{"id":542,"date":"2018-11-01T11:27:52","date_gmt":"2018-11-01T15:27:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/piscatawayhills.org\/?p=542"},"modified":"2018-12-05T11:29:09","modified_gmt":"2018-12-05T16:29:09","slug":"letter-from-the-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/piscatawayhills.org\/letter-from-the-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Letter from the President"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Greetings to all our wonderful Hillers!!! Fall is coming into bloom now. Thought as your new president I would provide an update on items which should be of interest.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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On September 22 we had our friendly picnic\/association meeting at our Waterfront Park(Lot 39) and the following is your new board of officers for the term September 2018-August 2019<\/span><\/div>\n
We all thank you the members for your support.<\/span><\/div>\n
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President\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0George Satterthwaite<\/span><\/div>\n
Vice President\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Joni Harris Jones<\/span><\/div>\n
Secretary\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Steve Tucker<\/span><\/div>\n
Treasurer\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Debbie Kutzleb<\/span><\/div>\n
Past President\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Board Member\u00a0 David Lishin<\/span><\/div>\n
Board Member 1 Rob Sprout<\/span><\/div>\n
Board Member 2 Daisy McLelland<\/span><\/div>\n
Board Member 3 Ressie Wilson<\/span><\/div>\n
Board Member 4 Neil Ayers<\/span><\/div>\n
Board Member 5 Collette Dawud<\/span><\/div>\n
Board Member 6 Terry St Clair<\/span><\/div>\n
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This was approved by the 37 association members attending\u00a0 on September 22 as was the budget for FY 2019(Sept 2018-August 2019). Our budgeted expenses\u00a0 for 2019 amounted to $3970. We have $5819 in the bank as of September 1 2018.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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DUES<\/span><\/div>\n
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DUES\u00a0 are $40 per year per household. We sent out the dues notices in mid September and so far have had 39 paid members including 8 new members<\/b>. That is GREAT. However so far we have 31 members who have so far paid in the past but have\u00a0not paid this year.<\/b>\u00a0Those who have not considered becoming members we urge you to do so, especially those who have been members in the past. PLEASE let the board know of any points of dissatisfaction causing you not to renew so we can possibly correct your unhappiness. We as an organization normally have about 75 member households out of the 178 households in the community. The best membership we have ever had in the past 15 years has been just below 100 households. YOUR SUPPORT IS VERY MUCH APPRECIATED<\/span><\/div>\n
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Safety Issues–<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n
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I attended the monthly meeting of the MD 210\u00a0Traffic Safety Community Meeting and the Police District Citizens Advisory Council\u00a0 Meeting and have the following key items\u00a0to report:<\/span><\/div>\n
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MD 210\u00a0 Traffic Safety\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0The Speed Camera is up at the first OLD FORT Crossing of 210 coming south from the beltway and will begin\u00a0full\u00a0<\/b>operation<\/b>\u00a0on\u00a0<\/b>October<\/b>\u00a031<\/b>\u00a0so be vigilant. There are warning signs as you approach. In the past year(2017)\u00a0 according to the AAA\u00a0 Prince\u00a0George’s County had the worst number of traffic fatalities in the region\u00a0with the eleven mile stretch of MD 210 from the Beltway to Acokeek is the worst in the state. Our state representatives were present and\u00a0advised what a hard battle it was to get the one speed camera authorized. If the data from this camera proves the worth\u00a0we\u00a0 will get more\u00a0 cameras but that takes time .<\/span><\/div>\n
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The overpass project at Kirby Hill Road is\u00a0 in phase two of four phases and behind schedule. It will not be completed\u00a0until\u00a0Spring 2020<\/b>. Reasons we are told by the State Highway rep is PEPCO is behind in their work which has to be completed first. Planning has not even begun for the next over pass which our delegate Jay Walker was very\u00a0surprised\u00a0to hear\u00a0 as due to the severity\u00a0of fatalities on MD\u00a0 210 the legislature was able to raise the next overpass\u00a0\u00a0project\u00a0in the state project\u00a0 priority list from 18 to 3. Planning takes two years.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Since January this year the combined\u00a0State and County\u00a0 police have issued\u00a0 8,812 citations via patrol \/helicopter operations,\u00a0some to motorcycles going over 120 miles per hour, along the eleven mile stretch . Joint operations with the state are going well. Must establish cultural mores\u00a0regarding speeding and reckless driving through continuous message\u00a0boards with slogans, and involvement of civic organizations, church groups and the creation of safety slogans specifically\u00a0created\u00a0for Indian Head Highway which pinpoint the types of continuous\u00a0violations which\u00a0repeatedly\u00a0occur and often result in fatalities, not just CAUSED BY SPEED One of the INCREASING CATEGORIES is\u00a0Inattentive\u00a0drivers(not paying attention)<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
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At the Citizens Advisory Meeting<\/b>\u00a0 there was gratitude from the District\u00a0Police\u00a0Station VII for the community support for the National Night Out conducted at\u00a0District VII in\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0August. Your association provided a monetary donation.\u00a0 Police Thanksgiving Day planning is in progress to provide Thanksgiving dinner to those on duty Thanksgiving Day . Your\u00a0association\u00a0will make a monetary donation to help support the project as our sigh of appreciation for the support the COPS\u00a0officers\u00a0give to us in our Piscataway Hills Community.<\/div>\n
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Cleanup<\/b>\u00a0on Piscataway Road to Pine– Looking quite good.Keep it up. Debbie will be reminding those who have volunteered as their time comes up.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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SAVE THE DATE——December 6\u00a0 at 7PM is the next association quarterly meeting at the church\u00a0<\/b>where<\/b>\u00a0we have meet previously. Be on the look out for flyers with agenda.\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
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Enjoy Halloween May it\u00a0be safe and enjoyable. The same for your Thanksgiving Celebrations.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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We serve your association\u00a0so\u00a0please let us know your concerns<\/b>. Any one of the persons\u00a0mentioned\u00a0above are available to hear your remarks.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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George Satterthwaite<\/span><\/div>\n
President<\/span><\/div>\n
Piscataway Hills Citizens Association<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Greetings to all our wonderful Hillers!!! Fall is coming into bloom now. Thought as your new president I would provide an update on items which should be of interest.\u00a0 \u00a0 On September 22 we had our friendly picnic\/association meeting at our Waterfront Park(Lot 39) and the following is your new board of officers for the<\/p>\n

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