Text Box: The Montgomery County Council passed a bill last month limited the size of houses in certain older neighborhoods throughout the county. The “mansionizatiion” bill, as it was dubbed, was put forward by Council Vice President Roger Berliner and passed 8 to 1. Its purpose was to make it illegal to build homes that tower over smaller surrounding houses. The law is complicated and it is not yet clear how it will apply to Glen Echo… The county’s recycling center spent more than it earned on scrap last year, The Gazette reported last month. This is the first time the county has spent more operating the center than it was paid for materials it processed since the recession of 2001-02. Demand for recycled materials is down and the county is holding 175 tons of steel cans in hopes it can get a better price in January, when its three4-month contract with a buyer end. Repairs to the 1125-foot breach of the towpath just north of Anglers’ Inn could take two or more years to complete, according to the C&O Canal Trust. However, a temporary bypass is already complete and available for hikers and bikers to use. Cravin' Dogs' rendition of "Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner" at the recent Warren Zevon tribute concert was captured by a surreptitious videographer, who posted the results on YouTube. See resident Tom Helf and the Dogs in action by clicking the link below; we're joined on this tune by our friends Jon Carroll on accordion, and Chuck Sullivan on percussion. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fpXub6ZDTI Text Box: AROUND TOWN Text Box: EARLY MORN POSTAL TRUCKS DISTURBING TOWN RESIDENTS By Jerry Bodlander Harvard Ave. resident Patrick Hooper doesn’t need an alarm clock. He says the noise from a post office truck regularly wakes him up a little after five a.m. Mr. Hooper, who lives across the street from the post office, says “it sounds like a shotgun” when the truck’s loading platform is unfolded and hits the ground. It makes it very hard for his wife and one-year-old daughter to continue sleeping. He told the town council last month that the truck used to arrive around 7:00 a.m. but now arrives around 5:20 a.m. during the week, and around 8:00 a.m. weekends. Occasionally, he’s been woken up as early as 3:20 in the morning. He says others who live nearby also hear the truck. Since the mail pickups at the post office are in the afternoon, council members believe the truck is either delivering or picking up crates that the post office uses. The town plans to contact the post office to find out why the truck is making so much noise in the middle of the night. The mayor says it should be done during normal business hours. Council members also noted the county has a noise ordinance. Text Box: TREASURER’S REPORT November 2008 Oscar Cordova (window cleaning) $85.00 Sterico Signs& Designs $1,850.00 (p.o. exterior sign) Dennis Alexander (2007-08 audit) $742.48