Welcome to the North College Park Citizens Association (NCPCA), your neighborhood forum for citizen involvement and advocacy.
Summary of May 10, 2012 Meeting
- Sen. Jim Rosapepe spoke about the State’s budget problems and how he expects them to be resolved shortly. He also addressed questions from members on many topics.
- Nominations were accepted for NCPCA officers for the 2012-2013 term. Nominated were: John Krouse (President), Mark Shroder (Vice President), Larry Bleau (Secretary), and Tanweer Ahmed (Treasurer). Elections will be held at the June meeting.
- A By-Laws amendment restricting the President from holding more than one position but allowing a person to hold two of the offices of Secretary, Vice President, and Treasurer, was introduced but did not attain the required majority to proceed to the members.
The next meeting will be on June 14, 2012. Watch this space for the agenda, which will appear the week before the meeting.
Below was the agenda for the May 10, 2012, meeting:
Meeting Agenda for May 10, 2012
Invited Speaker
7:31 State Senator Jim Rosapepe — Why Maryland Doesn’t Have a Budget Yet
Internal Business
8:05 Minutes
8:08 Treasurer’s Report
8:11 President’s Report
8:14 Nominations — Report of the Nominating Committee for 2013 Slate of Officers, nominations from the floor
Committee Reports
8:30 Variance Committee
8:40 Safety Committee — Donna Weene
8:44 Edgewood & Route 1 — Bob Seward
8:45 Neighbor Outreach Committee — Steve Jascourt
8:46 CSX Monitoring — Margaret Wood
8:50 Greenbelt Metro Monitoring — John Krouse
8:54 Route 1 Reengineering Monitoring — Margaret Wood
New Business
9:00 Introduce ByLaws Amendment
9:10 Other new business
9:20 Adjourn
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September 10, 2011 NCPCA Picnic
Some 65 neighbors attended NCPCA’s annual picnic on September 10, 2011. They include MD Senator Jim Rosapepe and College Park Mayor Andrew Fellows.
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September 8, 2011 Meeting
- Rhode Island Traffic Light Discussion
- Jim Rosapepe
- Mary Lehman
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September 10, 2011 NCPCA Picnic Anouncement
Hurricane Irene has forced a delay in the neighborhood picnic planned for August 27th. Picnic will be Saturday September 10th now — same time (11-3) and same place (the grounds of Davis Hall).
- NCPCA Picnic, 2011
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June 16, 2011 Meeting
- Bill Chicca of PGPOA
- Council member Marcus Afzali
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May 12, 2011 Meeting
- CSX MDOT on Beltsville Intermodal
- WMATA on test track
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April 14, 2011 Meeting
- AT&T attorney on proposed Sunnyside cell tower
- Residents Checking Gateway Park Designs
- Steve Groh on City Budget
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March 10, 2011 Meeting
- M-NCPPC Planner Chad Williams
- Police Chief Hector Velez
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February 10, 2011 Meeting
- County council woman Mary Lehman
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January 13, 2011 Meeting
- State Delegate Joseline Pena-Melnyk
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October 14, 2010 Meeting
- Book Exchange Presentation
- Police Chief Major Liberati
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NCPCA Hosts Candidate Forum, July 25, 2010
NCPCA hosted a county-wide open candidate forum on July 15. Some 100+ folks attended the forum. The candidates who spoke: Sheriff: Melvin high, Danny Hall, Edward Cheeks, Darryl Morgan County Executive: Henry Turner, Samuel Dean, Gerron Levi, Rushern Baker State’s Attorney: Angela Alsobrooks, Mark Spencer, Tom Dernoga, Joseph Wright Mayor Andrew Fellows and several council members also attended. President Mark Shroder conducted the meeting.
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Open Candidate Forum for County Wide Offices
North College Park Citizens Association invites you to a OPEN CANDIDATES’ FORUM FOR COUNTYWIDE OFFICES
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County Executive
- State’s Attorney (Chief Prosecutor — in other states, the DA),
- County Sheriff (Serves arrest warrants, evictions, foreclosures, restraining orders, runs the county jail)
Time: Thursday July 15th, 7:30 pm
Place: Davis Hall, 51st Avenue and Indian Lane
Decide for yourself who is best qualified to make decisions about the livability of this community. Bring questions for the candidates to answer. Questions? Call Mark Shroder, 301-220-1450
NCPCA Candidate Forum Poster, July 15, 2010
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Results of June 10 Meeting
Please see the draft minutes here.
- NCPCA Elections; Members elected the following officers
- President: Mark Shroder
- Vice President: Bill Robertson
- Secretary: Fazlul Kabir
- Treasurer: Joseph Smith
- Board Member 1*: Donna Weene
- Board Member 2*: Mohammed Taluckder
[ * Board members were appointed by president - elect Mark Shroder]
Please see biographies of the new officers here. Thank you Larry Bleau, our former president.
- PG Co. Police COPS officer Sarita reported a sexual assault incident on a 15 year old girl near the Greenbelt Metro station, two armed robberies, one in Mundo Latino grocery, another in the Pawn shop at the Rhode Island and Edgewood. From May 1st to June 6th, there have been 6 B&Es. There have been 7 auto thefts during this period, mostly GPSs were stolen.
- The owners of The Bamboo Eater, a new business in northern College Park made a short presentation about their newly opened business
Senator Jim Rosapepe, Delegates Barbara Frush, Ben Barnes and Joseline Pena Melnyk of the 21st District Delegation made a great presentation on the 2010 Maryland Legislative session.
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Community Picnic A Success!
NCPCA hosted a Community Picnic on Saturday, May 8, at Davis Hall. The weather cooperated, and day was sunny and fun, and the 30+ folks who attended enjoyed each others’ company. Thanks to Picnic Coordinator Valerie Bleau and all who assisted her.
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