North College Park Citizens Association

Welcome to the North College Park Citizens Association (NCPCA), your neighborhood forum for citizen involvement and advocacy.

The next meeting will be on February 9, 2012. Watch this space for the agenda, which will appear the week before the meeting.

Below is the agenda at the January 12, 2012, meeting:

January 12, 2012 Meeting agenda

7:30 Pledge of Allegiance

Invited Speakers
7:31 Thomas Fryer, Washington Gas — project on Branchville Rd.
7:45 Zari Malsawma, College Park Neighborhood Watch

Housekeeping and Reports
8:00 Approve minutes
8:03 Officers reports
8:07 Variance Committee

New Business
8:10 Establish standing committees on:
• Traffic and Pedestrian Safety;
• Edgewood and Route 1 Property
Development;
• Outreach
8:40 Appoint persons to track:
• CSX,
• Duval Field,
• Greenbelt Metro,
• Edgewood & Rhode Island light & streetscape,
• Reengineering of US 1
9:00 Other new business
9:30 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

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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).

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June 16, 2011 Meeting

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May 12, 2011 Meeting

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April 14, 2011 Meeting

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March 10, 2011 Meeting

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February 10, 2011 Meeting

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January 13, 2011 Meeting

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October 14, 2010 Meeting

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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

• 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 1^st to June 6^th, 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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Thanks to Our Volunteers

Thank you to Donna Weene (chair), Bill Robertson, and Mohammed Sarwar for the work they did on the Nominating Committee.

Thank you to Bill Robertson (former chair), Fazlul Kabir, Mark Shroder, Kennis Termini, and Donna Weene for the work thus far on the By-Laws Committee. If you have ideas you would like the committee to consider, email them to the committee .

Thank you to Bill Robertson for helping set up coffee, tea, sodas, and cookies at the May meeting. If you would like to assist Bill in June, let us know .

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Volunteers Needed To Place Meeting Signs

We need volunteers to place and remove meeting notification signs near your home each month. Contact one of the officers to assist.

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Upcoming Events:

February 10 – Regular monthly meeting

Meeting Location: Davis Hall, 9217-51st Avenue, College Park, MD 20740

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