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 |
| Daniel Moijueh, Co-Chair, Commercial Economic Development Committee | Downtown Silver Spring |
| Don Slater, Co-Chair, Transportation, Energy and Environment Committee | Transit, Land Use & Housing |
| Jay Elvove, Representative to the Silver Spring Urban District Advisory Committee | North Hills of Sligo Creek |
| John Seelke, Chair, Neighborhoods Committee | Education |
| Michelle Foster, Co-Chair, Transportation, Energy and Environment Committee | Woodside Park / Wooodside Forest and Montgomery Hills |
| Debra Wylie, Representative to the Silver Spring Urban District Advisory Committee | Lyttonsville |
| Ed Levy | Four Corners |
| Jeremy Dickey | Downtown Silver Spring |
| Kenneth Lemberg | Summit Hills |
| Lene Tsegaye | Fenton Village |
| Patricia Germann | Downtown Silver Spring |
| Vanesa Pinto | Long Branch |
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 and Daniel Moijueh
- 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 2021-2022
| Full Board Meeting Date | Topic |
| September 13, 2021 |
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| October 11, 2021 |
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| November 8, 2021 |
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| December 13, 2021 |
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| January 10, 2022 |
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| February 14, 2022 |
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| March 14, 2022 |
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| April 11, 2022 |
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| May 9, 2022 |
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| June 13, 2022 |
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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 20, 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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| October 25, 2021 |
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| November 22, 2021 |
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| January 24, 2022 |
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| February 28, 2022 |
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| March 28, 2022 |
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| April 25, 2022 |
Joint Meeting with Neighborhoods
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Joint Meeting with CED
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| May 23, 2022 |
Joint Meeting with Neighborhoods
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Joint Meeting with CED
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| June 27, 2022 |
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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 | Presentation/Video Archive |
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| September 13 | View | View | ||
| October 11 | ||||
| November 8 | ||||
| December 13 | ||||
| January 10 | ||||
| February 14 | ||||
| March 14 | ||||
| April 11 | ||||
| May 9 | ||||
| June 13 | ||||
| July - NO MEETING SCHEDULED | ||||
| August - NO MEETING SCHEDULED |
