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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Lysette House, Chair of the Board | Falkland Chase |
Sofia Bushen, Vice Chair of the Board, Chair, Community Economic Development Committee | Downtown Silver Spring |
Katherine Lucas McKay, Secretary | Downtown Silver Spring |
Melanie Fonder Kaye , Parliamentarian | Falkland Chase |
Don Slater, Co-Chair, Transportation, Energy and Environment Committee | Transit, land use & housing |
Mulugeta Habteselassie | Ethiopian Community |
John Seelke, Chair, Neighborhoods Committee | Education |
Jay Elvove | North Hills of Sligo Creek |
Edward Levy | Four Corners |
Delia Aguilar | New Hampshire Estates |
Patricia Germann | Downtown Silver Spring |
Michelle Foster, Co-Chair, Transportation, Energy and Environment Committee | Woodside Park / Wooodside Forest and Montgomery Hills |
Janice Marquez | Oakview |
Debra Wylie, Representative to the Silver Spring Urban District Advisory Committee | Lyttonsville |
Daniel Moijueh | Downtown Silver Spring |
Vanesa Pinto | |
Kenneth Lemberg | |
Jeremy Dickey | |
Lene Tsegaye | |
MEMBERS BIO's
Committees to the Silver Spring Citizens Advisory Board
Neighborhoods Committee
Chair: John Seelke
- 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
Chair: Sofia Bushen
- 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
SSCAB AGENDAS FOR THE YEAR 2020-2021
Full Board Meeting Date | Topic |
September 14, 2020 |
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October 12, 2020 |
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October 28,2020 |
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November 10, 2020 |
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December 14, 2020 |
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January 11, 2021 |
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February 8, 2021 |
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March 8, 2021 |
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April 12, 2021 |
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May 10, 2021 |
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June 14, 2020 |
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SSCAB COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDAS FOR THE YEAR 2020-2021
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Commercial Economic Development Committee |
Neighborhoods Committee |
Transportation, Energy, & Environment Committee |
September 28, 2020 |
Joint with all Committees
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Joint with all Committees
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Joint with all Committees
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October 26, 2020 |
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November 23, 2020 |
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January 25, 2021 |
Joint with all Committees
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Joint with all Committees
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Joint with all Committees
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February 22, 2021 |
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March 22, 2021 |
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April 26, 2021 |
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May 10, 2021 |
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June 28, 2021 |
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SSCAB AGENDAS FOR THE YEAR 2019-2020
Full Board Meeting Date | Topic |
September 9, 2019 |
Neighborhood/Business District Spotlight:Fenton Village |
October 14, 2019 |
Neighborhood/Business District Spotlight:Long Branch Business League |
October 30,2019 |
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November 12, 2019* (*Monday, November 11th is the Observed Veterans Day) |
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December 9, 2019 |
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January 13, 2020 |
Neighborhood/Business District Spotlight: Montgomery Hills |
February 10, 2020 |
Neighborhood/Business District Spotlight: Takoma Langley |
March 9, 2020 |
Neighborhood/Business District Spotlight: Four Corners |
April 13, 2020 |
Neighborhood/Business District Spotlight: TBA |
June 8, 2020 |
Neighborhood/Business District Spotlight: TBA |
July 21, 2020 |
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AGENDAS, SUMMARIES, DIRECTOR's REPORT & POWER POINT PRESENTATIONS
2020-2021 Meetings
(For Board correspondence and County responses click here )
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Agenda | Meetings Summary | Director's Report | Power Point Presentation |
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September 14 | View | View | View | View SSRSC Covid Response |
October 12 | View | View | View | |
November 10 | View | View | View | |
December 14 | View | View | View | |
January 11 | View | View | ||
February 8 | ||||
March 8 | ||||
April 12 | ||||
May 10 | ||||
June 14 | ||||
July - NO MEETING SCHEDULED | ||||
August - NO MEETING SCHEDULED |