Text Box: WILLIAM THOMAS (“Tommy”)DENELL Tommy Denell, whose father was born in Lockhouse 7, and who lived for many years with his parents on Oberlin Ave, died on Dec. 23 at Suburban Hospital. He was 86. He was a retired Montgomery County police officer, who had served as district commander in the Silver Spring and Bethesda districts. He was also a firefighter with the Chevy Chase Fire Dept. and saw action in World War II in Rhineland, Germany. He also served as a military police investigator during the Korean War. Since then he has resided in Cabin John. His wife, Naomi, who lived on Wellesley Circle for a period in the 1940s before their marriage, died in 2007. The Denells were an important source of the information used in “Glen Echo: The Remarkable Saga of a Very Small Town,” published in 2006. Tommy had an exceptional memory for the names and activities of Glen Echo citizens as far back as the 1920s and was often consulted by author Carlotta Anderson. Survivors include his four children, Patricia Davis of Odenton, Betsy Frazier of Chester, Va., Janet Blosser of Richlands, N.C., and Bill Denell of Cabin John, as well as a brother, eight grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren. Text Box: PROPANE TANKS AT CLARA BARTON STILL A BONE OF CONTENTION By Kathleen Kotcher Dottie Marshall, Superintendent of the George Washington Memorial Parkway, attended last month’s town council meeting to explain plans for the above ground propane tanks soon to be installed at the Clara Barton House. She said the National Park Service is digging up the underground tanks and will replace them with above ground tanks, which are intended to be temporary pending approval of the Economic Stimulus Package currently before the Congress. Funds received from the package would be used to install a geo-thermal heating system in the Clara Barton House as part of an effort by the government to “green” federal buildings. Although they are currently in the design phase of the project, Ms. Marshall was confident the project would be funded. She plans to return to the town council in March with an update of the progress of the project. The estimated completion time is approximately 18 months from now. If, however, the funding is not approved, in March she will discuss other options with the Council, she said.. Town resident Willem Polak expressed displeasure with the currently planned location of the propane tanks, which he feels interfere with his sightlines. He suggested a number of alternatives he had researched independently, including moving the tanks further into the bamboo thicket, getting smaller tanks than the currently proposed two 500 gallon ones or reburying the tanks. Ms. Marshall noted that smaller tanks would require refilling more frequently. Additionally, the tanks have to meet code setbacks from both the Clara Barton House and overhead powerlines. Any other changes to the placement (including reburying) would require archeological excavation. She further explained that she is unable to cancel or considerably alter the contract without having to pay a quit contract fee close to the amount of the entire project.

 

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41 Wellesley Circle                                        $780,000