Sligo Woods Civic Association

Program
Officers from the Montgomery Police Department will be presenting on pedestrian safety.  This is a big issue of concern for the entire Sligo Woods neighborhood.

♦  7:15—refreshments, sociability
♦  7:30—meeting agenda, including election of a new secretary
♦  Pedestrian Safety talk, Q&A, follows til 8:45

Sligo-Dennis Park Building — 10200 Sligo Parkway
                   Please note the new location!
There is limited parking in the parking lot on either side of the building.  If no parking is available, you can park on Tenbrook and take the connector at the end of Dryden to walk to the park.  If you park on Tenbrook, please be aware of traffic.  Also, respect your neighbors and do not block driveways.

It’s time for our annual picnic, coming up on Sunday, June 2nd! This year we are holding it, rain or shine, at the Sligo-Dennis Park Building, near the corner of Sligo Creek Parkway and Dennis Avenue, between the basketball courts and playground. Neighbors will be displaying crafts and projects (and some selling crafts) from 11AM to 1:30 PM, and we will be having the picnic from noon to 2pm. There will also be craft activities for the kids.

This is a fun time to chat, eat, see old friends and meet new neighbors. If you can, please bring some food or drink to share, as well as a picnic ground-cloth or portable chair. Any outdoor game equipment you bring will add to the fun. If you like, you can sign up for a particular dish here.

Any questions about the craft fair or picnic please email Emily or call/text 301-509-0779.

Hope to see you there!

New and returning members can now pay their dues online via PayPal.  You can use any credit card, you do not need a PayPal account.  This is a very safe, secure, and quick way to join or renew!

Join or renew here

A new president was elected by the 2019 annual meeting of the Civic Association.  Thanks and congratulations to Todd Sleeman, who’s lived in the neighborhood–on Calumet–for about seven years.   Also elected to the board was new at-large member Emily Sudbrink, who lives on Tenbrook.  Both were elected by acclamation and for two-year terms.

Program
The proposed widening of the I-495 Beltway is an issue gaining more and more public attention, but the path of the proposal’s review, involving a series of state and federal decisions and negotiations, is both complicated and unfamiliar–and the role of the public is also unclear to many citizens.  At the 2019 annual meeting, we will hear the county’s deputy director of transportation, Mr. Chris Conklin, talk about “Beltway Basics.”   This will be a non-partisan presentation (just as Tenbrook’s Michele Moller’s “School Board Matters” was at last June’s program-meeting).

Agenda
The talk will be preceded by annual-meeting business–treasurer Glenn Moller’s report on how we’re doing financially, a vote on adding a Purpose paragraph to the Bylaws (Bylaws & proposed changes), a question about preferred meeting location, and election of new Board members to fill three positions as Aileen Schulte (at-large), Mary Moore (secretary), and Laura Mol (president) complete their terms.    (Open position info here.)

Monday, March 25^th  ♦  7:15—refreshments, sociability, voter sign-in                                               ♦  7:30—annual-meeting agenda  ♦  Beltway talk, Q&A, follows til 8:45

Good Shepherd Church — 818 University Blvd W.
♦ On foot/bike, the parking lot can be reached from Breewood Road’s dead-end, just past Snure.  ♦  By car: from the “inner loop” of  the divided Blvd (Rte 193-east/southbound, heading toward Four Corners), turn into the one-way entrance driveway and continue to the parking lot behind the church building.  ♦  Look for the preschool door right off the parking lot and down a couple steps.  There’ll be light and laughter coming from within.  All are welcome!

Chili came in many delightful flavors–from lime-coconut curry to vegetarian bean to beef-broccoli–for the 28 Sligo Woods neighbors who sat down together for an informal Sunday supper on January 27th (re-scheduled from the blizzardy weather of January 13).   Potluck offerings included a variety of cornbreads, other sides, and yummy desserts.

We also enjoyed the spaciousness and convenience of gathering at the Sligo-Dennis Park Building, with its equipped kitchen and handy restrooms.

Following supper there was a brief but important business meeting, convened to fill the newly opened position of vice-president on the civic association board.  Dennis Avenue’s Sandy Hinman was elected by acclamation for a term ending March 2020.   We ended with hearty applause for the evening’s organizer, Tenbrook’s Meg DeFrancesco.