Montgomery Village News Articles
The Montgomery Village Foundation (MVF) Board of Directors held its annual meeting on Thursday, March 21 at North Creek Community Center. During the meeting, newly elected members to the Board, Stuart Flatow and incumbents Susan Prince and Pamela Bort, were installed for their 2024-2027 term.
Are you looking to get involved in your community? Do you have a few hours every month to help keep Montgomery Village moving forward? If yes, please consider applying for appointment to the Architectural Review Board (ARB), which is currently in need of new members.
Prince, Flatow and Bort elected to 2024 MVF Board of Directors
Three candidates for the Montgomery Village Foundation (MVF) Board of Directors were elected to fill the three ending term seats on the Board. After about eight weeks of campaigning, meet and greet events and online candidate interviews, the results have been tallied.
The Montgomery County Office of Grants Management (OGM) is seeking qualified individuals with relevant experience to review and evaluate applications submitted to the county’s various competitive grants programs for fiscal years 2024 and 2025. Reviewers will undergo mandatory training, assess programs on a rolling basis throughout the year and will be compensated for their time.
Good news for income-eligible Montgomery County residents. Residents with household incomes of $64,000 or less can now schedule free tax appointments with the Community Action Agency's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program.
By Obehi Eromosele
During the summer of 2023, I was given the amazing opportunity to work at Montgomery Village Foundation (MVF) as part of my position on the MVF Board of Directors as the 2023 Student Representative.
Every year, the Montgomery Village Foundation (MVF) Architectural Standards Department performs scheduled community inspections. The Architectural Standards Department will be performing inspections in the North Village community this year. Once North Village inspections are completed, staff will continue conducting inspections in the Horizon Run Condominium and Thomas Choice Condominium communities.
In November, the water level at Lake Marion was lowered following a partial collapse of one of the toe drains in the dam. This issue was identified during an inspection conducted by Montgomery County, which is responsible for the structural maintenance of the pond. The lowered water level has exposed a sediment delta on the side of the lake closest to the Lake Marion Community Center.
One of the topics that I hear about most from residents is parking. Folks always want to know why there isn’t enough parking; why we can’t add more parking; why parking is so strict/why are pickup trucks not allowed; or why did my car get towed.
The following Letter to the Editor was sent to the Village News for publication.
Montgomery County has informed Montgomery Village Foundation that a toe drain at Lake Marion Dam has experienced a partial collapse.
On November 6, Monument Realty presented their concept of replacing 8 single-family (SFH) detached home lots with 7 strings of townhomes (TH) along the still-to-be-built extension of Stewartown Road in Area 2 of the Bloom Village development.
In an email from Evergreen Investment Company received Friday, Nov. 10, Land Use Attorney Heather Dlhopolsky said, “the owner of Evergreen has decided to terminate the project, so we will not be moving forward.”
The MVF Recreation Committee will host a virtual community meeting on the major renovation of Stedwick Community Center Pool and Bathhouse on Monday, Jan. 8 at 7:30 p.m. via Zoom. The Zoom meeting details are at the bottom of this article.
At the October 26 Montgomery Village Foundation (MVF) Board of Directors meeting, the Board approved the MVF Recreation and Parks Department’s Strategic Plan called, “MV: A More Active Tomorrow.” The department updated strategic priorities for its core provisions, which include aquatics, facilities, parks and programming.
Do you need an overnight parking space for your residential (non-commercial) vehicle? The Montgomery Village Foundation is offering a pilot permit parking program at Apple Ridge Recreation Area, 10101 Apple Ridge Road.
Montgomery County Department of Permitting Services (DPS) has improved its Residential Fast Track program and its Apply Online portal, creating changes that could lead to permits on some eligible projects, such as single-level decks and fences, being approved in days instead of weeks as long as submitted applications have complete information.
As the world transitions toward electric vehicles (EVs), Montgomery Village Foundation (MVF) is embracing this change and finding ways to accommodate residents' needs while maintaining harmonious aesthetics to the original community designs.
Some rain and a bit of chilly weather didn’t stop Montgomery Village Foundation from hosting The Great Pumpkin Race and Fall Festival for the 14th year on Saturday, Oct. 14, at North Creek Community Center.
On Tuesday, Oct. 3, County Councilmembers Dawn Luedtke and Laurie-Anne Sayles hosted a Community Town Hall meeting to discuss and gather input for a potential, new county-run community/recreation center on the former Lakeforest Mall property, as part of the development of the site by WRS.
