KHCA meets three times a year for general meetings, usually in September, February, and May.  Meeting announcement flyers will be delivered to your door and may also appear in the Kensington Gazette.

            The KHCA Executive Committee meets at 7:30 PM on the second Tuesday of each month, usually at the home of the president.  Meetings are open to the membership; contact Carl Day if you’d like to attend.  The Executive Committee is made up of the  officers and committee chairs.   Feel free to contact any of these people with questions or concerns.

            KHCA has established a Block Captain communication system.  Block Captains distribute meeting notices and the KHCA newsletter three times a year, report any concerns or security issues to an Executive Committee member, and notify their designated houses about special meetings or other important issues.  Block Captains are listed on page 6 of the Directory and are updated on our Web site.  For questions about the Block Captain system, contact coordinator Donna Savage (McComas Ct.).

            KHCA is represented by the president or a designee at a wide variety of citizen’s association groups and County government meetings.  We keep up with issues of interest to Kensington Heights and then report back to you, for information or for action.  Contact any of the officers if you have a particular issue you’d like to follow.

            KHCA’s Web site is full of relevant information that is kept up to date.   In addition to the usual citizens association information, there is also a “service providers” section where you can rate or read ratings of service providers from plumbers to accountants.

            KHCA News is the newsletter for Kensington Heights.  It is printed at least three times a year and is delivered to your door along with the general meeting notices.  If you would like to contribute information or technical talent to the newsletter, please contact any of the officers.  A copy of our newsletters can be found on this web site.

            Got e-mail?  Keep up with relevant information for Kensington Heights by giving your e-mail address to christina.sarlo@gmail.com  The KHCA News On-line will come to your e-mailbox at least every other week.

            Committee volunteers are always welcome!  Contact the appropriate chair to find out what’s going on.  If there’s a committee you’d like to start, please contact one of the officers.

            The KH Directory is a by-street-address listing of the nearly 700 residents of Kensington Heights.  The latest edition was prepared and distributed in September 2004, at no cost to KH residents.  In between printings, an officer keeps the listings up to date.  To update the listing for your address, contact your Block Captain or an officer.

            New to Montgomery County?  If you are, a couple of neighborly items to note: dogs must be leashed at all times and cleaned up after, County-wide quiet hours are 9 PM to 7 AM on weekdays and 9 PM to 9 AM on weekends, and please maintain the County-wide residential speed limit of 25 mph throughout the neighborhood.  A listing of the most widely used local government telephone numbers appears on page iii of the Directory and here.

            Security issues have not been a major concern in our neighborhood, but three blocks have already joined the Neighborhood Watch program.  To organize this program on your block, contact Deborah Billings (Drumm Ct.) or Jane Harding (McComas Ave.), Traffic & Safety Committee co-chairs.  Please report any suspicious activity immediately to the police 911 if an emer­gency or 301-279-8000 for non-emergencies.  Contact any of your officers to update our information on incidents you report to the police as well as those you do not.

            Dues (you knew we’d get to this topic!) are currently $10 per calendar year per household.  Money collected is used for KHCA s operating expenses (such as xeroxing and meeting room rental), to support special events (such as Traffic Awareness Day), and to support special projects.  Anyone may attend and speak at general KHCA meetings, but only dues-payers may vote or hold office.  Contact the KHCA Treasurer or you can pay at the next general meeting, with cash or a check made out to KHCA.

            We wish you the best and hope to see you at the next KHCA general meeting!