Municipalities
PO Box 95
Barnesville, Md., 20838
301-972-8411 Fax: 301-916-3331
The town is at the foot of Sugarloaf Mountain and was named for William Barnes, who built the first house. Its approximately 200 residents are governed by three commissioners, one of whom serves as president. The volunteer officers are elected to two-year terms. Meetings are held at 7:30 p.m. the third Monday of the month.
Peter T. Menke, Town Commission president
Bonnie S. Brown, Town Commission member
Luke Fedders, Town Commission memberBrookeville
PO Box 67
Brookeville, Md., 20833
301-570-4465 Fax: 301-570-0355
Email: townofbrookeville@comcast.net
Web site: www.townofbrookevillemd.org
The town, incorporated in 1808, was founded near a grist mill and has about 135 residents. It is governed by three elected commissioners, one of whom serves as president. The commissioners serve two-year terms. Meetings are at 8 p.m. the second Monday of the month at Brookeville Academy.
Richard S. Allan, Town Commission president
Michael Acierno, Town Commission member
Robert K. Heritage, Town Commission memberChevy Chase
4301 Willow Lane
Chevy Chase, Md., 20815
301-654-7144 Fax: 301-718-9631
Email: townoffice@townofchevychase.org
Web site: www.townofchevychase.org
This town, incorporated in 1918, was planned and developed by the Chevy Chase Land Co. Its approximately 3,000 residents are governed by a five-member elected town council, with one member elected as mayor. Council members serve two-year terms. Meetings are held at 7:30 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month at Town Hall.
William H. Hudnut III, Mayor
Linna M. Barnes, Vice mayor
Robert S. Enelow, Town Council member
Scott Orbach, Town Council member
Mier Wolf, Town Council memberChevy Chase Section 3
PO Box 15070
Chevy Chase, Md., 20815
301-656-9117 Fax: 301-907-9052
Email: villagemanager@chevychasesection3.com
Web site: www.chevychasesection3.com
The Village of Chevy Chase Section 3 was incorporated in 1981. It has nearly 800 residents and is governed by a five-member council, with council members serving two-year terms. Meetings are held at 7:45 p.m. the second Wednesday of the month, except in August.
Michael T.M. Shannon, Village Council chairman
Natasha Saifee, Village Council vice chairman
Paul J. Kiernan, Village Council treasurer
Carolyn Greis, Village Council secretary
William H. Brownlee, Village Council memberChevy Chase Section 5
PO Box 15140
Chevy Chase, Md., 20815
301-986-5481 Fax: 301-986-6920
Email: managersection5@comcast.net
Web site: users.starpower.net/sfovcc
Section 5 of the Village of Chevy Chase was incorporated in 1982. Its nearly 650 residents are governed by a five-member council; members serve two-year terms. Meetings are held at 7:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of the month.
Andrew Smith, Village Council chairman
Ira J. Rosenbaum, Village Council vice chairman
Margy Abbott, Village Council member
Peter Gray, Village Council member
Farooq Hussain, Village Council memberChevy Chase View
PO Box 136
Kensington, Md., 20895
301-949-9274 Fax: 301-949-9274
Web site: www.chevychaseview.org
Chevy Chase View was incorporated in 1993. Its approximately 900 residents are governed by a five-member elected council. Members serve two-year terms. Meetings are held at 7:30 p.m. the third Wednesday of the month.
Michael Plantamura, Town Council member
Doug McDaniel, Town Council assistant treasurer
George E. Monk Jr., Town Council chairman
Chandler Wiegand, Town Council acting chairman
Peter Roman, Town Council treasurerChevy Chase Village
5906 Connecticut Ave.
Chevy Chase, Md., 20815
301-654-7300 Fax: 301-907-9721
Web site: www.ccvillage.org
The village was incorporated in 1951 and borders the District of Columbia. Its nearly 3,000 residents are governed by a seven-member Board of Managers. The volunteer officials serve staggered two-year terms. Meetings are held at 7:30 p.m. on the second Monday of the month.
David L. Winstead, Board of Managers member
George L. Kinter, Board of Managers chairman
Douglas B. Kamerow, Board of Managers vice chairman
Susie A. Eig, Board of Managers member
Gail S. Feldman, Board of Managers member
Betsy Stephens, Board of Managers member
Peter M. Yeo, Board of Managers memberGaithersburg
31 S. Summit Ave.
Gaithersburg, Md., 20877
301-258-6300 Fax: 301-948-6149
Email: cityhall@gaithersburgmd.gov
Web site: www.gaithersburgmd.gov
Gaithersburg was incorporated in 1878 and by that time was established as a railroad town. It has more than 58,000 residents and is governed by a mayor and five-member council. The elected officials serve four-year terms. The mayor is paid $12,500 annually, and council members are paid $10,000. Council meetings are held the first and third Mondays of the month.
Sidney A. Katz, Mayor
David B. Humpton, City manager
Stanley J. Alster, City Council member
Geraldine E. Edens, City Council member
Henry F. Marraffa Jr., City Council member
Michael A. Sesma, City Council member
John B. Schlichting, City Council memberGarrett Park
PO Box 84
Garrett Park, Md., 20896
301-933-7488 Fax: 301-933-8932
Email: garrett-park@comcast.net
Web site: www.garrettpark.org
The town, incorporated in 1898, sits on the Metropolitan Branch of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in southern Montgomery County. Its approximately 1,000 residents are governed by a mayor and five-member council. The volunteer officials serve two-year terms. Meetings are held at 8 p.m. the second Monday of the month.
Carolyn J. Shawaker, Mayor
Hans Wegner, Town Council member
Anthony Altar, Town Council member
Peter Benjamin, Town Council member
Arthur Bennett, Town Council member
Karol Soltan, Town Council memberGlen Echo
PO Box 598
Glen Echo, Md., 20812
301-320-4041 Fax: 301-320-3639
Email: townhall@glenecho.org
Web site: www.glenecho.org
The town, incorporated in 1904, sits along the Potomac River and the C&O Canal three miles northwest of Washington. Its approximately 300 residents are governed by a mayor and four-member council. The volunteer elected officials serve four-year terms. Meetings are held at 8 p.m. the second Monday of the month at Town Hall.
Deborah M. Beers, Mayor
Steve Matney, Town Council member
Eve Arber, Town Council member
Nancy C. Long, Town Council member
Daniel P. Macy, Town Council memberKensington
3710 Mitchell St.
Kensington, Md., 20895
301-949-2424 Fax: 301-949-4925
Email: mayor.council@tok.md.gov
Web site: www.tok.org + www.tok.md.gov
Kensington, incorporated in 1894, was once an established farming town. Its approximately 1,900 residents are governed by a mayor and four-member council; terms are for two years. The mayor is paid $8,000 annually, and council members are paid $2,500 annually. Meetings are held at 7 p.m. the last Monday of the month.
Kitty L. Raufaste, Mayor
Alfred Carr, Town Council member
David Furman, Town Council member
Leanne Pfautz, Town Council member
Kenneth Goldsmith, Town Council memberLaytonsville
PO Box 5158
21607 Laytonsville Rd.
Laytonsville, Md., 20882
301-869-0042 Fax: 301-869-7222
Email: clerk@laytonsville.md.us
Web site: www.laytonsville.md.us
Laytonsville, incorporated in 1892, has approximately 300 residents. The town is governed by a mayor and four-member council. The council and mayor serve two-year volunteer terms. Meetings are held at 7:30 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month at the Town Hall.
Charles W. Oland, Mayor
Frank Bennett, Town Council member
Charles A. Bradsher, Town Council member
David A. Halperin, Town Council member
David Preusch, Town Council memberMartin's Addition
PO Box 15267
Chevy Chase, Md., 20815
301-656-4112 Fax: 301-656-0938
The village was incorporated in 1985. It has nearly 900 residents and is governed by a five-member elected council whose members serve two-year terms. Meetings are held at 8 p.m. the third Wednesday of each month.
Edward H. Rastatter, Village Council chairman
Noell Sottile, Village Council vice chairman
Tim Price, Village Council treasurer
Diane Everts, Village Council member
Todd Mann, Village Council memberNorth Chevy Chase
PO Box 15887
Chevy Chase, Md., 20815
301-654-7084 Fax: 301-654-7084 (call first)
Email: nccvm@comcast.net
Web site: www.northchevychase.org
The Village of North Chevy Chase was incorporated in 1996 and has approximately 500 residents. It is governed by a five-member elected council. Members serve two-year terms. Meetings are held at 8 p.m. the third Tuesday of the month.
Anne Cantrel, Village Council chairman
Cynthia L. Sexton, Village Council vice chairman
Shannon Dorman, Village Council member
James Grissom, Village Council member
Nathaniel Spiller, Village Council memberPoolesville
PO Box 158
Poolesville, Md., 20837
301-428-8927 Fax: 301-972-7619
Email: townhall@lan2wan.com
Web site: www.ci.poolesville.md.us
The town of Poolesville, incorporated in 1867, has approximately 5,200 residents. It is governed by a five-person town commission, with one member as president and all serving four-year terms. Meetings are held at 7:30 p.m. the first and third Mondays of the month.
Paul E. Kuhlman, Town Commission president
Thomas B. Dillingham, Town Commission member
C. Lincoln Hoewing, Town Commission member
Roy E. Johnson, Town Commission member
Jerome J. Klobukowski, Town Commission memberRockville
111 Maryland Ave.
Rockville, Md., 20850
240-314-5000 Fax: 240-314-8130
Email: pim@rockvillemd.gov
Web site: www.rockvillemd.gov
Rockville, one of the oldest cities in the state, was incorporated in 1860. Its more than 57,000 residents are governed by a mayor and a four-member council, elected every two years. The mayor is paid $25,000 annually; council members are paid $20,000. Meetings or work sessions are held most Mondays at 7 p.m.
Larry Giammo, Mayor
Robert E. Dorsey, City Council member
Susan R. Hoffmann, City Council member
Phyllis Marcuccio, City Council member
Anne M. Robbins, City Council memberSomerset
4510 Cumberland Ave.
Chevy Chase, Md., 20815
301-657-3211 Fax: 301-657-2773
Email: clerk@townofsomerset.com
Web site: www.townofsomerset.com
The town was incorporated in 1906 and has about 1,200 residents. It is governed by a mayor and five council members, who are elected to two-year terms. Meetings are held at 7:30 p.m. the first Monday of the month.
Walter J. Behr, Mayor and Town Council president
Richard Kessler, Town Council vice president
Thomas R. Eldridge, Town Council member
Judith B. Frankel, Town Council member
Lesley A. Simmons, Town Council member
Jeffrey Z. Slavin, Town Council memberTakoma Park
7500 Maple Ave.
Takoma Park, Md., 20912
301-891-7100 Fax: 301-270-8794
Web site: www.takomaparkmd.gov
The city, known throughout the state for its civic activism, was incorporated in 1890. Its approximately 17,300 residents are governed by a mayor and five-member council; the officials serve for two-year terms. The mayor's salary is $8,000, and council members are paid $6,000. Meetings are held at 7:30 p.m. Mondays.
Kathryn H. Porter, Mayor
Joy Austin-Lane, City Council member
Douglas Barry, City Council member
Colleen Clay, City Council member
Marc B. Elrich, City Council member
Terry J. Seamens, City Council member
Bruce R. Williams, City Council memberWashington Grove
300 Grove Ave.
PO Box 216
Washington Grove, Md., 20880
301-926-2256 Fax: 301-926-0111
Email: washgrove@comcast.net
Web site: washingtongrovemd.org
Washington Grove was incorporated in 1937 and has approximately 515 residents. It is governed by a mayor and six-member council. The mayor's term is one year; council terms are three years. Meetings are held at 7:30 p.m. the second Monday of the month.
John G. Compton, Mayor
Darrell E. Anderson, Town Council member
Linda Baim, Town Council member
Georgette Cole, Town Council member
Elizabeth B. Klinger, Town Council member
Thomas H. Land Jr., Town Council member
David Stopak, Town Council member