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TAKE NOTE Spring Clean Up Sunday - Apr 14 Rain date: May 5 Ice Cream Social Sunday - Jun 2 Bike Parade Thursday - Jul 4 Annual Picnic Sunday - Sep 15 Rain date: Sep 22 Halloween Parade Thursday - Oct 31 Details Inside Contact Ed Weisel at [email protected] with your special event ideas for 2019 Spring has returned. The Earth is like a child that knows poems. ~Rainer Maria Rilke PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE Ed Weisel GREETINGS NORBECK MEADOWS!!! T his will be my final “Mingler” report to the Norbeck Meadows community as your NMCA president. As with many life changes, this one come with mixed emotions: quite a bit of sadness … tinged with a bit of relief. But fear not! God willing, I plan to be around for a many more years, with a newly elected president (and CEO); while I move “upstairs” to become “chairman of the board” and resident gadfly and trouble maker. Translated, this means that our corporation’s bylaws provide that the “immediate past president” remains a member of the NMCA executive board during the tenure of the newly elected president. I am pleased to report that Jack Meyer, our association’s treasurer for many years, has agreed to run for NMCA president in the upcoming elections in June. Jack’s long tenure on the board and broad experience with the programs and rhythms of our community make him a highly qualified candidate for the association’s presidency. I “retire” with the comforting realization that NMCA will be in capable and experienced hands. I am not nearly as pleased that I leave my successor with a number of troubling and tendentious issues, which have arisen suddenly and which could, in my opinion, have extremely deleterious consequences for our community’s well-being and property values. More about this later in this report. CONGRATULATIONS Congratulations to our NMCA Secretary Katie Harris, who was honored by the Greater Olney Civic Association (GOCA) as its “worker of the year.” e award was presented at GOCA’s annual awards ceremony held on March 10. SO MANY THANK YOUs!! Our community is indeed fortunate to benefit from the service, contributions, and talents of an extraordinary group of volunteers, who serve as officers on our executive board, or as chairpersons of our eight active committees. It is through the dedication of our many volunteers that NMCA can offer the range of programs and services that make our community such a special place to live and raise a family. My heartfelt thanks to you all. As has been my practice during my presidency, I want to extend special recognition and thanks to the following individuals for their contributions to our programs and activities: C O M M U N I T Y N E W S L E T T E R ingler ingler NORBECK MEADOWS CIVIC ASSOCIATION NMCA, PO Box 441, Olney MD 20830 www.norbeckmeadows.org SPRING/SUMMER 2019 Volume 17, Issue 1

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T A K EN O T E

Spring Clean Up Sunday - Apr 14 Rain date: May 5

Ice Cream Social Sunday - Jun 2

Bike Parade Thursday - Jul 4

Annual Picnic Sunday - Sep 15 Rain date: Sep 22Halloween Parade Thursday - Oct 31

Details Inside

Contact Ed Weisel at [email protected] with your special event

ideas for 2019

Spring has returned. The Earth is like a child

that knows poems.~Rainer Maria Rilke

President's MessageEd Weisel

GREETINGS NORBECK MEADOWS!!!

This will be my final “Mingler” report to the Norbeck Meadows community as your NMCA president. As with many life changes, this one come with mixed emotions:

quite a bit of sadness … tinged with a bit of relief. But fear not! God willing, I plan to be around for a many more years, with a newly elected president (and CEO); while I move “upstairs” to become “chairman of the board” and resident gadfly and trouble maker. Translated, this means that our corporation’s bylaws provide that the “immediate past president” remains a member of the NMCA executive board during the tenure of the newly elected president. I am pleased to report that Jack Meyer, our association’s treasurer for many years, has agreed to run for NMCA president in the upcoming elections in June. Jack’s long tenure on the board and broad experience with the programs and rhythms of our community make him a highly qualified candidate for the association’s presidency. I “retire” with the comforting realization that NMCA will be in capable and experienced hands.I am not nearly as pleased that I leave my successor with a number of troubling and tendentious issues, which have arisen suddenly and which could, in my opinion, have extremely deleterious consequences for our community’s well-being and property values. More about this later in this report.

CONGRATULATIONS

Congratulations to our NMCA Secretary Katie Harris, who was honored by the Greater Olney Civic Association (GOCA) as its “worker of the year.” The award was presented at GOCA’s annual awards ceremony held on March 10.

SO MANY THANK YOUs!!

Our community is indeed fortunate to benefit from the service, contributions, and talents of an extraordinary group of volunteers, who serve as officers on our executive board, or as chairpersons of our eight active committees. It is through the dedication of our many volunteers that NMCA can offer the range of programs and services that make our community such a special place to live and raise a family. My heartfelt thanks to you all.As has been my practice during my presidency, I want to extend special recognition and thanks to the following individuals for their contributions to our programs and activities:

C O M M U N I T Y N E W S L E T T E R

ingleringlerN O R B E C K M E A D O W S C I V I C A S S O C I A T I O NNMCA, PO Box 441, Olney MD 20830 www.norbeckmeadows.org

SPRING/SUMMER 2019Volume 17, Issue 1

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To Halloween parade marshal and glow stick procurer Jack Meyer, safety officer Andy Crawford, refreshment coordinators Amy Crawford, Tonja Reed, and Linda Meyer for an absolutely grand Halloween parade. We had quite the turnout and everyone had plenty of cookies, bug juice … and FUN! To Andy Crawford and Brad Bawek for serving as welcoming committee for Santa Claus’ visit last December. I am especially in awe of Brad who serves as our neighborhood stand-in for St Nicholas every year: his soft-spoken and gentle way with our youngsters is truly something very special. (Brad also serves with Alice Mack as the editor of the Mingler. I have always been impressed with the attractive appearance of our newsletter.) Thanks to Secretary Katie Harris and Treasurer Jack Meyer for their hard work in finding good homes for our new neighbors: i.e., 26 Yoshino cherry trees. (These trees should live and be well and provide many years of glorious springtime flowers.) We shall be offering the cherry tree beautification project again this summer. To our neighbor Andy Kowl who has kept our “Norbeck Raiders” Sunday morning community softball team up and running (and catching and hitting) long after President.ed became too old and creaky to contribute to the team. Finally, a special shout-out and thanks goes to our lifetime Norbeck Meadows native--and now General Manager of the Norbeck Country Club—Patrick Ellis. Patrick arranged for the absolutely marvelous and sumptuous reception sponsored by the Club for residents of the Norbeck Meadows community, in conjunction with our semi-annual business meeting held last February 19. We are indeed fortunate to be able to use the Club as a most pleasant venue for our meetings. (The advertising for the Club that we provide in our Community Directory and now also in this Mingler issue is our modest way of conveying thanks for the hospitality shown our community.)TROUBLE! TROUBLE! TROUBLE! … OHHHH WE GOT TROUBLE

…right here in Norbeck Meadows, with a capital “T” that rhymes with “Z” that stands for zoning … and a giant cell tower … and a host of baby cell phone towers … and those lousy rusty driveway pipes!

I refer of course to the misbegotten Montgomery County Zoning Text Amendment (“ZTA”) 19-01. Under ZTA 19-01, the county code would be

amended to allow the construction of an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) on every property in our community, and for that matter, on every single family residential property throughout the county. Where prior zoning permitted such accessory apartments on a very restricted basis, this ZTA would shred the master plan under which Norbeck Meadows was developed and turn what until now has been a single-family residential community into a multi-family neighborhood. The potential for decline, school crowding, and additional cars and traffic should be self-evident. The intent of the promoters of this legislation is very clear: based on pictorial exhibits provided by the sponsors, they would go so far as to allow mobile homes to be placed in back yards. It is a new form of “block-busting” dressed up as an affordable housing initiative. As homes go up for sale, they will be purchased by developers who will immediately subdivide the properties. All that is required is that the new owner who ultimately buys the property must live in one of the units. (How that might be enforced also raises interesting questions.) It is also noteworthy that not one peep about this proposal surfaced prior to the elections. It is highly probable that had there been any inkling about this plan prior to last November that its sponsor, Hans Riemer, would no longer be a member of the county council! At our February 19 business meeting, NMCA adopted (unanimously) a resolution opposing the ZTA. GOCA also opposes the legislation. There is at least a ray of hope: at a hearing on the ZTA held February 26, a representative of County Executive Marc Elrich testified that the county executive is opposed to the legislation.

• …And we also have “The Eyesore Tower”: For this project, the county is conniving with the Maryland State Highway Administration (AKA the “Independent Republic of the Maryland Department of Transportation”) to erect a 350-foot tall communication tower, at the interchange of Georgia Avenue and the ICC. Ostensibly, the tower is supposed to enable the state and county to better coordinate emergency services. GOCA has taken the lead in opposing this project. It is a horrible idea, and NMCA fully supports GOCA’s efforts. On March 5, an informational meeting regarding this tower took place at Cashell Elementary School. To say that this meeting was EXTREMELY contentious would do injustice to the extent of community anger and opposition that was expressed. District 19 State

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June elections

Senator Ben Kramer was at the meeting and expressed strong opposition to the project. • …And we also may have scores of “baby” eyesore towers: At the present time, cell phone companies are trying to ram legislation through the Maryland legislature that would give them the right to erect 5G communication facilities throughout the state without having to consider or pay attention to possible community opposition. The impending 5G cell phone service is promoted as bigger, badder, faster, more powerful cell phone service when compared to presently available 3G or 4G service. However, the radio frequency (RF) waves that carry 5G also have a much shorter range and are many times more powerful than current service. In its worst iteration, the cell phone companies would construct utility poles (mini-towers) at 200-foot intervals throughout the community, bringing their enhanced radiation “up close and personal” to us and our kids. Although the cell phone providers protest that exposure to their newly enhanced radiation is “completely safe,” ample anecdotal evidence is available that such exposure may have serious and adverse health effects. Until serious scientific, peer-reviewed studies of any potential dangers are available,

we should oppose and even consider boycotting any installation of mini-towers in our community. Finally, I would point out that it has always been a welcome feature of our community that utilities are underground, and we don’t have unsightly exposed utility poles and wires in the neighborhood. The proposed towers would definitely harm the aesthetics of the community and probably our property values as well. If you are concerned about this issue, Google “dangers of 5G technology” and familiarize yourself with the hazards these articles cite.• …And we still have those pesky (and rusty) driveway pipes, which Montgomery County says are a homeowner responsibility, although they are on the county right-of-way and are part of the county’s storm drainage system. Vice President Dave Miller writes about this issue below in his report; so, I refer you to his Mingler article for additional information. Many thanks to Dave for his indefatigable work on this issue.If you are a practicing attorney and one of the above issues interests you, we could definitely use some pro bono legal assistance. Contact me at the number listed in the NMCA community directory. Finally, my apologies to the incoming

president. In my 30 years on the NMCA board, I have never seen a litany of issues like the ones that afflict us at this time.JOIN UP -- AND LET NMCA SAVE YOU $$$$$$$

For a number of years now, Norbeck Meadows Civic Association members have been able to realize substantial savings from prevailing retail rates on their trash hauling services. The discount negotiated by the association’s executive board with Potomac Disposal, Inc. far exceeds the $15 annual dues charged by NMCA. It’s really too good a deal to pass up. (I hope you have been paying attention to all of this. There will be a test!)It has been my pleasure and honor to serve as your president these last five years. Regards to all, President.ed

Ed WeiselMy thanks to the members of the NMCA executive board, all of whom have agreed to serve for another two-year term (albeit with a slight re-arrangement of the Titanic’s deck chairs). Thanks also to Matt Zaborsky for serving as this election cycle’s “nominating committee,” as provided under Article VI of the NMCA bylaws, as amended. Because current NMCA treasurer Jack Meyer has been nominated to take my place as association president, we welcome Mr. Paul Rachetta’s nomination to the board to replace Jack as treasurer. The nominating committee will therefore report the following slate to the membership as nominated for a two-year term beginning on July 1, 2019:

Article VI of the bylaws further provides that any other member of NMCA who is interested in running for a position on the executive board may be ”…nominated by petition signed by at least 15 members in good standing and delivered to the Secretary at least five days prior to the [June] meeting, provided that the petition is accompanied by a written statement from the nominee affirming that the nominee, if elected, will serve.” “No nominations will be accepted from the floor.”

• President Jack Meyer • 2nd Vice-President Tonja Reed • Secretary Katie Harris• 1st Vice-President David Miller • 3rd Vice-President Candice Collins • Immediate Past President Ed Weisel• 2nd Vice-President Amy Crawford • Treasurer Paul Rachetta

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Dave MillerEd Weisel: Retirement as NMCA President

I want to say a heartfelt thank you to Ed Weisel, who succeeded Arnie Gordon as president of NMCA, for the outstanding job he has done in leading this organization as president for the past five years. He planned, organized, and led the regular functions of NMCA, and wrote regular, impactful emails and articles in the Mingler to keep members aware of, and engaged in, coming events and neighborhood issues. Behind the scenes, he brought the by-laws of this organization up to date and ran the periodic meetings of the board, in which such activities are planned and coordinated. He represented NMCA before the Greater Olney Civic Association (GOCA) and various county meetings on issues such as the current county initiative to create affordable housing by relaxing restrictions on adding “accessory dwelling units” to single-family dwellings such as ours. He brought NMCA into the modern age by converting the Mingler from a paper publication distributed to member mailboxes to an online publication distributed via email and posted on the NMCA website. He provided steadfast support for me in the culvert issue. Through our efforts, it has been adopted as an official issue of GOCA and presented in two reports to the County Council (see below). He has led the spring and fall cleanups of the neighborhood, park, and woods, receiving compliments from the Parks Department. So, as he rides off on his white horse into the sunset of retirement, he has earned a well-deserved salute and round of applause for what he has done for our neighborhood during his tenure as president. (White horse? The county undoubtedly would require a permit.) Although he is stepping down as president, I am sure he will continue to ably represent the residents of Norbeck Estates and the greater Olney area as our president emeritus. Ed’s retirement is a reminder that volunteer organizations such as NMCA always have a place for people who would like to connect with other people in the neighborhood and make a contribution. It is a giving thing to do—and the benefits of giving are great.Update: Responsibility for Culverts Under Driveways

The culverts under our driveways, which are on the public right-of-way, not on private property, are an integral part of the county’s swale-and-culvert, stormwater management system used for county roads without curbs. The county accepts responsibility for maintaining the swales. However, on the grounds that the culvert is an integral part of the driveway, the county requires the adjacent property owner to contract and pay for its replacement. The culvert passing under a driveway is no more an integral part of that driveway than the potable water line crossing under a TV cable is an integral part of the cable TV system. Like a potable water pipe under the TV cable, the culvert under the driveway is merely a crossing point of

two independent systems. On the other hand, the culvert clearly is an integral part of the county’s swale-and-culvert, storm water management system for county roads without curbs. Thus, the county justification for handing off responsibility for the culverts to the adjacent property owner is flawed. Progress in rectifying this situation has been made. Billy Becker, a lawyer and immediate past president of GOCA, described the culvert issue as having great merit and made this an official GOCA issue with me as the action officer. So far, two reports have been submitted to the County Council calling for the county to accept responsibility for maintaining the culverts. However, thus far, the response of the County Council to these reports has been a nonresponse. Currently, after additional reference work, which strengthened our case, a third report is being prepared for County Executive Marc Elrich. An important recent development: State Senator Ben Kramer attended a recent public forum about the emergency communications tower planned for the intersection of Route 97 and the ICC. After the meeting, I briefed him on our efforts to get the county to take responsibility for the culverts. He was surprised that the county denies responsibility for the culverts and was strongly supportive of our effort to correct this problem: follow up with Senator Kramer is planned.Other GOCA issues

GOCA has been busy looking out for Olney. In addition to the culvert issue, GOCA has weighed in with the county on a series of other issues in the greater Olney area, including the following: • Traffic problems at McDonald’s that should have been addressed as part of its recent remodeling.

Vice President's rePort

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• Traffic problems at the new Dunkin Donuts. • Planned expansion of the Olney- Sandy Spring Veterinary Hospital. • The signs at Chick-fil-A and CVS. • The new Taco Bar. • Plans for the Giant and Capital One properties. • The County Council initiative to relax the rules on accessory dwelling units. • The county plan to build a very tall emergency communications tower at the intersection of Route 97 and the ICC. GOCA meets at 7:30 in the community room of the Re/Max building (3300 Olney Sandy Spring Rd) on the second Tuesday of every month, except during August. These meetings are open to the public. Spring Suggestion

Spring is the worst season for deer ticks and Lyme disease. It is a misconception that deer are the only vector—these ticks will hitch a ride on other animals. Thus, a deer fence around your yard is not protection against deer ticks. Because ticks climb up on weeds and bushes, weeding and trimming bushes is one way to come into contact with them. For any work in the yard or woods, wear a long-sleeve shirt with rubber bands or tape and long pants tucked into socks and spray arms and legs with a spray containing deet. Then, do a body check for ticks when you are finished working. Check with your primary care provider for instructions about reporting ticks. For a bite the same day, there should be no inflammation-- it is probably sufficient for you to just gently pull out the tick and get rid of it. If has been in place long enough for an inflammatory response to develop, it will be itchy and, when you look, you will see what looks like a mosquito bite with something

black in the center that you can catch with your finger nail. That is the tick. Gently scrape it loose with your finger nail or pull it out, inform your primary care provider and follow instructions. If you have contracted Lyme disease, it can be treated successfully. If not treated immediately, the area of inflammation will spread and the classic bullseye rash, consisting of concentric circles of lighter and darker inflammation, will develop. The rash can be quite painful, and if not treated, can result in long-term consequences. For additional information on deer ticks and Lyme disease, call the National Capital Lyme Disease Association or visit its website: 703-821-8833 / www.natcaplyme.orgSummer Suggestion

The root systems of any bushes or trees planted in the past year are not yet fully developed. Thus, they are susceptible to summer drought. To keep them alive during the summer, deep watering about once a week should do the trick. This applies particularly to the cherry trees that NMCA made available: let’s not lose them! Note: A quick sprinkle with a hose makes them look watered. However, this is all on the surface—none gets to the roots. Humanitarian Suggestions

As you know, the men who ride the trash and recycling trucks work hard in all kinds of weather. Here are several suggestions to make their lives a bit easier: Currently, people put out their trash and recycling at the end of their driveways—convenient for us but not convenient for the trash and recycling workers. Suggestion: Get together with your several nearest neighbors and decide on a single collection point. That will save them unnecessary stops, decrease the distance these hard-working men have to haul the trash and recycling material to their trucks, and save some time—maybe enough for them to take a well-deserved break.

Another way to save them an unnecessary stop and work: in addition to the containers provided, use a couple of full-size, relatively light, trash cans for recycling and wait to put recycling out for pickup until your containers are full. Finally, if you have two recycling containers that are stuck together, separate them, turn one upside down as a stand for the other and wait until both are full before you put them out for pickup—These suggestions will save you and the workers time and work. Financial Suggestion

Houses traditionally are good investments. At some point, all houses will be sold. Without proper records, the seller may end up paying unnecessary taxes on the sale. If you have not already done so, it would be good long-term planning to maintain a file containing documentation of all home improvement expenses. For this file to be fully effective, digging back through old records will be needed—better now than 10-20 years from now. Congress will continue to tinker with the estate and property tax laws. However, regardless of what Congress does, this file will be useful for avoiding unnecessary taxes.

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Give Tweety a BreakBrad Bawek

T he issue of outdoor and feral cats is often contentious, but the combined effect of

millions of outdoor cats is clear. An estimated 2.6 billion birds die in the U.S. and Canada each year when they are caught by cats. Outdoor cats also live shorter, more unpleasant lives - they suffer from tapeworms, contract diseases, are maimed in fights, killed by predators, and run over by cars. Far from being anti-cat, many bird enthusiasts have cats as cherished companions, but keep them inside for the good of the cat and local wildlife.

Treasurer 's Report

Jack Meyer

The results of the approved budget

for 2018/2019 show that we’re in pretty good shape despite spending $2,600 on 26 Yoshino cherry trees. Outside of that, the biggest expense is the picnic and while we collected only about $800 for the picnic compared to a plan of $1,200, we spent only $1,900 compared to a plan of $2,800. So, overall we did $500 better than the budget for the picnic. All other budget items seem reasonable relative to the overall plan. Our cash balance stands at $19,363 of which $3,380 is for future years and about $10,500 is for the special contingency approved in 2008.

Membership Report Russell Erb

Thank you to all who have renewed or joined the NMCA during the first half of our membership year. Our membership at the time of this article stands

at 363 member households. This means that 72% of the neighborhood is sup-porting the association by paying their dues for this year. If you are not currently an NMCA member, please consider joining the association this month. You will receive a copy of the current 2018–2019 neighborhood directory and have the option to be added to the NMCA members-only private email list, which pro-vides timely updates on activities that affect your neighborhood. Please contact the NMCA membership coordinator Russell Erb at 301-260-1353 or [email protected], and he'll get you signed up right away. It's that easy

Members-Only Email List Russell Erb

If you are an NMCA member who has not been receiving regular NMCA email announcements about activities happening in the neighborhood and would like

to receive them, please contact Ed Weisel at [email protected] or Russell Erb at [email protected]; Ed or Russ will put you on the distribution list right away.

Annual July 4 Bike Parade Jack Meyer

Please saddle up, decorate your two-wheeler, three-wheeler, or stroller and show your patriotism for our annual Fourth of July Bike Parade. Red and Blue

are thje colors of the day, so dress up the entire family and join us for this great Norbeck Meadows tradition.

As always, there will be goodies at the park for those who finish. Look for signs posted on the days leading up to July 4 for the start location and time.

Quotable Arthur BaeforA good neighbor is a fellow who smiles at you over the back fence, but doesn't climb over it.

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Norbeck Meadows Civic Association Membership Form

Please fill out this form (or submit one online at http://www.norbeckmeadows.org) and send it along with your membership dues to NMCA Membership, PO Box 441, Olney, MD 20830 or better yet drop it off at my house (16904 Governors Way) and save the postage. - Thank you, Russell Erb Member Information: Household Name: ________________________________________ Today’s Date:_________________ Street Address:_________________________________________________________________________ May we list your name and address in the annual NMCA Directory? Yes / No Phone #’s (if any) to be listed in Directory: ____________________________________________________ Adults: First & Last Names (E-mail addresses optional*): _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ (*E-mail addresses will NOT be published or listed and will ONLY be used for official NMCA notifications) Children: Names and ages:_______________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Teen Services to be listed in the NMCA Directory: (Mother’s Helper, Baby Sitting, Pet Sitting, House Sitting, Lawn Mowing, Yard Work, Snow Shoveling, Heavy Lifting, Odd Jobs, etc.) Name: ____________ Jobs of Interest: ______________________________________________________ Name: ____________ Jobs of Interest: ______________________________________________________ Name: ____________ Jobs of Interest: ______________________________________________________ Pets to be listed in the NMCA Directory: (Name, Type, Breed, and Color) _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Dues: Membership dues are currently $15/year (September 1st - August 31st) You may choose to pay for:______ one year ($15) ______ two years ($30) ______ three years ($45) Comments: The NMCA is you, the members of our community, so your input (ideas and participation) is important for NMCA to work. Please list any suggestions and if you would like to volunteer, just let us know. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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