Text Box: TOWN COUNCIL NOTES Mar. 10 Councilmember Nancy Long said Glen Echo Park is seeking a replacement for the weeping willow at the east end of University Avenue. This once-grand tree, always the earliest tree in town to leaf out, was the unfortunate victim of a ferocious autumn storm. Despite the best efforts of the Park, the tree could not be saved .. Mayor Beers described an email that she had forwarded to the council about an apparent rash of automobile break-ins occurring in the parking lots along the Clara Barton Parkway between Locks 5 and 10. She added that people should report any suspicious activity to the Park Police… With spring events at the park resulting in an influx of visitors, Mayor Beers proposed the possibility of hiring police to issue speeding tickets.. Councilmember Long stated that the town has not yet formally agreed to award $5,655 to John Shorb Landscaping for a one-year maintenance agreement for the town parks. She added that an additional monthly charge would be required for watering. Because another proposal was substantially lower, Ms. Long was questioned about the need to award the contract to Shorb. She responded that a major appeal of the Shorb proposal is the firm’s willingness to accept responsibility for the health of the plants. Councilmember Long agreed to contact the firm to negotiate a lower price, hopefully eliminating the watering charge .. --Dave Chitwood Text Box: SPRING CLEANING EVENTS IN APRIL There will be a special pickup of large metal items by Waste Management on Saturday, Apr. 12. Refrigerators and window air conditioners need to be free of Freon and officially tagged with this information as well as having the doors removed. The pickup will not include box spring mattresses, bicycles with tires on, or propane cans. There will also be a townwide shredding event of discarded paper at the town hall on Sunday, Apr. 20, from 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Text Box: CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT AT LOCAL CHURCH APRIL 13 The Inscape Chamber Music Project will present Igor Stravinsky's Suite from L'Histoire du Soldat on Sunday April 13th at 5:00 p.m. at The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, 6201 Dunrobbin Drive at MacArthur Blvd. The concert also features the world premiere of the Chamber Concerto by Joe Hallman, a Philadelphia composer whose work has been receiving considerable national attention. The concert begins with two rarely performed short symphonies by French composer Darius Milhaud, both of which are under five minutes long. . The concert is free of charge. A reception with Inscape musicians directly follows the performance.