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2015, 2016 MDDC News Organization of the Year! Celebrating 161 years of service! Vol. 162, No. 51 • 50¢ SINCE 1855 June 15 - June 21, 2017 TODAY’S GAS “. To Curry Favor . .” PRICE $2.35 per gallon Maryland and D.C. file suit against Trump claiming emoluments clause violation General Karl A. Racine filed a law- ment or a salary other than the one turns, as part of the discovery By Neal Earley Last Week suit against the president, citing his Congress pays the president. process of the lawsuit. $2.39 per gallon @neal_earley real estate properties – including the “I can tell as I look that as I “Well, we will be seeking the A month ago WASHINGTON D.C. – Attor- Trump International Hotel in Wash- look out the window and see the president’s financial information $2.36 per gallon neys general for Maryland and the ington D.C. – and alleged business tower of the Trump International and including his tax returns,” Frosh District of Columbia announced deals between foreign governments Hotel, we know exactly what’s go- said. “It’s information that every A year ago Monday that they are suing Presi- at the Trump Organization as evi- ing on every single day,” Racine other president has provided the $2.34 per gallon dent Donald J, Trump for violating dence the president violated the said. “We know that foreign govern- people of the United States.” one of the U.S. Constitutions ant- Constitution’s Emoluments Clause. ments are spending money there in Frosh and Racine specifically AVERAGE PRICE PER GALLON OF UNLEADED REGULAR GAS IN corruption clauses. The Emoluments Clause is a order to curry favor with the Presi- mentioned $270,000 the Kingdom MARYLAND/D.C. METRO AREA ACCORDING TO AAA At a press conference Maryland portion of the Constitution the states dent of the United States.” of Saudi Arabia paid to the Trump Attorney General Brian E. Frosh the president cannot receive a title Frosh said he hopes he gets INSIDE and District of Columbia Attorney of nobility from a foreign govern- copies of the president’s past tax re- See “Frosh” page 8 County unanimous in Editor’s Notebook vote on climate accords emissions to stem the rise of climate by Brian J. Karem By Neal Earley @neal_earley change. Montgomery County joins large ROCKVILLE – After President cities nationwide such as Pittsburgh, Donald J. Trump announced his deci- Seattle, Atlanta and Philadelphia, Tough sion June 1 to withdraw the United which have made similar pledges to States from an international agree- follow the Paris Climate Accords’ Lessons ment to reduce greenhouse gas emis- promise to reduce greenhouse gases. The latest mass shooting sions, Montgomery County refuses to Trump called the Paris Climate makes us wonder if and when follow suit. Accords a bad deal for American we’ll ever learn. On Tuesday the Montgomery workers, saying it would require the County Council voted unanimously to United States to follow onerous regu- affirm a commitment to the Paris Cli- lations. During his speech explaining Page 4 mate Accords, an international agree- ment that 195 nations signed in order See “MoCo” to reduce levels of carbon dioxide page 8 County sets sites on ending homelessness people who have been homeless for By Suzanne Pollak @SuzannePollak at least one year or have had at least four episodes of homelessness dur- Montgomery County has set ing the previous three years and Express what it considers a very doable goal have some problem or disability Rallies to win of providing housing for its 242 that needs a specific intervention, chronic homeless people and is such as drug or alcohol addiction or The Rockville Express committed to ending chronic illness. surges in late innings to beat homelessness within its borders by Those who aren’t considered the Braves. the end of this year. the chronic homeless have a specif- In a community memorial ser- ic, short-term, problem that forced vice held outdoors in the Circuit Page 20 them into the streets for a few Court Plaza on June 7, the new ini- months, including job loss or high COURTESY PHOTO tiative called Inside, Not Outside, medical bills. was announced. Even if the County does pro- County Administrative Officer vide housing — not just space in a Stranded! Chuck Short explained that since shelter — there always will be new the County’s homeless veterans Metro riders in Bethesda Tuesday had a tough time of it. With elevators and have now been placed, it is time to See “County” escalators broken, commuters had to wait for nearly a half an hour before focus on the chronically homeless, page 8 they could leave the Bethesda Station. 2THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL JUNE 15, 2017 EFLECTIONS R The Montgomery County Sentinel, published weekly by Berlyn Inc. Publish- ing, is a community newspaper covering Montgomery County, Maryland. Our of- August 30, 1979 fices are located at 22 W. Jefferson Street, Suite 309, Rockville, MD 20850. Founded in 1855 by Matthew Fields. All mail to: P.O. Box 1272, Rockville, MD Tiny Seneca village fights floods and takeovers 20849-1272. Subscription Rates for The Montgomery County Sentinel – Weekly by mail: $40.00 per year & $26.50 for Se- Each week The Sentinel visits a the floods. The Montgomery “Seneca’s dead,” says Ray- fewer than 20. Some say Seneca nior Citizens. (USPS) 361-100. memorable story from its archives. County parks department, on be- mond Poole. More matter-of-fact once had as many as 100 residents, half of the state of Maryland, is than pessimistic. “Poole’s ap- counting part timers. Now there Bernard Kapiloff Since the turn of the 19th cen- buying up the remaining ones as praisal carries the weight of his 32 are 25 or so. PUBLISHER E MERITUS tury, the banks of Seneca Creek at quickly as the owners will sell. years spent living and working Not all of Seneca’s people ac- Lynn G. Kapiloff its mouth on the Potomac River, Park officials say those hous- there. cept the prognosis of the village’s CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER/ have supported a living, changing, es that are liveable will be left For 13 years Ray Poole—of demise. Sandy Clunies, for one, PUBLISHER village that has been at times a standing, and rented out. Few who the Poolsville Pooles—has with believes that National Park Ser- [email protected] thriving center of commerce and a live there believe it. his wife Frances run the general vice plans to fully restore the Mark Kapiloff resort for city dwellers. Most expect the village will store that sits along the creek just canal, and the state recreational ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER Today Seneca Village is on all be gone within a few years, north of River Road. “My business park plans will let Seneca “live [email protected] the verge of disappearing. turned into state and federal park- is better than it’s ever been,” he historically.” Located south of Darnestown, land. A major hub of activity along says, “especially in the summer- Noting that that it has changed EDITORIAL west of Rockville and bounded by the C&O canal, the proud and in- time.” The hikers and bikers who from a presidential to a day com- Brian J. Karem River Road on the north and the dependent village ma one day be travel the canal towpath, and the munity, Clunies says, “No, I EXECUTIVE EDITOR C&O canal and the Potomac on the only, in the words of a National boaters who take advantage of the wouldn’t say it’s dead; more like [email protected] south, the village’s two streets— Park Service plan, an “historical Potomac at a spot where it is wide sleeping.” Poole, however, has a Brandy L. Simms Rileys Lock and Tshiffley Mill— interpretive area.” like a lake keep Poole’s store busy. clue to Seneca’s future. “There are SPORTS EDITOR now contain fewer than 20 private The remaining life on the When Poole first started no young people left; we’re all [email protected] homes. creek will be the powerboaters and working at the store in 1947, old,” he says, somehow forgetting MARK ROBINSON Most of the village’s original waterskiers who visit on week- “there were 50 houses between his own 10-year-old daughter [email protected] 65 houses, particularly the summer ends, and a few old men and boys here and the river.” In 1971 there about whom he had just been brag- CITY EDITOR places, are hnow gone, a victim of who sit on the banks and fish. were more than 65; now there are ging. VINCENT SHERRY [email protected] COPY EDITOR NEWS NEAL EARLEY [email protected] Amended suit filed in Gaithersburg case Write us REPORTER damus nullifying the vote was ap- who was suffering from a strep throat Jacqui South, Terry Brennan & By Peter Rouleau propriate. She agreed to dismiss the infection. Moreover, Spiegel had in- David Wolfe, Mark Poetker @petersrouleau The Montgomery County PHOTOGRAPHERS complaint without prejudice, allow- dicated that he would recuse himself GAITHERSBURG – A legal ing Rosenzweig the maximum 30 from the discussion and vote on the Sentinel welcomes letters. TAZEEN AHMAD battle in Gaithersburg has entered its days under the law to amend and re- resolutions because he had discov- CALENDAR EDITOR All letters must be original, [email protected] latest chapter now that the man who file the suit. ered that his employer, the Bethesda- challenged the City Council’s vote The controversy began on Dec. based law firm Paley Rothman, had a signed by the author CALL 301-838-0788 on annexing the Johnson property 19 when Mayor Jud Ashman and the business relationship with one of the and must include the author’s FAX 301- 838 - 3458 has refiled his lawsuit.