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Section 21: Community News Subject: OPA is Safe Msg# 946504
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One of them was incorporated in 1996. I am curious to know why the county would let them do that.
Nancy, I am going out on a limb here, but don't you think local politics and more local control has something to do with it? For example, All the Chevy Chases are populated with many "movers and shakers" in government and business and if they feel their little piece of the world needs fixing... they seem to be able to get things done, IE: become a municipality. You are a good researcher, you might research this. I am away from my sources these days. Some local issues that I recall with these smaller municipalities, especially Garrett Park, had to do with the local library, schools, parking etc.. and even more interesting issues. I do know that it was great to watch how each area had their own battles that were well documented in the press. But with the demise of local newspapers much of the day to day stuff goes unheralded. Remember how Takoma Park used to , or may still have, a corn silo for folks using pellet stoves? This is way different from the issues in Chevy Chase. LOL LOL I am pretty sure Chevy Chase would not allow a corn silo in town to say the least, but by the miracle of local municipality government, TP can. The Brookeville Town By-Pass has been fodder for years and so on.........I It is discussions like this that renew my fondness for living over on "the other side" . But alas it is not like it used to be. In fact our pending move to NC bring this municipality discussion home. We are having to consider if we want to move to a lovely , huge HOA, that IS INCORPORATED,. Along with that comes some security, but also some headaches. An HOA that is totally incorporated with itself and nothing outside. The same as if OP was incorporated. I need not say here that this gives us much to ponder. I vote NO incorporation for OP. All you get is another layer of governance and cost. Some people think municipality will take away the HOA, to the contrary, it just ads. Just my 2 cents. Keep up your research, it is all very interesting and few people take the time to do this anymore. Sharon |
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For reference, the above message is a reply to a message where: Neither the United States Postal Service nor the United States Census Bureau determine whether or not some geographic area in Maryland is an incorporated city/town. Such a determination is only by Maryland law, and to my knowledge there has not been a new incorporated city/town in the State of Maryland for over 100 years. Joe Hi Joe, Sorry...but that is not true. As I mentioned, there are several "Towns" and "Villages" in Chevy Chase. Sharon, as a former real estate agent is very familiar with them. I asked Marty where he started out, and he said on Grafton St. in Chevy Chase. I looked that up and found that all of Grafton St. is in Chevy Chase Village which was created in 1890 and incorporated in 1951. It is just south of the Chevy Chase Country Club in the area between Wisconsin Ave. and Connecticut Ave. According to Wikipedia.... it is .42 sq. miles....all land....and it is tied with Hidden Hills, Calif. as the wealthiest city in the United States of America. The Town of Chevy Chase is on the north side of Chevy Chase Country Club and is not quite so rich. There are very nice websites that describe the governance of these cities. They have a LOT of rules. There are about 5 little "towns and villages" in Chevy Chase. I have always known about them but never looked so closely. They have their own trash collection, snow plows, some have police etc. One of them was incorporated in 1996. I am curious to know why the county would let them do that. Sharon may know the answer. Nancy |
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