GOCA: The Greater Olney Civic Association

The draft December 2009 minutes are here.

Please contact Lori Wilen with any corrections or questions.

The printed agenda for the January 12, 2010 meeting is here.

AGENDA
January 12, 2010
Buffington RE/MAX Community Room
3300 Olney-Sandy Spring Road
Please note our new start time of 7:30 p.m.

I. CALL TO ORDER
1. Introductions
2. Approval of Minutes/Agenda

II. PUBLIC COMMENTS

III. SPECIAL PRESENTATION
Census Update – census worker will talk about the process for the census which starts in March and Congresswoman Donna Edwards will speak about what the census information can bring to a Congressional District.

Chris Garland from Freeman will give an update on the Olney Town Center tenants and construction.

IV. OFFICERS/COMMITTEE/LIAISON REPORTS
1. Treasurer’s Report Roy Peck
2. Correspondence Report Ruth Laughner
3. Chamber of Commerce Report Joe Buffington
4. Olney Town Center Advisory Committee Bob Beard
5. Civic Federation Report Arnie Gordon
6. Membership Report Matt Zaborsky
7. Transportation Report Dave Eskenazi
8. President’s Report Sharon Dooley

V. ANNOUNCEMENTS

VI. ADJOURNMENT

NOTE: Check the GOCA website, www.goca.org, for information about cancellation of GOCA meetings due to inclement weather.

The approved November 2009 meeting minutes are here.

The deadline for submitting nominations for the 2009 GOCA Awards is just around the corner. So, if there is someone or a group that you feel should be recognized for a noteworthy contribution to the greater Olney community during 2009, complete the attached nomination form and return it by January 12th.  It can be brought to the GOCA meeting that evening in the Olney Community Room of the Buffington RE/MAX Realty building.  Feel free to forward this to any other people who may want to submit a nomination.

These awards will be presented at the annual GOCA Awards Ceremony on Sunday, March 1st at Longwood Recreation Center.  Plan to attend, even if you don’t nominate someone to help the community express its appreciation to those who help to make Olney the great community it is.

For more information, contact Ron Berger at ron.berger@montgomerycountymd.gov or at 301 774-7494.

2009 GOCA Awards Nomination Form

I’m sure that people are aware that there were 4 commercial burglaries in the Olney Village mart (2 on 12/25 – Radio Shack and Cheeburger, then the same two were hit again on 12/27).  We are working to identify the suspects responsible – the officers assigned to the Olney area are aware and are giving the shopping centers some additional patrol.

We area also working a string of commercial burglaries up and down the Georgia Ave corridor up to Rt 108 – again we are working to identify suspects.

Also, the community may have heard about a woman on Olney Mill Road who was assaulted by a group of teenagers who shot at her from a vehicle with a paintball gun.  All 5 have been identified, they are all juveniles, live in the Olney area and charges are pending.

I understand that the community is and should be concerned about these crimes and I want them to know that we are aware of them and are working diligently to solve them as quickly as possible. Anyone with information regarding these crimes is encouraged to contact the 4D Detective Section @ 240-773-5530.

Thank you.

Commander Nancy C. Demme
Montgomery County Police Department
Fourth District

The agenda for the December 8, 2009 meeting is here.

Please note that the meeting begins at 7:30 PM.

Special Presentation
Khalid Afzal from Park and Planning and Rollin Stanley will speak on the housing code resolution Steven Sprecher from Elm Street will address the proposed final plan for the 32 acres on Bowie Mill Road.

The draft minutes from the November 2009 meeting are here.

The approved minutes from the October 2009 meeting are here.

Tuesday evening Captain Demme came to the GOCA meeting and made a community request:

Recently, a woman jogging in Olney Mill Park let a park police officer know about a contact with a man who exposed himself in the park. The police have had 2 reports now and caught a suspect, but they need to find this female jogger and talk to her so that they can get a positive ID on the suspect. If you know this person (female jogger) please have them contact the Montgomery County police ASAP.

The agenda for the November 10, 2009 meeting is available here.

Please note that the meeting will begin at 7:30 PM.

SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS

• Introduction to County STAT – Christopher Cihlar, PhD
• Councilwoman Nancy Navarro

Addition to agenda: ICC Community Liaison Odessa Phillip will be attending.