Text Box: RESIDENTS URGED TO ATTEND HEARING ON MACARTHUR BLVD A public hearing on a proposal to “construct and improve” MacArthur Blvd. from Rt. I-d495 to Oberlin Avenue in Glen Echo will be held on Sept. 11 at 3:00 p.m. at 101 Monroe Street, Rockville, in the first floor auditorium. The estimated cost is $9,110,000.00. The proposal is to: * Construct and improve an 8-foot shared use bike path with a minimum of a five-foot green space between the shoulder and the bike path on the south side of MacArthur Blvd.; * Construct a three-foot shoulder on both the north and south sides of MacArthur Blvd. by narrowing the travel lane from 11 to 10 feet and adding 2-feet in each direction; * Install lighting for the I-495 capital beltway underpass; * Reconstruct the super structure on the existing trolley bridge north of Glen Echo Park to carry the off-road shared use path; * reconfigure the existing parking at Captain’s Market at Tomlinson Avenue; * reconfigure the Clara Barton Parkway access at Ericsson Avenue; * Construct a retaining wall near the northern project limit; * Provide signing and marking; * Provide landscaping. Glen Echo residents are urged to attend this important public hearing. You may submit comments to the project manager, Yasamin Esmaili: yasamin.esmaili@montgomerycountymd.gov. If you cc the Town Hall on your email, I will submit the comments in person at the public hearing. --Cathie Polak, Clerk Treasurer Text Box: ARRAY OF EVENTS OFFERED AT LOCK 8 RIVER CENTER Summer is nearly over, but there are still several attractive events scheduled to take place at the Potomac Conservancy’s River Center at Lockhouse 8 on the C&O Canal. Sunday, September 7, 2:00-3:00pm VOICES OF THE RIVER: THE HONEST MISTAKES The pop band The Honest Mistakes plays music rooted in pop hooks and lyrical trickery. Saturday, Sept. 13, 10:00-11:00 a.m. TREE IDENTIFICATION WALK Bryan Seipp leads a walk around the C&O Canal to help visitors identify some common tree species found in the Potomac River watershed. Sunday, October 5, 2:00-3:00 p.m. VOICES OF THE RIVER: ACACIA SEARS