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2011 Rachel Carson Meadow FestivalSunday, 15 May 2011 ` 1 to 4:30 PMNorth Four Corners Local Park, 211 Southwood Avenue

` Featuring the Festival Day participatory performance by the Washington Revels

` “The Pitting of the Pooches” pet dog competition, music, dance, environmental exhibits, activities for all ages

` Volunteers needed. Call 301.593.7863 for more information or to help.

Next Meeting on 13 April at FKES

Published Bimonthly by the Northwood-Four Corners Civic Association n April 2011

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Buddy, Can You Spare a Billion?

Dealing with Montgomery County’s Budget ProblemsBy Jim Zepp Justlikemanyotherstateandlocalgovernments,Mont-gomeryCountyhascopedwithongoingbudgetshortfallsforthelasttwoyears.Thishasmeantrepeatedlyreduc-ingexpendituresanddrawingonreservefundsasdecliningrevenueshavefailedtomeetpreviousprojections.Conse-quently,theCountyCouncildirecteditsOfficeofLegisla-tiveOversight(OLO)tostudythestructuralbudgetdeficitasthissituationisnotexpectedtosubstantiallychangeinthenearfuture.Thestaffwasaskedtoexaminetheexpen-ditureandrevenuepatternsofthelasttenyearsandtoprojectwhatislikelytohap-peninthenextfiveyears,as-sumingnosignificantchangesinspendingandothersources

ofincomefortheCounty,suchasfundsreceivedfromtheFederalandStategovern-ments. ThisanalysisincludedoperationsbyallCountyagen-cies(e.g.,Transportation,PublicWorks,Police,Fire,HealthandHumanServices,

Recreation,Libraries,Hous-ingandCommunityAffairs,EnvironmentalProtection,ConsumerProtection,Correc-tions,Elections,etc.),Mont-gomeryCountyPublicSchools(MCPS),MontgomeryCollege,andtheMaryland-National

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ThenextmeetingoftheNorthwood-FourCornersCiv-icAssociationwillbeheldonWednesday,13April2011,at7:30p.m.atForestKnollsEl-ementarySchool.Theschoolislocatedat10830EastwoodAvenue,justoffCaddingtonAvenue(there’snoaccessfromothersectionsofEast-wood). Ourspecialguestspeaker

willbeRogerManno,Mary-landStateSenatorforDistrict19(seepage2fordetails). AllresidentsoftheNorth-wood/FourCorners/ForestKnollsareaareinvitedtoat-tendandexpresstheirviews.OnlypaidmembersoftheNFCCAareeligibletovote(seepage12).Annualduesare$10perhouseholdandmaybepaidatthemeeting.n

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Manno to Speak at April Meeting RogerManno,MarylandStateSenatorforthe19thDis-trict,willbetheguestspeakerfortheNFCCAmeetingonWednesday,13April2011.Themeetingbeginsat7:30p.m.atForestKnollsElemen-tary,10830EastwoodAvenue. SenatorManno(whopre-viouslyservedasDelegatefortheDistrict)beganhisSenateterminJanuary.HeservesontheSenateBudgetandTaxa-tionCommittee,andonthatcommittee’sHealthandHu-manServicesSubcommittee;

ontheJointCommitteeonFederalRelations;andontheJointCommitteeonHealthCareDeliveryandFinancing.(AsaDelegate,heservedfouryearsontheHouseEconomicMattersCommittee.)He’llturn45onApril26th. YoucancontactSenatorMannoatroger.manno@sen-ate.state.md.usortoll-freeat1.800.492.7122,ext.3151. NFCCAterritoryisthesouthern-mostpointofDis-trict19,whichstretchesnorthtoLaytonsville. n

Join One or Both Of the NFCCA’s Two List ServesNFCCA General List ServenSubscribe:[email protected](youmustsubscribefirst):[email protected]

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Northwood Newsispub-lishedbytheNorthwood-FourCornersCivicAssociation.TheNFCCArepresentsthe~1,480householdsintheareaboundedbyColesvilleRd.(Rte.29),UniversityBlvd.(Rte.193),CaddingtonAve.,andtheNorthwestBranch. AnyresidentofthisareaiseligibletojointheNFCCA.Annualduesare$10perhouseholdandmaybepaidatanyAssociationmeetingormailedtothetreasurer. Northwood Newsispub-lishedfivetimesayear—inOctober,December,February,April,andJune.Toplaceanadordiscussastory,pleasecontacttheeditor.

EditorJacquieBokow10603CavalierDriveSilverSpring,[email protected]

Visit Our Websitewww.nfcca.org

Northwood News

President’s Message

Hellotoall.MynameisBrianMorrissey.MywifeFionaandIjoinedthiswelcomingcommunityin2005.Youmayhaveseenmeatacivicassociationevent:LockridgeCreekCleanup(I’mtheonewaist-deepinthecreek!),Neighbor-hoodNightOut,orperhapsattheRachelCarsonMeadowFestival.MaybeourpathshavecrossedattheNorthwoodFourCornersPark(attheendofSouthwood).Iamoftenseenpickinguptrash,pullinginvasiveplants,orjustwalk-ingmylittledogs,CosyandApple(thetwocutestdogsontheplanet).IrunasmallHomeRemodelingHandymanServicesCompanyfrommyhome. IhavetakenthetimetotellyoualittleaboutmyselfbecauseoftherelocationofLauraHussey,ourformercivicassociationpresident.Ihaveascendedtothethrone,sotospeak.Althoughmypreferenceistobeagoodindianratherthanthechief,Iembracethisresponsibility.IlookforwardtoparticipatingasPresident(orlesserstation)becauseIseevalueinastrongcommunity. We,themembersofNorthwoodFourCorners,areex-tremelyfortunatetohaveastronginfrastructureforcom-munity.First,wehaveanactivecivicassociationwhichpromotessocialactivitiesthatstrengthenneighborrelationsandencouragesexchangeofinformation.Second,wehaveanoutstandingnewsletterwhichinforms,entertains,andsometimesevenenlightens.WealsohavetwolistservesforinformationexchangethatistoofluidtowaitforthenextcivicassociationmeetingoreditoroftheNorthwood News. Myhopeis,whateverdurationmytimeaspresident,wecontinuetoencourageandenlivenparticipationinbothcivicassociationmeetingsandsocialevents.

—Brian Morrissey

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TheBoardofDirectorsfortheNorthwood-FourCor-nersCivicAssociationmeetsfivetimesayear,inOctober,December,February,April,andJune.Currentofficersfor2010-2011are:

Acting PresidentBrianMorrissey10301EdgewoodAvenue301.593.4026merc259@verizon.net

Vice PresidentBrianMorrissey10301EdgewoodAvenue301.593.4026merc259@verizon.net

TreasurerLindaPerlman1203CaddingtonAvenue301.681.3735LSPerlman@hotmail.com

SecretaryTiffanyWright405RoyaltonRoad301.328.7380wright.tiffany@gmail.com

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Immediate Past PrezCaroleBarth10602LockridgeDrive301.593.7863cbarth@mindspring.com

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A Celebration of Community and Nature

2011 Rachel Carson Meadow Festival Announced for 15 MayBy Jim Zepp Northwood/FourCor-ners/ForestKnollsresidentswillagaincometogethertocelebrateacherishedneigh-borhoodamenity,theRachelCarsonMeadowintheNorthFourCornersPark.Commu-nitymembershavenamedthepark’ssix-acremeadowareaafterthefamouslocalscientistandauthor,RachelCarson.Thiswasinhonorofherlastbookcalled“TheSenseofWonder,”whichencouragedadultstoinstillinchildrenanappreciationforthebeautyandmagictobefoundinnat-uralareas. TheWashingtonRevels(www.revelsdc.org)willperformtheirSpringFestivalprogramaspartofthiseventagainthisyear.Earlierintheday,attendeesareinvitedtolearnsongsanddancesortohelpwithmakingprops.Lat-erintheafternoon,theRevelsperformersandcommunity

memberswillcometogethertopresenttheSpringFestivalcelebration,includingaMay-poledance. Dogownersarewelcometoentertheirpetsintothe“PittingofthePooches.”Thisisaverypopularandfuncom-petitionthatfeaturesprizesforbestkisser,mostresembletheirowner,andbesttrick.Therewillbeotheractivitiesforkids,localenvironmentalandcommunitygroupswillhavebooths,andsportsdem-onstrationswillbeoffered. Checkthecivicassocia-tionwebsite(www.nfcca.org)formoredetailsandscheduleinformation.Volunteersareneededtohelpwithactivitiesaswellassetupandcleanup.Ifyouhaveanactivityorarewillingtovolunteer,pleasecall301.593.7863orsendanemailtojzepp@mindspring.com.CountyParksDepart-mentregulationsprohibitanysalesonitsgrounds. n

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CapitalParkandPlanningCommission(MNCPPC).Itcoveredtax-supportedactivi-ties,whicharethosefundedthroughgeneraltaxeslikein-comeandpropertytaxesandfeesthatarenotearmarkedforspecificpurposes,suchassolidwastedisposalfees.ForFiscalYear2011,thisamountwasabout$3.4billion.ThetotalFY2011operatingbud-get,includingallrevenuesources,isabout$4.3billion. On19Nov.2010,OLOis-sueditsPartIreportonpastexpendituresandrevenuetrendsandon7Dec.2010submitteditsPartIIreportonoptionsforachievingalong-termfiscalbalance.(Thesedocuments,amongotherrelatedmaterials,areavailableatwww.montgom-erycountymd.gov/csltmpl.asp?url=/Content/council/olo/reports/2008.asp.)ThisarticleincludessomeofthegraphsfromaPowerpointslideshowsummarizingtheOLOstafffindings.Thecompletesetofslidescanbe

accessedatwww.montgom-erycountymd.gov/content/council/olo/reports/pdf/PowerPointSlidesPresenta-tion.pdf.AlsoavideooftheOLOstaffpresentationandquestion/answersessionwithCouncilmembersatapublicforumonthebudgetcanbeviewedatwww.youtube.com/user/100marylandave#p/search/0/GfAvDiLUdvk. TheOLOstaffcharacteriz-estheCounty’sbudgetissuesinthefollowingmanner: “The imbalance today between projected rev-enues and desired expen-ditures in Montgomery County, similar to the im-balance in other places, contains both cyclical and structural compo-nents. A cyclical budget gap is a short-term imbalance between projected revenues and desired expenditures that reflects the ups and downs of the business cycle. In con-trast, a structural budget gap exists when projections of ex-penditures exceed projections of ongoing revenues on a

persistent and recurring ba-sis. The distinction between the two is that a structural budget gap continues to exist even when revenue growth resumes. “A common ingredient of the budget challenge facing jurisdictions across the coun-try is the increasing portion of tax-supported budgets that must be allocated to fixed spending commitments. In Montgomery County, these commitments include debt service, health insurance for active and retired employees, pension plan payments, cur-rent revenue contributions to the capital budget (paygo), and contributions to the County’s fund reserves. A structural budget problem becomes increasingly evi-dent when the projected cost increases of a government’s commitments exceed its pro-jected revenue growth. This is precisely the situation facing Montgomery County for the foreseeable future.” ThemainpointsoftheOLOstaffreportsarethat:nThe County’s tax-supported expenditures went from $2.1 billion in FY2002 to a high of $3.5 billion in FY2009, which was a 64% increase.Be-causeofrecentrevenueshortfalls,spendinghasbeenreducedto$3.4billioninFY2011.Evenadjustingforinflationandpopulationgrowth,theCounty’sspendinghasgrownsubstantiallyovertime.nInFY2011,spendingisdividedamongthefourmajoragencygroupsinthefollowingproportions,whichhavebeen

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relativelyconstantovertheyears:

MCPS 57%County Government 34%Montgomery College 6%MNCPPC 3%

nPersonnel costs (sala-ries and benefits) account for 82% of the County budget expenditures;otherexpenses(e.g.,utilities,supplies,travel,training,etc.)are18%ofthebudget.nPersonnel costs have increasedfrom$1.7billioninFY2002toahighof$2.8billioninFY2010,whichisa66% change.nThe overall number of employees have increased by a much smaller pro-

portion of only 15% atitsmaximumbetweenFY2002andFY2008.[NOTE:Work-yearsareusedtosimplifycal-culationsandcomparisonsbyderivingfull-timeequivalentsacrossanypart-timeemploy-ees,e.g.,twohalf-time(50%)employeesequalsonefull-time(100%)employee.]nThe“AverageCostperEmployee”chart(page5)displaysthe effect of these two trends on the average cost per employee, a 49% increaseoverthetenyearperiod.Thisgrowthwouldhavebeenevenlargerexceptforthemoderationinthelasttwoyearsbecauseofthebud-getshortfalls.nHowever,personnel

costincreaseshavevariedbyagencygroupbetweenFY2002andFY2011.TheCountyGovernmentagenciesincludepublicsafetyemploy-ees,whohavespecialprovi-sionsforearlierretirementagesandcompensationandbenefitsthataffectthiscat-egory’spersonnelcostsandwerenotseparatelyreportedinmostofthisanalysis.nDuetotherecentrevenueshortfalls,theagencieshavereducedtheirstaffsbyabout1,200employeesthroughbuyouts,retirements,andnotfillingvacantpositions.However,thesehavenotuni-formlyimpactedallagencies.MCPSandMontgomeryCol-legestillhavesubstantiallymoreemployeesthantheydidinFY2002,whileCountygovernmenthashadamini-malincrease,andMNCPPChaditsstaffreduced(see“TaxSupportedWorkyears”table).nGrowthinthecostsofemployeebenefitsasrelativetosalarieshasalsodrivenuptheCounty’sexpenses(see“BenefitsasPercentofSalarybyAgency,”left).nAnothermajorcostthatisexpectedtogrowsubstan-tiallyinthenextfiveyearsistheCounty’sdebtservice.Thisistheannualpaymentofprincipal,interest,andissu-ancecostsforbondssoldbytheCounty,mainlyforcapitalimprovements(e.g.,build-ingnewschools,parkandrecreationalfacilities,roads,etc.).Underthecurrentob-ligations,thisexpensewillgofrom$259millioninFY2011to$391millioninFY2016,a51%increaseinfiveyears.

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Tax-Supported Workyears FY2002 FY2011 % ChangeAllAgencies 26,702 29,400 +10%MCPS 17,085 19,439 +14%CountyGovernment 7,347 7,374 +0.4%MontgomeryCollege 1,363 1,773 +30%MNCPPC 907 814 –10%


Projected Tax Revenues TheOLOstaffhavepro-jectedtheCounty’sestimatedtaxrevenuesthroughFY2016.Itassumesaneconomicre-coverystartingin2013withamodestannualgrowthrateof2.7%ascomparedwiththe7.4%averageannualgrowthofthepre-recessionyears.(See“CountyTax-SupportedRevenues,”above.)

The Bottom Line Sowhatdoesthisallmean?TheOLOstaffcon-cludedthat,ifcurrenttrendsandconditionshold,thenthechartlabeled“ProjectedCountyTaxSupportedRev-enuesandExpenditures”(right)isthelikelyfinancialfutureforMontgomeryCoun-ty:acontinuingbudgetdeficitofabout$100millionormoreayearforthenextfiveyears. Thismaybeconsideredoptimisticsinceitrequiresothersourcesoffundingtoremainconstant.For

FY2011,theCountyreceivedabout$610millioninfund-ingfromtheStateandFederalgovernments.Forexample,ithasbeenestimat-edthatsomeoftheFederalbudgetcutsbeingconsideredcouldresultinasmuchasan-other$90millionlossinrev-enuestotheCountybecauseofthemanyFederalagenciesandcontractorsandtheirem-

ployeeslocatedhere.

It Gets Worse Aswasreportedinthe21March2011Washington Post(www.washington-post.com/local/politics/leggett-montgomery-coun-ty-unions-spar-over-pen-sion-costs/2011/03/16/ABUGqi9_story.html),Mont-gomeryCounty’spensionandretireehealthaccountsareunderfundedbymorethan$4.8billion.Itwouldrequireabout$20,300fromeveryfamilyintheCountytomakeuptheseshortfalls.

Some Alternatives to Solving the Shortfalls Becauseofthescaleoftheloomingandcontinuingdeficits,nosinglesolutionwillclosethefiscalgapsfacingtheCounty.Thechoicesinvolvewhichexpenditurestocutandbyhowmuchandwhichtaxesandfeestoraiseandbyhowmuch.Allofthesewillrequiresubstantialchangesinordertomeetthemultimilliondol-

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lardeficits:nCut staff/programs.Becauseofthelargefinancialnumbersinvolved,cuttingstaffisessentiallyeliminatingwholeprogramsorservices.TheOLOstaffproducedtheseexamplestoillustratewhata$10millionexpensereductioncouldmean(see“ExamplesofWhat$10MillioninWork-yearsRepresents,”below).nReducing employee salaries and benefits.Thishasbeenacontroversialtopicinvolvingnegotiatedlaborcontracts.However,ifthecostsperemployeearenotreduced,thentheCountywillhavetofurtherreducethenumberofstaffandcutser-vicestothepublic.Asubsetofthisissueisthatbenefitsarenotuniformacrossalloftheagencies.Therearepro-posalstochangethissituationsothatallemployeesreceiveequaltreatmentintermsofemployeecontributionsandpensionplans.However,thisalsowillinvolvechangingla-

boragreements.nConsolidating agencies and services.Thiscouldeliminateredundantadmin-istrativecostsandduplicativeservicesprovidedbymultipleagencies.TheCountyap-pointedaspecialOrganiza-tionalReformCommissiontoinvestigateideasforsavingsthroughpossiblemergers.AnexampleistheCommission’srecommendationtofoldtheMNCPPCParkPoliceintotheCountyPolice.Thishasmetwithconsiderableopposi-tion,soithasbeendropped.Otherrecommendationsfaceargumentsaboutactualsav-ingsandthecostofmergingresponsibilitiesandstaffs.TheCommission’sreportisavailableatwww.montgom-erycountymd.gov/csltmpl.asp?url=/content/council/organizationalreform_index.asp.nRaising taxes and fees.InFY2011,theCounty’staxrevenuescomefromthefol-lowingsources:

Property taxes (subject

to charter limit) 39%Income taxes 28%State and Federal

government aids 16%Other taxes 12%Program fees 5%

Inthecurrenteconomicconditions,manymayarguethatraisingtaxesandcharg-inghigherormorefeesforpublicservicesisnotappro-priatesolution.Whilesomeoftheincreasedrevenuemaybemadeprogressive(basedontheabilitytopay),thelargedeficitsinvolvedwouldprob-ablycostalltaxpayersmoreinordertoclosethesizeablefinancialgaps.

So What Can We Do? Ihavetriedtosummarizealargeamountofpublishedinformationandhavecon-densedsomeextensivedis-cussionsontheseissues.Iencouragereaderstofurtherexaminetheprovidedrefer-encestogetamorecompre-hensiveviewontheseissuesthatwillaffectourfuturequalityoflifeaswellasper-sonalincomeandexpenses. CountyExecutiveIkeLeggettrecentlysubmittedhisFY2012operatingbudgettotheCountyCouncil.BetweennowandMay,theCouncilwillbedeliberatingonthisandotherfiscaloptions.Youcanexpressyouropinionsonthesolutionstothesebudgetaryproblemsatwww.montgom-erycountymd.gov/csltmpl.asp?url=/content/council/contact.asp.However,sav-inganyprograms,services,facilities,orstaffrequiresfindingotherexpensestocutorrevenuesourcesthatcanbeincreasedsincetheCountyislivingbeyondourmeans. n

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Active & Under Contract Listings in Northwood/Forest Knolls/KinsmanAs of 3/15/2011

Full HalfACTiVe List Price Style Bedrms Baths Bath901 Caddington Ave* $280,000 Split Level 4 2 110901 Cavalier Dr* $325,000 Split Level 4 4 01015 Chiswell Lane* $319,000 Split Level 3 2 0507 Dennis Ave $995,000 Colonial 5 4 010603 edgewood Ave $465,669 Cape Cod 4 2 011108 Foxglove Lane* $283,000 Split Level 3 1 1512 Kerwin Road $439,900 Cape Cod 4 2 010109 Lorain Ave $700,000 Cape Cod 3 2 110212 Lorain Ave $479,000 Colonial 4 2 110308 Lorain Ave $495,000 To Be Built 4 2 110610 Ordway Dr $405,000 Cape Cod 5 2 0219 University Blvd W $750,000 Colonial 6 5 0201 University Blvd W* $299,000 Cape Cod 5 3 0415 University Blvd W $649,900 Arts & Crafts 4 4 0

CONTRACTS on the following properties:10306 Colesville Rd** $235,125 Cape Cod 3 2 067 Kinsman View Cir $309,500 Townhouse 3 2 110610 Lockridge Drive* $299,000 Rambler 5 3 0140 Southwood Ave* $299,000 Colonial 4 2 0

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Nature Trail Installed at FKES for Eagle Scout Project AndrewHickeyofBoyScoutTroop249gaveourcommunityagreatgiftonMarch19.ForhisEagleScoutproject,Andrewledtheinstal-lationofanaturetrailatFor-estKnollsElementarySchool,completewithastonesurfaceforeasyaccessibility. A10thgraderatJohnF.KennedyHighSchool,An-drewplannedtheprojectandmobilizedvolunteersyoungandoldtodigoutthe250-foottrailandtransport10tonsofcrushedstonetotheworksite.Roughly60peoplecameouttohelp,includingFor-estKnollsstudentsandtheirfamilies. TherealpowerbehindtheprojectwasAndrew’sScout

Troop249,whichturnedout13boystohelp,andprojectmentorJohnO’Donnell,atrail-buildingexpertandfre-quentadvisertoEagleScoutprojects.Andrew’sfellowKennedyHighSchoolJu-niorNavyROTCcadetsalsogaveanimpressiveshowingthroughouttheday. “Theinstallationofthisnaturetrailiswhatwe’vebeenworkingtowardfortwoyears,”saidClareNielsenNeal,leaderofthe“KidsReforestingForestKnolls”projectthathasseenthein-stallationofmorethan60nativetreesandshrubsonschoolgrounds.“We’rere-claimingthisabandonedareaandrestoringittothevibrant

oak-hickoryforestitoncewas.Usingthetrail,teachers,stu-dents,andneighborswillbeabletoexploretheareaandlearnmoreaboutnature.” Andrewsaysthathewant-edtogivebacktohiselemen-taryschoolbycreatingatrailthatthestudentscouldenjoy.“Iliveneartheschoolandlookforwardtoseeingstu-dents,friends,andneighborswalkingthetrailandenjoyingnature.” “Andrewdidagreatjobofseeingthismajortrail-build-ingprojectthroughtocomple-tion,”Claresaid.“WhenIfirstexploredthislittleforestremnant,Icouldenvisionapaththatletpeoplegetup

Andrew Hickey, as part of his Eagle Scout community project, mobilized Kennedy High School Junior Navy ROTC cadets and members of Boy Scout Troop 249 to build a new trail at FKES.



We’restartingour21styearofannualspringclean-upsofLockridgeCreek.JoinusonSaturday,30April2011,at9:30a.m.attheLockridgeDriveandDennisAvenuein-tersectionandwe’llworkourwaydownthecreektotheRa-chelCarsonGreenway. Besuretobringglovesandwearsturdyshoes,longsleeves,andlongpants. Wewillalsoberemovinginvasivevines,sobringlop-persandclippersifyouwant

Annual Lockridge Creek Cleanuptohelpsavetrees. TheraindateforourcleanupwillbethefollowingSunday,1May. Ifyouwouldliketohelpwiththisevent,orneedmoreinformation,contactBrainMorissey,[email protected]! n

The creek bisects Lockridge Drive between the north end of Dennis Avenue and the Northwest Branch trail head.

closetothebeautifuloldtreesontheproperty.Forme,An-drewandhisvolunteershavemadeadreamcometrue!” Contributionstotheproj-ectcamefromfarbeyondourneighborhood.Andrewse-curedthedonationofcrushedstonefromAggregateIndus-triesofGreenbeltandequip-mentfromtheHomeDepotnearCherryHillRoad,SilverSpring.Costsofthereforesta-tionworkhavebeenlargelycoveredbygrantsfromtheMarylandUrbanandCommu-nityForestryCommittee,withadditionaldonationsfromMarylandDepartmentofNat-uralResources/Tree-mendousMd.;StadlerNurseries;EarthSanghaNativePlantNurseryofSpringfield,Virginia;andErnstConservationSeedofMeadville,Pennsylvania. Thereforestationproj-ectrecentlyearnedtheStateofMaryland’s“PLANT”—orPeopleLovingandNurturingTrees—awardatthe“Gold”

ebratethetrail’sopening.Bythatdate,itisexpectedthatmoretrees,shrubs,andflow-erswillhavebeenplanted. “Restoringour‘woods’isaworkinprogressandwillkeepgettingbetterandbet-ter,”Clarenoted.“Soon,ourtrailsignswillhavenewinformationtoread,withfea-tureswrittenbyForestKnollsstudentsKelseyMurray,Adri-annaQuaide,andAnnaVi-dergar.And,we’llcontinuetoaddnativeplantsofallkindstofurtherbeautifythetrailarea.” ThetrailislocatedneartheForestKnollsathleticfieldandiseasilyaccessedthroughtheentrancenearHannesStreet. “Pleasecomeoutandvisit!Betteryet,getinvolved,”saidClare.“NoteveryonecangiveasmuchasAndrewhas,butallcontributions—whetherinmanpowerorfinancial—aremuchappreciated.” [email protected]. n


Andrew Hickey stands on the completed nature trail behind Forest Knolls Elementary.

New Nature Trail at Forest Knolls Elementary School

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Belton Road & Court(6/48,12.5%):103,107,313,417,418,428

Caddington Avenue(5/83,6%):805,808,909,913,1203

Cavalier Drive & Court(5/53,9.4%):10601,10603,10612,10613,301

Chiswell Lane(7/39,17.9%):1010,1017,1018,1019,1025,1110,1118

Colesville Road(0/22,0%)Dennis Avenue(2/43,

4.7%):304,500Eastwood Avenue(3/53,

5.7%):10417,10420,10703

Edgewood Avenue(10/72,13.9%):10209,10212,10213,10301,10308,10400,10401,10428,10508,10712

Eisner Street(1/32,3%):404

Foxglove Lane(1/4,25%):11104

Glenwild Road & Court(4/33,12%):10612,10616,10619,10701

Hannes Street & Court(13/104,12.5%):104,202,209,220,229,238,308,311,320,330,403,408,10912

Irwin Street(1/31,3.2%):409

Kerwin Road & Court(3/42,7.1%):407,422,505

Kinsman View Circle(1/85,1.2%):20

Ladson Road(1/18,5.6%):318

Lockridge Road(3/31,9.7%):10602,10707,10709

Lombardy Road & Court(13/88,14.8%):10625,10700,10706,10712,10806,10817,10904,10905,11107,11013,11113,11201,11212

Lorain Avenue(3/21,14.3%):10104,10108,10207

Loxford Terrace(7/135,5.2%):824,857,859,907,917,920,1004

Malta Lane(4/45,8.9%):810,812,901,906

Margate Road(5/50,10%):10610,10615,10809,10812,10828

Marvin Road(5/18,27.8%):300,302,306,309,314

Mountain Quail Road(4/23,17%):10413,10414,10426,10428

Northwood Avenue(1/13,7.7%):123

Ordway Drive(2/26,7.7%):10611,10702

Playford Lane(0/31,0%)

NFCCA Membership as of 3/8/11 Brings the First Tie for the ‘Street with the Most Members’

Pinewood Avenue(2/13,15.4%):317,324

Royalton Road(3/31,9.7%):405,409,411

Snowy Owl Drive(6/23,26%):100,101,107,113,121,125

Southwood Avenue(4/21,19%):111,115,123,127

Sutherland Road(3/31,9.7%):10209,10213,10217

Thistle Drive & Court(2/22,9.1%):203,212

Timberwood Avenue(3/25,12%):306,315,317

University Boulevard(4/48,8.3%):205,505,509,611

Whittington Terrace(1/15,6.7%):814

Woodridge Avenue(3/13,23.1%):100,111,115Total:141of1,482(9.5%) Marvin Roadmaintainsitsleadershipinpercentageofmembers,with27.8%(5outof18)ofitsresidentsjoining.Snowy Owl Drivehasleaptfromfourthplacetosecond,with6outof23,or26%.Fox-glove Lane,with1outof4members,isnowthirdat25%.Woodridge Avenue(3outof13)isfourthat23.1%. Hannes Street(ourlargestroad,pictured)andLombar-dy Road/Court,whichhavebeenbattlingforthetitleofstreethavingthemostmem-bers,arenowtiedat13apiece.Edgewood Avenueremainssolidlyinthirdplacewith10. Tojoin,sendyourdues—$10perhousehold—toTrea-surerLindaPerlman,1203CaddingtonAvenue,orpaythematanymeeting. n

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Current Real Estate Snap ShotNorthwood and Forest Knolls(January 1, 2011 –March 11, 2011)

Active Listings (13)Address Type BR Baths List Price Type of Sale 901 Caddington SF 4 2.5 $280,000 Short Sale 10901 Cavalier SF 4 4 $325,000 Short Sale 1015 Chiswell SF 3 2 $319,000 Short Sale 507 Dennis SF 5 4 $995,000 Normal Resale 10603 edgewood SF 4 2 $465,669 Normal Resale 11108 Foxglove SF 3 1.5 $283,000 Short Sale 512 Kerwin SF 4 2 $439,900 Normal Resale 10109 Lorain SF 3 2 $700,000 Normal Resale 10212 Lorain SF 4 2.5 $479,000 Normal Resale 10610 Ordway SF 5 2 $405,000 Normal Resale 201 University SF 5 3 $299,000 Short Sale 219 University SF 6 5 $750,000 Normal Resale 415 University SF 4 4 $649,990 Normal Resale

Homes Currently Under Contract (5)Address Type BR Bath List Price Type of Sale 10306 Colesville SF 3 2 $235,125 ReO/Bank Owned 67 Kinsman View TH 3 2.5 $309,500 Normal Resale 10610 Lockridge SF 5 3 $299,000 Short Sale 1007 Loxford SF 4 2.5 $379,900 Normal Sale 140 Southwood SF 4 2.5 $299,000 Short Sale

Sold Homes (5)Address Type BR Bath Net Sales Price* Type of Sale 407 University SF 5 2 $264,000 Short Sale 405 irwin SF 3 2 $300,000 Normal Resale 301 Dennis Avenue SF 3 1.5 $323,000 Normal Resale 130 Woodridge SF 3 2 $354,000 Normal Resale 1001 Loxford SF 4 2.5 $400,000 Normal Resale

*Net Sales Price reflects any seller subsidy involved (buyers’ closing costs paid by seller)

2010 Sales Recap — All Homes in Northwood/Kinsman Farm/Forest KnollsShort Sales

# of Sales Low Price High Price Average Price3 $230,000 $295,000 $258,000

REO/Bank Owned# of Sales Low Price High Price Average Price

12 $209,000 $343,000 $289,000Normal Resales

# of Sales Low Price High Price Average Price39 $250,000 $497,000 $363,000


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Sustaining Wildlife with Native Plants in Your YardBy Jacquie Bokow I’vejustreadabookontheimportanceofbiodiversityandI’dliketosharewithyousomeofwhatI’velearned.ThebookiscalledBringing Nature Home: How You Can Sustain Wildlife with Native PlantsbyDouglasW.TallamyandIpurchaseditattheWildBirdCenterinWheaton. Usuallythefirststepinthesuburbanizationofanareaistobulldozetheplantsnativetotheneighborhoodandreplacethemwithlarge,manicuredlawnsborderedbyarelativelyfewspeciesofpop-ularornamentalsfromothercontinents.Lookoutsideyourdoorandwhatdoyousee?Sterilelawns(whichare,basi-cally,aliengrasses)separatedbyimpermeablepavedroadsandsidewalks.Throughoutsuburbia,wehavedecimatedthenativeplantdiversitythathistoricallysupportedourfa-voritebirdsandmammals. Atfirst,developmentleftislandsofsuitablehabitatinwhichmostoftheplantsandanimalsthatsurvivetodayfoundrefuge.Buttodaythesehabitatpatchesareminiscule,fartoosmalltosustainpopu-lationsofmostlivingthingsforverylong.Environmen-talistshowloverthelossofforestintheAmazon,butTal-lamysaysonly15percentoftheAmazonianbasinhasbeenlogged,whereaswellover70percentoftheforestsalongoureasternseaboardaregone. Therearemanycompel-lingreasonstochoosenativeplants,butthemostcompel-lingtoTallamyisbecause

theyfeedthebugs!Our na-tive insects cannot survive on alien plant species.Ifyoulookatthealienplantstakingovertheland—multiflorarose,autumnolive,orientalbitter-sweet,Japanesehoneysuckle,Bradfordpear,Norwayma-ples,mile-a-minuteweeds—allhaveverylittleornoleafdamagefrominsects.Whileitmightsoundlikeagardener’sdreamtohaveapest-freeyard,whatitreallymeansisasterileenvironment. Nearlyallterrestrialbirds(96percentoftheminNorthAmerica)reartheiryoungoninsects,notseedsorberries.Notseenasmanybirdslately?Perhapsit’sbecausethere’snothingtoeatinyouryard.(Yes,Ihaveabirdfeeder,too,butthebabiescan’teatthoseseeds.)Whatparentswillbuildanestiftheymusttravelscoresofmilestothenearestgrocery?Nobugsmeansno

birds. Thesamegoesforthebugs.Youwantbutterflies?Plantingbutterflyweedorabutterflybushwillfeedtheadult,butthatadultwon’tlayitseggsthereasthere’snoth-ingfortheemergingcaterpil-lartoeat.WhenIplantedJoePyeWeedandSwampMilkweed(bothnatives)inmyboggybackyardearlylastsummer,Iwasastonishedathowmanybugswereonthem.Thetypesofbugstherechangedwiththetimeofday,butatonepointIcounted15differentspecies—includingseveralmonarchbutterflycaterpillars—ononlyonebush!Perhapsthereweresomanybugsbecausethosefewbloomingplantsweretheonlyfoodinthevicinity.Clearly,theremusthavebeensome-thingelsetoeatastheyhadsurvived,butitwasasifmy

Monarch butterfly caterpillars are “specialists”; they lay their eggs and feed before they become adults only on milkweed.



yardwastheonlydecentdinerintown. Nativeinsectsshunalienplantsbecausetheyarespe-cialists,abletoeatonlyafewplants(insomecases,onlyone).Iftheironefoodsourcedisappearsfromanarea,sodotheinsects.Theymightmakeittoanotherplantofthesamespecies,butifthedistanceistoogreat,they’llstarvebeforetheygetthere. Itiswithinyourpower,asanindividualgardener,tomakeadifference.Countlessspeciescouldlivesustainablywithusifwewouldjustdesignourlivingspacestoaccom-modatethem.Intoomanyplaces,wehaveremovedthefood,shelter,andnestingsitesneededbymostspeciesinourhastetomakevastparkinglots,shoppingmalls,lawns,

andsoccerfields. Biodiversityisessentialtothestability—indeed,theveryexistence—ofmosteco-systems.Weremovespeciesfromournation’secosystemsattheriskoftheircompletecollapse. IhavenotdonejusticetothecompellingargumentselucidatedbyTallamy.Iurgeyoutoreadthisbookyourself.IespeciallywishtodrawyourattentiontohisdescriptionoftheinvasionoftheFloridaEv-ergladesbyMelaleuca quin-quenervia(thepaperbarkteatree)andoftheislandofMan-hattanasanecologicalsink.Inthemeantime,nexttimeI’llcoverwhatTallamyconsiders“native,”andincludeatable(fromTallamyandothers)ofplantsnativetoourownregion,theChesapeakeBaywatershed. n


Sustain Wildlife by Planting Native Plants in Your Own Yard

Update on Proposed South 4C Day Care CenterBy Jim Zepp Thedeveloper—CraigKay,Glimour-Brunett,LLC—sub-mittedarevisedapplicationon17Marchforthedaycarefacilityproposedfortheva-cantpropertyonthecornerofUniversityBlvd.andBrunettAve.(pictured).Thiswasinresponsetothestrongop-positionoftheFourCornersareacivicassociationsandtheunanimousvoteoftheCountyPlanningBoardtodenythisspecialexceptionrequest. TheMaryland-NationalCapitalParkandPlanningCommission(MNCPPC)staffhadrecommendedthisdenialbecausethefacilitydidnotcomplywiththeFourCornersMasterPlan,violatedspacerequirementsfordaycarefacilities,andwouldincreasetrafficcongestionintheFourCornersintersection.TheprojectiscurrentlyscheduledforahearingbytheZoningBoardofAppealson15April. Themainfeaturesoftherevisedapplicationinclude:nTotalcapacityof94chil-dren,rangingfrominfanttohighschoolages(25%morethanpermittedbytheCounty’s500square-feet-per-childstandard).Originallythisfacilitywastohavea150childcapacityandhadbeenreducedto120whenreviewedbytheMNCPPC.nExpectedtohave20staff.n36requiredparkingspac-es(staff=20,children=16).n28providedparkingspac-es(only78%ofrequiredpark-ingspaces).nAllsurfaceparking(un-dergroundgarageisgone).nBuildingis5,608sq.ft.

nEntrance/exitonGilmoureDr.andexitonBrunettAve.nCurbbumpoutononecornerofGilmoureDr.&Bru-nettAve.todirectneighbortrafficawayfromdaycareexit.nLaneshiftonBrunetttonarrowsouthboundlaneandallowdaycaretraffictoexit.

RelatedmaterialswillbepostedontheNFCCAwebsiteatwww.nfcca.org. Althoughtherevisedap-plicationmaycausethesched-uletochange,thesecondpublichearingiscurrentlyscheduledfor15April2011,9:30a.m.,attheStellaB.WernerCouncilOfficeBuild-ing,SecondFloor,DavidsonMemorialHearingRoom,100MarylandAvenue,Rockville,MD20850.Interestedpar-tiescansignuptotestifybycontactingtheZoningBoardofAppealsat240.777.6600oremailatBOA@montgomery-countymd.gov. nJa

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Property Ownership: Titling Your HouseBy Linda S. Perlman Oneofthemostimportantdecisionsthatyouwillneedtomakewhenbuyingahouseishowyoutaketitletotheprop-erty.Thereareseveralwaysthatpropertycanbeowned. 1. Sole Owner.Youownthepropertyindividuallyinyourownname.Wordsinthedeedsuchas“WilliamSmith,assoletenant”estab-lishtitleassoleownership. 2. Tenants in Com-mon.Thisisaformofco-ownershipwheretwoormorepeopleownpropertytogether.Wordsinthedeedsuchas“WilliamSmithandJohnJones,astenantsincom-mon”establishtitleastenantsincommon.Eachtenantincommonownerhasadivisibleinterestintheproperty.Mosttenantincommonowner-shipsaredividedequally(i.e.,50/50),buttheco-ownersdonothavetobeequalownersoftheproperty.Inthatcase,thedeedmightlistthetitleas“WilliamSmithastoa75%interestandJohnJonesastoa25%interest,astenantsincommon.” Inatenancyincommon,onthedeathofoneowner,thedeceasedowner’spercent-ageownershipinthepropertybecomesapartofhis/herestateandthatestatemustbeprobated.Thedeceasedowner’spropertyinterestdoesnottransfertothesurviv-ingowner.Ifthedeceasedownerleftawill,thatportionofthepropertypassestohis/herheirsnamedinthewill,whothenbecomenewtenantsincommonwiththesurviv-ingpropertyowner.Ifthe

deceasedownerdieswithoutawill(referredtoas“intes-tate”),thenthelawsoftheju-risdictionwherethedecedentwasdomiciledwillcontrolthedistributionoftheproperty. 3. Joint Tenants.Un-derthisformofco-ownership,propertyisownedbytwoormorepersonsinequalshares.Whenonejointtenantdies,his/herinterestintheprop-ertyautomaticallypassestothesurvivingjointtenant(s).Thisfeatureofjointtenancyownershipisknownastherightofsurvivorship.Pro-bateisnotrequired.Infact,ifthedeceasedownerhadawillleavinghis/hershareofthejointlyownedpropertytosomeoneelse,thatotherpersonwouldhavenoclaimtotheproperty.(Anexceptionwouldbeifbothjointtenantsdiedsimultaneously,inwhichcasetheirwillswouldcontroltheirinterestinthejointten-ancyproperty.)Wordsinthedeedsuchas“WilliamSmithandJohnJones,asjointten-ants”establishtitleinjointtenancy.Althoughthemagicwords“withrightofsurvivor-ship”arenotrequired,itisrecommendedthatthedeedexpresslystatethatajointtenantstitleisheldwithrightofsurvivorshipinordertomakeitclearthattheparties’intentistoholdtitleasjointtenants.Ifpropertyisownedbytwoormorepersonsandthedeeddoesnotspecifythetypeoftenancy,thentheown-erswillbeconsideredtobetenantsincommon. 4. Tenants by the Entirety.Thisisaformofjointtenancylimitedtole-

gallymarriedcouples.Themajordifferencesfromhold-ingtitleasjointtenantsarethatneitherspousecansellortransferthepropertywithouttheotherspousejoiningthetransfer(excepttotheotherspouse)andthatajudgmentcreditorofoneofthespousescannotforceasaleofpropertyownedastenantsbytheen-tirety(thiscanonlybedoneifbothspousesowethemoneyjudgment).Bycontrast,ajointtenancyownershipcanbeunilaterallyseveredbyoneofthejointtenantsandajudgmentcreditorwhohasajudgmentagainstoneofthejointownerscanforcethesaleofthepropertyinordertopaythejudgment(inthatcase,thejointtenantwhodidnotoweanymoneywillgetone-halfofthesalesproceedsandtheamountofthejudgmentdebtwillbedeductedfromtheotherjointtenant/judgmentdebtor’sshareofthepro-ceeds). 5. Life Tenants.Alifetenanthastherighttoresideinthehouseforhisorherlifetime.Insomecases,thelifetenantalsohastheabilitytosellthehouse(thisiscalledalifeestate“withpowers”),therebydefeatingtheinterestoftheremainderman.(Thepersondesignatedtoreceivethehouseuponthedeathofthelifetenantiscalleda“remainderman.”)Thedocu-mentestablishingthelifees-tatealsomayestablishotherrestrictionsorconditionsonthelifetenant’sresidency.Ingeneral,thelifetenantpaystheday-to-dayexpensesofthe



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house,suchaspropertytaxes,homeowner’sinsurance,andordinaryrepairs,whilecapitalimprovementsaredividedbe-tweenthelifetenantandre-maindermenbasedonthelifeexpectancyoftheimprove-ment.Alifetenancymightbeestablishedin,forexample,asecondmarriagesituationwhereyouwantyourspousetobeabletoremaininthehouse,butuponthespouse’sdeath,ownershipofthehousewouldreverttoyourchildren. 6. Trusts.Whilenottechnicallyaformofowner-ship,realpropertymaybeownedbytheTrusteeofyourLivingTrust(orothertypeoftrust).Uponyourdeath,thepropertywouldpasstothe

successortrusteesand/ortobeneficiariesyouhavedesig-natedinthetrustagreement. 7. Entity Ownership.Realpropertyalsocanbeownedbyanentity,suchasacorporation,limitedli-abilitycompany,orgeneralorlimitedpartnership.En-tityownershipisbeyondthescopeofthisarticle;however,youprobablydonotwanttoownyourprincipalresidencethroughanentity.Forexam-ple,ifahouseinMarylandisownedbyacorporation,then,evenifyouarethesoleshare-holder-ownerofthecorpora-tion,thepropertywouldnotbeeligibleforthehomesteadpropertytaxcreditwhichlim-itstheincreaseinassessmentsthatyourrealestatetaxesarebasedonto10%orlesseachyear. Whatformofproperty

ownershipisbestforyou?Mostmarriedcoupleschoosetobetenantsbytheentire-ties,butthatmightnotbetherightdecisionforeverymarriedcouple.Inaddition,estateplanningconsider-ationsmayfactorintothedecisiononhowtoholdtitletoyourhouse.Youandyourco-owneralsomaydecidetoenterintoaformalwrittenagreement,preparedbyanattorney,tocoversituationslikelytoariseduringjointownershipofyourhome.Keyelementsofsuchapropertyownershipagreementwouldinclude:provisionsforthedi-visionofthehouseexpenses;provisionsforoneownertobuyouttheotherowner’sinterestintheproperty,iftheownersdecidetogotheirseparateways;andprovisionstoresolvedisputes. n

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