COMMUNITY NEWS

No Trash/Recycling Monday, February 17th

Monday, February 17, is President's Day and a federal and county holiday. The county transfer station will be closed, therefore, there will be NO Trash and Recycling pickup on Monday.

Recycling pickup will be on Tuesday, Feb 18.

However, the next trash collection day will be Thursday, February 20.

Please DO NOT leave recycling or trash out over the weekend.  Recycling may be put curbside on Monday night.  Trash may be put cubside on Wednesday Night.

A reminder also that trash and recycling bins may not be left out on driveways or in view on any days except collection days. 

Also, please check for trash along your entire property line, including the swales and drains. Help keep the neighborhood litter-free! Thank you!! 

Public Information Meeting on M-83

On October 3rd, the Planning Board voted to consider removing the unbuilt northern and southern extensions of Midcounty Highway Extended (M-83), including the adjacent bikeway, from the Master Plan of Highways and Transitways (MPOHT). This Planning Board vote caught many people in Clarksburg community by surprise as the draft of the MPOHT left the roadway intact. You can read more about the issue on MPOHT’s 2024 technical update website.

Planning  Board staff hosted another community meeting on, October 29 at Clarksburg High School, 22500 Wims Rd, Clarksburg, MD.   You can view the planning board's presentation here.

The Planning Board will also hold an MPOHT public hearing on November 14th at 6:30PM to hear formal testimony about the unbuilt sections of M-83.  Homeowners can sign up to testify live at the hearing either in-person or online via Microsoft Teams. Written comments can also be shared with the Planning Board via email by noon on Thursday, November 28, 2024 to mcp-chair@mncppc-mc.org. Written comments must reference the hearing date, the item, and a mailing address. Please note that while it is important to share feedback at the community meeting, your formal testimony is necessary to be included in the record.

GEHOA homeowners -- We welcome a few volunteers to attend these meetings on behalf of the Association to follow the issue and keep the community informed. Please let us know if you are willing to help with this important issue.

GEHOA Community Picnic Coming in September!

We're pleased to announce that the Greenridge Estates community picnic will be held on Saturday, September 28, 2024!  Planning is underway for a family-friendly day that includes games, prizes, music, and good food.  A lot of new families have moved into the neighborhood since our last picnic in 2022, and this is a great opportunity to meet your new neighbors and long-time friends. Also, many hands are needed to make the picnic a success. We'd love to have you join the organizing group --it's yet another great way to meet the people where you live.  Email us at gehoabod@gmail.com. 

Annual Meeting Scheduled

The annual meeting of the GEHOA members will take place on Thursday, January 26, 2023 at 7:30pm via Zoom.  The meeting package will be sent to all homeowners via email and postal mail.  The purpose of the meeting is to elect members to the Association Board of Directors.  A Call for Nominations was sent on December 16, 2022; homeowners are encouraged to nominate themselves for this important civic volunteer activity. If you have questions, please contact the Board at gehoabod@gmail.com 

Board Approves Policy Resolution on Electronic Communications

The GEHOA Board of Directors approved a policy resolution on November 3, 2022, allowing the association to communicate with homeowners via email, text, and other electronic messaging formats, including electronic voting. Homeowners will have to opt-in to electronic communications. The association will continue to send information via email to all homeowners, however, those who do not opt-in will receive postal mailings. Homeowners are encouraged to opt-in to receive information in the most timely manner. The association will send opt-in information in the commng weeks.

Sign up for the Community Picnic!

The Greenridge Estates community picnic is Saturday, October 15th!  Sign up here to RSVP , bring a dish, and lend a helping hand.  

Download the flyer here.

GEHOA Community Picnic Returns

We're pleased to announce the return of the Greenridge Estates community picnic on Saturday, October 15, 2022!  Planning is underway for a family-friendly day that includes games, prizes, music, and good food.  A lot of new families have moved into the neighborhood since our last picnic in 2019, and this is a great opportunity to meet your new neighbors and long-time friends. Also, many hands are needed to make the picnic a success. We'd love to have you join the organizing group --it's yet another great way to meet the people where you live.  Email us at gehoabod@gmail.com. 

Neighborhood Maintenance Walk-Thru April 30

The GEHOA Architectural & Environmental Committee and members of the Board will conduct a walk-through of the neighborhood on Saturday, April 30, 2022. The purpose of the walk-through is to assess and advise homeowners of ongoing maintenance issues and/or covenant violations requiring attention. Examples include: 

• Excessive weeds on the property, including in and around storm drains, swales, mailboxes, fire hydrants, etc.

• Mailboxes needing repair or replacement

• Trash, recycling, yard waste containers, and household equipment stored in public view

• Debris in yard, driveway, and visible property

• Algae and mold on siding

• Missing or damaged shutters and roof shingles

• Fences needing repair 

• Unregistered and commercial vehicles, trailers, boats, utility vehicles 

• Other exterior structures that are not approved and/or in harmony with the neighborhood

Homeowners will receive a maintenance notice with issues to be corrected.  Previously reported and uncorrected or repeated maintenance issues may receive a Notice of Violation.

GEHOA Trash Collection Days Changing May 1, 2022

This is to advise that effective May 1, 2022. Greenridge Estates Homeowners' Association trash collection dates will change to Mondays and Thursdays.

When Montgomery County changed the recycling pickup day to Monday, GEHOA homeowners were making three round-trips to the curb per week.  The Association Board has been investigating changing trash collection dates to align with the new county recycling schedule, including possibly changing providers. Fortunately, our current service provider J&J Trash now has availability to pick up on Mondays, the same day as MoCo recycling.  Please note that the second trash collection will now occur on Thursdays -- a change from Saturday collection.

For Monday collection, trash and recycling should be placed curbside Monday morning by 7:00am or Sunday night. 

For Thursday collection, trash should be placed curbside by Thursday morning 7:00am, or Wednesday night.

Please remove your emptied bins from the street by the end of the day after trash & recycling collection.  All trash and recycling bins must be stored out of sight except on collection days.

While we recognize any new routine will take a little adjustment, we hope this change is a welcome convenience to homeowners.

Recycling Pickup Moves to Tuesday this Week

Due to the President's Day holiday on Monday, February 21, Montgomery County recycling collection moves to Tuesday this week.   

Please do not put your recycling items, including bags of leaves and other yard debris, out on the curb until Monday night or Tuesday morning. Regular trash collection continues on Wednesdays and Saturdays.  

Also - there has been an increase in blow away trash and recycling litter throughout the community. Please check for trash along your entire property line, including the swales and drains. Help keep the neighborhood litter-free! Thank you!! 

Board Meeting February 24

The next regular meeting of the Greenridge Estates HOA Board of Directors will take place on Thursday, February 24, 2022, at 7:30pm.  The meeting will be held by Zoom video-conference. Dial-in information was emailed to all homeowners. Homeowners are always welcome to attend. 

Annual Member Meeting January 27, 2022

The GEHOA Annual Members' Meeting will take place on Thursday, January 27, 2022, via Zoom. The meeting package with proxy and ballot, along with Zoom coordinates, will be mailed and emailed to all homeowners. The membership will elect one open Board position. 

GEHOA Board Secretary Needed

Greenridge Estates Homeowners' Association is seeking a homeowner to take the Officer position of Secretary on the Board of Directors. The duties of this position include taking minutes of the GEHOA meetings (i.e., Board meetings, Annual Members meeting, Special meetings) and posting the minutes on the website. The Secretary assists on HOA communications and other Board business as needed. Volunteering on the Board is a great way to meet other homeowners in the neighborhood and to help maintain the beauty and value of our community.  Any homeowner in good standing (i.e., no assessments in arrears or unresolved covenant violations) is eligible to apply.  New homeowners are encouraged to get involved! If you are interested in joining the Board, please fill out the Candidate Form and return it to gehoabod@gmail.com. If you have any questions, please drop us a line.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING: I-270 Transit Plan

On December 9, 2021 the Montgomery County Planning Board will conduct a public hearing on Corridor Forward: The I-270 Transit Plan.

Corridor Forward: The I-270 Transit Plan contains an examination of and recommendations for a transit network, which includes both a near-term network of dedicated bus lanes and an ambitious long-term recommendation for an extension of Metrorail’s Red Line. The near-term network of dedicated bus lanes builds on existing master planned projects, including the MD 355 and Veirs Mill Road Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) projects to create a transit network that serves communities and employment centers along the I-270 corridor. The Draft Plan includes additional recommendations to support the proposed transit network as well as strengthen regional connectivity. Corridor Forward re-envisions the master planned Corridor Cities Transitway (CCT) as a network of more buildable dedicated bus lanes, known as the Corridor Connectors, which connect I-270 corridor communities to the county’s existing and planned rapid transit network.

This Functional Master Plan is an amendment to the 2013 Countywide Transit Corridors Functional Master Plan and the 2018 Master Plan of Highways and Transitways. It also amends The General Plan (On Wedges and Corridors) for the Physical Development of the Maryland-Washington Regional District in Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties, as amended, as well as several master and sector plans within the midcounty and upcounty communities.

Community members can provide written, video and audio testimony. Those wishing to testify at the public hearing are requested to sign up beginning 10 days prior to the hearing. To check the approximate hearing time, or to sign up to testify, go to https://montgomeryplanningboard.org/agendas/. For questions regarding the hearing or to sign up to testify, please send an e-mail to mcp-chair@mncppc-mc.org or call 301-495-4605.

Written comments must be submitted no later than 12 noon on Wednesday December 8, 2021. Written testimony may be submitted to: Chair, Montgomery County Planning Board, 2425 Reedie Drive, Wheaton, Maryland 20902; forwarded via email to mcp-chair@mncppc-mc.org or faxed to 301-495-1320.

The Public Hearing Draft Plan is available at https://montgomeryplanning.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Corridor-Forward-Public-Hearing-Draft_Final.pdf. For more information about the Plan, please visit www.montgomeryplanning.org/corridorforward or contact Patrick Reed at 301-495-4538 or patrick.reed@montgomeryplanning.org.

Thank you for your interest in Montgomery County’s future development.

The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission encourages the participation of individuals with disabilities in its programs and facilities. For support in using facilities, staff support or adaptive equipment, please contact the M-NCPPC Montgomery County Commissioners’ Office, at least a week in advance of a meeting or event, at (301) 495-4605 or at mcp-chair@mncppc-mc.org. Maryland residents can also use the free Maryland Relay Service for assistance with calls to or from hearing or speech-impaired persons; for information, go to www.mdrelay.org/ or call (866) 269-9006. 

Direct Deposit Option for Payment of Assessments

Homeowners have the option to pay quarterly Greenridge Estates Homeowners’ Association assessments through free automatic direct debit service from a checking or savings account. With electronic payments, homeowners can pay their assessments automatically without writing checks, thus eliminating the potential for late payments, interest, and fees.  For details, read more.

Drone Observed Over Canterfield Way

A homeowner observed a drone flying low over the area between Canterfield Way and Canterfield Terrace around midnight on Friday, September 24th. The drone was observed to hover in one spot for at least 10 minutes, possibly longer. Homeowners owning and operating drones are required to comply with FAA regulations for Unmanned Aircraft Systems, including Part 107, the Operations Over People Rule that restricts flying at night.  

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