Montgomery County Civic Federation Delegate's Meeting
Monday, February 14th, 7:45
3rd Floor Auditorium, County Council Office Building Rockville, Maryland
Agenda
7:45 Call to Order
7:47 Introduction and Announcements
7:55 Adoption of Business Meeting Agenda
7:58 Approval of Minutes and Treasurer's Report
8:00 Program
9:00 Committee Reports
9:10 Member Issues
9:15 Agenda Items form Program, Newsletter, and Executive Committee
- Approval of Nominating Committee
- Proposed Bylaws Amendment
- Endorse CIP testimony to MCPS
9:35 Old Business
- MC 502-05 Highway Soliciting
9:45 New Business
10:00 Adjourn
Program
"Talking Trash" - Our February Program
by Wayne Goldstein, First Vice President
Few changes in county policy have caused as much controversy recently as the decision by the M-NC/PPC to institute a "Carry-In, Carry-Out" policy, removing trash cans from all county parks and asking park users to remove any trash they create. Instead, this seems to have become a "Carry-In, Leave-Behind" policy in a number of instances, as people place trash where the cans used to be or stash it under bushes or along perimeters where it is torn apart by rats, raccoons and crows and blown throughout the park. After many complaints, some cans were returned to parks near streams to help keep the trash from polluting them. You will read elsewhere in this issue about how one dedicated member of Indian Springs CA is bringing together communities to speak with one voice about their concerns about park trash.
MCCF has invited representatives of M-NC/PPC's Parks Department to come to our February Regular Meeting to explain how and why they came to institute this policy, how it's working out in various parts of the county, and lessons learned so far. We hope to have representatives from other area parks departments talk about their policy on trash to provide further background and perspective. We encourage you to come to listen, to ask questions, and to share your experiences with the new trash policy in your favorite parks and to express your opinions on what, if any, changes need to be made. See you Monday, February 14th at 7:45 pm for this provocative program.
Meeting Minutes
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