Text Box: ATTENTION BUSINESS OWNERS! Do you run a business in the Town of Glen Echo? If you do, you need to register your business with the Maryland State Department of Assessment and Taxation. This department will assess the value of the personal property used by your business. You are required to pay personal property tax to the State, County, and Glen Echo on this assessed value. To register your business or get further information, call: Incorporated businesses (410) 225-4991 Unincorporated businesses (410) 225-1170 or request that a form be sent to you. Or, you can contact the State in writing at: Department of Assessment and Taxation 301 W. Preston St., Rm. 806 Baltimore, MD 21201 Corporations must file their charters with the state and renew these applications yearly when filing their returns. Text Box: CITIZEN PARTICIPATION IN TOWN COUNCIL MEETINGS The Glen Echo Town Council holds regular monthly meetings on the second Monday of the month at 8:00 p.m. at the Glen Echo Town Hall. Meetings of the town council are open to the public. Any citizen may request to be placed on the agenda of a town council meeting. Such requests should be made to the mayor as far in advance of the meeting as possible so that the item of business can be placed on the prepared agenda. However, the mayor may use her discretion regarding last minute requests. Having been granted a place on the agenda, the citizen may state his/her business or concern to the council, reply to questions, and make additional comments when acknowledged by the mayor. Others present may participate in the discussion upon raising their hands and being acknowledged by the mayor. Any member of the council may request that an item of business be discussed in Executive Session (secret session). If such a session is held, the subject matter must be confined to personnel matters, bids and contracts while pending and other items that have been specified under the state’s “sunshine” provisions. The reason for the Executive Session must be stated at the next regular meeting. Minutes of all town council meetings are on file at the town hall and available to citizens if requested. Any citizen of Glen Echo may petition the town council to hold a town meetingfor the purpose of discussing major issues relevant to the well being of the community providing that the majority of the council support such action or the request is made by at least 10 members of the community. Text Box: MISSING ECHO? If you don’t get an Echo on time, please call Jane Stevenson, 301-229-3578, who is in charge of delivery. You can also pick up an extra copy at the postoffice by asking a clerk for one. Text Box: POSTAL INQUIRIES? It is no longer possible to get postal information by calling one’s local post office. For information by phone call toll-free number 1-800-ASK-USPS (1-800-275-8777) for all postal inquiries. Text Box: SNOW MUST BE REMOVED FROM SIDEWALK IN 24 HRS. The town council wants to remind residents that they are obligated to remove snow from the public sidewalks abutting their properties within 24 hours after any snowfall. In addition, under the town’s snow emergency plan, cars may park only on the north (i.e., MacArthur Blvd.) side of University or on side streets after a snowfall so that the snowplows may keep a side section of the roadway clear. There should be NO PARKING on the river side of University.