Welcome to the Rock Creek Hills Citizens' Association Website
What's new on the new website?
You can still find...
Register Your Bicycles
https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/apps/police/enterbicycle.asp
PLEASE PROVIDE THE ABOVE LINK TO YOUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND ASK THAT THEY
REGISTER ALL OF THEIR BICYCLES. AT THIS TIME OF YEAR WE SEE AN UP-TICK IN
BICYCLE THEFTS. SOMETIMES THE THIEF LEAVES A BIKE WHEN HE STEALS ANOTHER.
HAVING THE BIKE REGISTERED MAY HELP US RETURN IT WHEN IT IS RECOVERED.
PLEASE ALWAYS REPORT SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY TO OUR NON-EMERGENCY NUMBER
301 279-8000 OR 911 IN AN EMERGENCY.
Unlicensed Tree Work
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/forests/programapps/newtreeexpert.asp
Please forward the above site to your communities. Maryland Law requires
anyone who does tree trimming work to be licensed. We have seen quite a few
people who solicit "tree" work and end up scamming the unwitting homeowner
out of thousands of dollars. Typically we see many of these persons coming
from the Culpepper area of Virginia. Many of these persons end up preying
upon our senior citizens who live alone.
A part of this web site allows you to plug in the name of the company or the
last name of the person to check for a license.
Please report all suspicious activity to our non-emergency number 301
279-8000
New Neighborhood Directory Has Arrived
As a resident of Rock Creek Hills and a member of RCHCA, you should have
received a new Membership Directory in early June sent by US post. If you
did not receive a directory, please email me at jrosenberg@comcast.net and
we will make arrangements to have you obtain a copy.
 Spring Newsletter Available Online
The Spring 2009 newsletter is now available online. Coming soon in hard copy to your home - watch for it! To read the newsletter online, click here.
NOTICE FROM MONTGOMERY COUNTY POLICE RE RECENT WGES SOLICITATIONS
The same Vendor Law applies to the magazine solicitor.
WASHINGTON GAS ENERGY SERVICES (WGES is not affiliated with Washington Gas
but is part of the WGL Holdings, Inc. group of companies)
We have been receiving a number of complaints about the above group
soliciting door-to-door.
WGES advised that they put an ad in the paper to hire the people to solicit
for this business. These people are not “employees”, but are contract
workers (1099). They are paid per contract they write. They solicit
door-to-door selling a fixed rate to supply either electricity and or
natural gas. They are selling a 1, 2, or 3 year fixed price option. The
charges appear on the customer’s utility bills.
The representative was advised that the “crews” need to cease their selling
until they obtain the requisite Vendor Permits. They advised that they are
familiar with the requirement and knew where they had to go to obtain the
proper permits (Department of Permitting Services).
As you all may recall, the Vendor must display, on their outer garment, the
permit card which will have their photo, the county seal, and the
appropriate permit information – it will be laminated like a driver’s
license.
The Montgomery County Code has all the information relating to this
issue:Chapter 47 Vendor Law. If you have any questions
let me know.
Denise Gill
Community Policing Coordinator
2nd District/Bethesda
301 657-0962
NOTE FROM Mike Baker (RCHCA Officer): Note: The link to Chapter 47 of the Montgomery County Code did not work for
me, but I could access the code by:
1. Going to http://www.amlegal.com/library/
2. Select Maryland.
3. Select "Montgomery County"
4. Select "No Frames" (This is just a preference, but is faster on this
site.)
5. Select "Montgomery County Code"
6. Select "Part II. Local Laws, Ordinances, Resolutions, Etc."
7. Select "Chapter 47. Vendors"
8. Select "Chapter 47. Vendors" again to see the entire Chapter in a single
page.
I have found that making a reference to the County Code is a very effective
way of getting persistent solicitors to leave. They usually rush away.
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