Town of Brookeville, MD Established 1794 Incorporated 1808 The Brookeville Times November 2011
Make Plans to Attend the
Annual Town Holiday Party
SATURDAY DECEMBER 3, 2011 6:00pm – 10:00pm BROOKEVILLE ACADEMY
Please bring your favorite dish to share. R.S.V.P to Cate McDonald 301-570-4465 or [email protected]
The Town will be collecting non-perishable food items at the Holiday Party that will be donated to Olney Help. If you would like to take part, the following items are most needed at this time: Powdered Milk, Dried Beans, Rice, Canned Fruit, Spaghetti Sauce, Pasta and Rice Dishes, Canned Meat (not Tuna), Jello, Pancake Mix, Syrup
Snow Removal STREET LIGHTS
If you notice a Pepco street light that is out, The Town of Brookeville contracts with a snow please look for a metal strip on the wooden plowing service for North, South, Water, the pole that has the pole number and report the eastern portion of Market and the paved location of the street light to the Town Clerk. If section of Church Streets. During a snowstorm, the wooden pole does not have a pole number, no plowing begins until an accumulation of 4 please report the location of the street light. If inches of snow has fallen on the streets. The you would like to report a Pepco street light Maryland State Highway Administration clears outage: 24-Hour Outage Report Line - 1-877- Georgia Avenue (Maryland Route 97) - the PEPCO-62 (1-877-737-2662) or Town's High Street and western Market Street. https://www.pepco.com/home/requests/outag Those residents and businesses with abutting e/streetlight/outagereport/default.aspx sidewalks are responsible for clearing their sidewalks, driveways and entrances within 24 hours of the end of a snowstorm. All residents The Town also operates several cast iron are strongly encouraged to be good neighbors ornamental street lights and 3 wooden by clearing the sidewalks in front of their ornamental street lights. These ornamental homes, as well as assisting those who may not street lights do not have pole numbers. If you be physically able to do so. notice an ornamental street light that is out, please report the location to the Town Clerk. America Recycles Day 2011 Shred, Recycle, Donate
Join millions of Americans nationwide in celebrating America Recycles Day! Shred and recycle your confidential paper and donate clothing and household goods in working condition. Activities will occur rain or shine. Saturday, November 19, 2011 Sunday, November 20, 2011 10:00 am to 2:00 pm 10:00 am to 2:00 pm Thomas S. Wootton High School Takoma Park Middle School 2100 Wootton Parkway 7611 Piney Branch Road Rockville, Maryland 20850 Silver Spring, Maryland 20910 On-Site Paper Shredding and Recycling Guidelines
Paper shredding is available at no charge to Montgomery County residents only (no businesses are permitted). Services provided by Office Paper Systems.
All types of paper such as financial and legal documents, receipts, and tax and medical records are acceptable Papers with staples or paper clips are acceptable Envelopes with plastic windows are acceptable Please remove paper from 3-ring binders and spiral notebooks No plastic or electronic items such as credit cards, CDs, or computer disks Limit: five paper bags or small boxes of paper per household
Clothing and Household Goods Donation Guidelines
Donations will benefit A Wider Circle; Interfaith Clothing Center, a program of Interfaith Works; and NAMI Montgomery County. Bring quality items that are in working/usable condition. Please bring clothing and small loose items in bags or boxes. Tax-deduction receipts will be available upon request.
Clean clothing, shoes, accessories, and bed and bath items Miscellaneous household goods such as dining ware, pots and pans, glassware, picture frames, power tools, small electronics, arts and crafts supplies, and garden tools Books, CDs, DVDs, etc. (no encyclopedias and textbooks) Furniture and other items such as tables, chairs, bookshelves, and lamps No large appliances, automobile parts, construction materials, or food
For specific guidance on acceptable items, visit www.iworksmc.org/s-wishlist.html and awidercircle.org/wish_list.html (for Saturday, November 19 event), and www.namithriftshop.org/thriftstore_donations.asp (for Sunday, November 20 event).
Need a Recycle Bin? We have a supply of 21 Gallon Curbside Recycling Bins available for Town Residents. If you need a new Recycle Bin please contact Cate McDonald, Town Clerk at 301.570.4465 or [email protected]
Recycling Reminder Thank you for placing your recycle bin curbside by 7:00am on Tuesdays On Sunday, November 6 at 2 a.m., Daylight Savings Times ends in the United States and reverts back to Daylight Standard Time. Our Town of Brookeville clocks are scheduled to “fall back” to Eastern Established 1794 Incorporated 1808 Standard Time.
Town Office Phone: 301.570.4465 Town Office Fax: 301.570.0355 Town Mailing Address: P.O. Box 67, Brookeville, MD 20833 Fall Festival
Salem United Methodist President of Commissioners Saturday, Nov. 5 8:00 am - 1:00 pm Michael Acierno 301.260.2897 Handmade crafts, bake table, white elephant sale,
silent auction. Lunch served: Vegetable soup, BBQ Commissioners and coleslaw, hot dogs Suzanne Daley 301.260.1699
Katherine Farquhar 240.753.2121 Preschool Storytime: Town Clerk "Turkeys, Cranberries and Pumpkin Pie" Cate McDonald 301.570.9119 A story and play time for preschool children and their caregivers. Treasurer No registration - Free and open to all. Susan Johnson 301.924.5979 Wednesday, November 23 at 10:00am Salem United Methodist Church Town E-mail Address: 12 High St, Brookeville, MD 20833 [email protected] Town Website Address: www.townofbrookevillemd.com Olney Farmers & Artists Market Every Sunday until November 6th 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m on the Grounds of the Montgomery General Hospital Thrift Shop at Route 108 & Prince Philip Drive Mark Your Calendar!
Planning Commission From Debbie Wagner 01Nov 7:30pm Commissioners Meeting Hi neighbors! 14Nov 8:00pm Holiday Party Pick D&D picking for all your fresh fruit/vegetable 03Dec 6:00pm needs! Closing November 6. Available (limited Planning Commission quantities) are broccoli, cauliflower, kale, Swiss 06Dec 7:30pm chard, beets. There are some varieties of apples, Commissioners Meeting fewer this year due to the dryness during pollination 12Dec 8:00pm season. Spinach is mostly picked, but we might be able to find you some. 301.774.2509 The Brookeville Town Commissioners meet on the 2nd Monday of every month (except as noted) at 8:00 pm. The meetings take place at the Brookeville Academy.