDr-6GhR3HbpygkfFI2zI0ggPs/edit?usp=sharing. We even had some people submit project plans to go along with the attached which were passed along to the city as well. Thank you for the responses.

PLEASE NOTE: this does not preclude you putting in similar or even the same projects privately (deadline is this Friday) if you feel we did not capture the essence of your desired improvements. We wanted to keep them more global and hope to engage with the city at future meetings to promote these. They also accept projects from individuals so don't feel you have to work through the HCA if you do not want to.

Lastly, there have been requests about temporarily extending the lighting hours at Dogwood Park to 11PM during COVID because of the need for outdoor activities and uncrowded times for the more vulnerable. If you have an objection and live near Dogwood, please let the board know along with your address so we can pass it along to the city.

Stay Safe, 

The HCA Board

Capital Improvement Feedback

 Hello All, 

The HCA has been a little quiet recently as we are unable to host our normal events. This week would have been our normal National Night Out get together in fact. Obviously, this was disappointing to cancel and we are looking forward to seeing everybody again once the situation improves.  

During this downtime, we have recently made some progress at the state level reestablishing some legal standing and are awaiting a response back from the IRS on tax status. We anticipate having all these formalities complete and be back operating in good standing shortly. This opens us up to be more active participants in the various city programs and grant processes. 

The timing couldn't be better. The city just reached out for input for their capital improvement plan - essentially a 5-year infrastructure plan. They would like information regarding the condition of our streets and parks, and help us plan new facilities or changes to existing infrastructure to meet the needs of our community. Specifically, they are interested in neighborhood proposals that are one-time construction projects and will benefit the community for more than 20 years. There is more information here, ww.rockvillemd.gov/budget.

As the neighborhood association, we can help with the process and are happy to advocate for ideas. We'd love some input for new ideas and feedback on existing ideas. Please submit your project ideas and feedback here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/9S5MNJB 

As always, we are also always trying to understand what the community would like and interest in the HCA or "Village" concept. We had an e-mail and post earlier this year soliciting input on that topic and would love more responses. The average time to complete for the first round of responses was 3 minutes, so if you have a few spare moments, please fill this one out as well:  https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2NXBJCN 

Look forward to hearing from you and stay safe!

The HCA Board 

Upcoming meeting reminder

Hello All,

With less than two weeks to go, we wanted to remind everyone about the upcoming HCA meeting and preview a community interest survey to be discussed at the meeting.

Cops & Donuts and March Civic Association Meeting

Do you have a question for our local Police? Now is your chance to get answers! Corporal Kevin McBride from Rockville Police Department will be attending our Hungerford Civic Association meeting on Saturday March 14 (2 p.m. @ Elwood Smith). He is ready to discuss our neighborhood concerns. Please reply with any topics you would like addressed or answer the poll on our Facebook page.

Directly following this session please join us for a general meeting of the civic association. The agenda includes updates on the current status of the association, the Rockville Capital Improvement Plan, and events for the upcoming year.

[Our neighborhood meeting with Corporal McBride is separate from the city wide effort to have Rockville community members and agency offer comments at a public information session from 6:30-8 p.m. That is to be held Wednesday, March 18 at Glenview Mansion. Note: This is a change from the hearing time and location reported in “Rockville Reports,” due to a conflict with a Mayor and Council meeting scheduled after the March issue went to press.]

Community Interest Survey

Over the next few months, we also wanted to survey the neighborhood to solicit ideas on what the HCA should focus on providing, people's interest in participation, and if those in the neighborhood would be interested in participating in a neighbor to neighbor volunteer network. The survey can be found here; https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2NXBJCN and we'll have paper copies at the HCA meeting. Our goal is to generate discussion and determine where to focus our efforts so please take the time to fill one out if you can.

Best Regards,

The HCA Board

Upcoming 2020 events including March meeting with Corporal McBride

Neighbors, 

As 2020 gets underway there are many exciting things in the works for Hungerford!  Read on for updates...  

Cops & Donuts and March Civic Association Meeting

Do you have a question for our local Police? Now is your chance to get answers! Corporal Kevin McBride from Rockville Police Department will be attending our Hungerford Civic Association meeting on Saturday March 14 (2 p.m. @ Elwood Smith). He is ready to discuss our neighborhood concerns. Please reply with any topics you would like addressed or answer the poll on our Facebook page.

Directly following this session please join us for a general meeting of the civic association. The agenda includes updates on the current status of the association, the Rockville Capital Improvement Plan, and events for the upcoming year.

Rockville Capital Improvement Plan

In an effort to show the City that our neighbors support (or oppose) our proposed enhancements for the upcoming budget plan, could you please take 60 seconds and fill out this private survey?

Spring Plant Exchange

Calling all gardeners! Do you have plants to divide and wish you could trade them with a neighbor for some new variety in your yard? Are you starting seeds for a summer garden and have more than you can use? Save the date for the first ever Hungerford Plant Exchange on April 26th. Stay tuned for further details.

Neighborhood Resource List

There are often times when we need work done on houses or are looking for other trusted resources. If you have contractors, electricians, plumbers, house cleaners, etc that you love and can vouch for please send in their information and it will be added to an upcoming resource section of the neighborhood website.

Are you a resident of Hungerford and serving on a commission for the city? Let us know! We have residents on the ethics and traffic commissions. Who else is giving back to our city?

Communication

To clear up any confusion, the use of the yahoo list serv continues, as does the Facebook group. It is true that many features of Yahoo groups are disappearing, however the list serv function remains and there is no plan for our use of it to change. Please also follow our website for updates on events and meeting minutes. A calendar feature has been added to the bottom of the home page recently. If you have any events that you would like added please email me directly (rebecca.plante@gmail.com.)

Spread the Word

We have many new additions to the neighborhood. Help us spread the word by letting your neighbors (especially new arrivals!) know about the list serv, Facebook page, and website.

Looking forward to seeing everyone!