North Village View

Fall reminders for North Village residents

by the North Village Board of Directors

UN-NECESSARY DUMPING
One of our largest expenses is also the most preventable. We ask everyone to help with the amount of bulk trash in the common areas (a.k.a. dumping large household material, such as appliances, couches and mattresses). These costs have risen 100-fold in the last 10  years. Every time a call must be made to our special vendor to pick up the bulk trash, we must pay for that separately from our trash
contract. Ultimately, the “we” is all of us in the North Village community. If you see neighbors putting out bulk trash, please ask them to call for one of their four free bulk pickups from J&J Trash if they haven’t already. If you see a neighbor dumping bulk trash, you may
email our community manager so we can get a letter out to them. 

Note: Only One Trash Pickup Day for Labor Day Week
J&J Trash Service is our disposal company. On holiday weeks, J&J will pick up only once that week. If the holiday falls on Monday, then the pickup will be on Thursday. See the list below and note that the holidays with an asterisk (*) indicate the county transfer facility is closed.

MOWING SCHEDULE AND LEAF REMOVAL REMINDERS
Our landscaping company, Shorb Landscaping, is scheduled to mow common areas in North Village until November. Also note that we have two leaf removal pickups scheduled for this fall. Please understand that only during the week the signs are posted are you allowed to put leaves out on the street. Otherwise, bag the leaves for weekly recycling or have your contractor remove the leaves entirely. But do not leave them in the street; they can cause a backup to the drainage system.

PLEASE STOP FEEDING THE RATS! PICK UP YOUR DOG’S POOP!

Please dispose of pet waste in designated trash receptacles throughout the neighborhood using waste bags. Leaving bags of dog waste
under trees or in common areas is ILLEGAL and creates health hazards by attracting rodents and vermin. We’ve received multiple complaints about this issue. For everyone’s safety and well-being, please be considerate and maintain clean common spaces by properly disposing of your pet’s waste..

2026 BUDGET IN PROCESS
We are now working on the 2026 budget with the information from security, trash and the management agreement with Montgomery Village Foundation (MVF) recently arriving. We must wait until the July CPI is published to know the cap on the non-special contract expenses. We will finalize and approve the budget at the August meeting. Look for the budget on the website after the August board meeting.

YOUR ONLINE RESIDENT DASHBOARD FOR NORTH VILLAGE AND MVF POLICIES
Where can you find information about the North Village HOA? Go online to www.montgomeryvillage.com and register to gain access to your Resident Dashboard. Once set up, you’ll find information on North Village and MVF policies as well as items such as
parking policy and meetings.

IMPORTANT NUMBERS TO KEEP:
J&J Trash Service: 301-898-2109
Authorized Towing: 301-562-4020
MC Recycling – New Blue Bins – Scrap Metal: 311
Pepco: 877-737-2662
WSSC: 301-206-4001

NEXT MEETING
The next meeting of the Board will be held on Thursday, Aug. 21, at 7 p.m. at North Creek Community Center, 20125 Arrowhead Road.
You may contact our Community Manager April Steward, at 301-948-0110, x-2325, with your interest in attending the meeting. Please note that your time to speak will be limited to 3 minutes, and the Board may or may not respond at that time with information pending further discussion.

If you have any questions or want to report any problems in the community, please reach out to April at that number or email her at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

North Village View: for residents of Essex Place, Highland Hall, McRory, Perry Place, Picton, Pleasant Ridge and Salem’s Grant.