Silver Spring Citizens Advisory Board
The Silver Spring Citizens Advisory Board is tasked with providing advice to the County Executive and County Council on issues affecting Silver Spring and Takoma Park. These issues include transportation, economic development, housing, youth activities and the environment. All meetings are open to the public and we encourage community participation.
The Board represents residents who live in the Silver Spring Region, which includes the area between Rock Creek Park & the Prince Georges County line, the area south of I-495 to the District of Columbia, including all of the City of Takoma Park, & all of Four Corners, including the Four Corners neighborhoods north of I-495.
Current Year Board Meeting Agendas
Board Correspondence & County Responses
Members
| Name | Area of Interest |
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| Katherine Lucas McKay, Chair of the Board | DowntownSilver Spring |
| Melanie Fonder Kaye, Vice Chair of the Board | Falkland Chase |
| Don Slater, Secretary, Co-Chair, Transportation, Energy and Environment Committee | Transit, Land Use & Housing |
| Debra Wylie, Parliamentarian | Lyttonsville |
| Daniel Moijueh, Co-Chair, Commercial Economic Development Committee | Downtown Silver Spring |
| Sofia Bushen, Co-Chair, Community Economic Development Committee | Downtown Silver Spring |
| Jay Elvove, Representative to the Silver Spring Urban District Advisory Committee | North Hills of Sligo Creek |
| Michelle Foster, Co-Chair, Transportation, Energy and Environment Committee | Woodside Park / Wooodside Forest and Montgomery Hills |
| Lysette House, Board Chair Emeritus | Falkland Chase |
| Vanesa Pinto | Long Branch |
| Kenneth Lemberg | Summit Hills |
| Lene Tsegaye | Fenton Village |
| Patricia Germann | Downtown Silver Spring |
| Jacob Feit | |
| Brandi Hill | |
| Gregory Holmes | |
| Michael P McCarn | |
| -Vacant- | |
MEMBERS BIO's
Committees to the Silver Spring Citizens Advisory Board
Neighborhoods Committee (Joint w/ CED)
Chair:
- The Neighborhoods Committee handles matters pertaining to the quality of life in neighborhoods, including, but not limited to public health planning, community redevelopment, school-community relations, housing, education, the Arts, and the natural environment in the region.
Commercial Economic Development Committee (Joint w/ Neighborhoods)
Chair:
- The Commercial Economic Development Committee works on issues affecting Silver Spring's Commercial Economic Development sector, including issues pertaining to Redevelopment.
Transportation, Energy and Environment Committee
Chair: Michelle Foster and Don Slater
- The committee shall facilitate a community wide discussion on transportation, energy and environmental policies in order to promote sustainable living and improved quality of life for the greater Silver Spring region.
The full Board meets the second Monday of each month , 7:00 pm. All Committees meet on the fourth Monday of the month, 7:00 pm.
Meetings are held in the Silver Spring Civic Building, One Veterans Place. Parking is available at the Town Square Garage.
Meetings are currently held over ZOOM, Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEucumspjgoHtfUi-LcpzIsb1vSVA8krxFK
SSCAB AGENDAS FOR THE YEAR 2023-2024
| Full Board Meeting Date | Topic |
| September 11, 2023 |
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| October 9, 2023 |
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| November 13, 2023 |
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| December 11, 2023 |
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| January 8, 2024 |
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| February 12, 2024 |
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| March 11, 2024 |
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| April 8, 2024 |
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| May 13, 2024 |
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| June 10, 2024 |
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AGENDAS, SUMMARIES, DIRECTOR's REPORT & POWER POINT PRESENTATIONS
2023-2024 Meetings
(For Board correspondence and County responses click here )
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Agenda | Meetings Summary | Presentation/Video Archive |
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| September 11 | View |
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| October 9 | |||
| November 13 | |||
| December 11 | |||
| January 8 | |||
| February 12 | |||
| March 11 | |||
| April 8 | |||
| May 13 | |||
| June 10 | |||
| July - NO MEETING SCHEDULED | |||
| August - NO MEETING SCHEDULED |
2022-2023 Meetings
(For Board correspondence and County responses click here )
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Agenda | Meetings Summary | Presentation/Video Archive |
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| September 12 | View | View | |
| October 10 | View | View | |
| November 14 | View | View | |
| December 12 | View | View | |
| January 9 | View | View | |
| February 13 | View | View | |
| March 13 | View | View | |
| April 24 | View | View | |
| May 8 | View | View | |
| June 12 | View | View (Draft) | |
| July - NO MEETING SCHEDULED | |||
| August - NO MEETING SCHEDULED |