Neighborhoods Approved for Annual Grant Funds

[Howard Hartman]

City of Gaithersburg Press Release
For Immediate Release          August 15, 2012

Neighborhoods Approved for Annual Grant Funds

Gaithersburg, MD – (August 15, 2012). Fifteen neighborhood and homeowner associations were awarded a total of $52,455 in matching grant funds from the City of Gaithersburg Frederick J. Felton Neighborhood Matching Grant Program. The program provides an incentive for neighborhood organizations to improve their communities by awarding matching grants of up to $5,000. $60,000 is budgeted for this purpose in Fiscal Year 2013. The Mayor and City Council approved the following grants at their meeting on August 13, 2012:

Community	Project	Amount of Grant
Amberfield HOA	Pool Fence	$5,000
Audubon/Fallbrook HOA	Tot Lot Landscaping	$5,000
Colonnade Community Association	Pool Deck Improvement	$3,271
Copperfield Crossing I Condominium	Landscaping	$1,397
Copperfield Crossing II Condominium	Lighting	$3,226
Diamond Farms Homes Corp.	Tot Lot Landscaping	$2,375
Gateway Commons HOA	Landscaping/Path/Event	$3,097
Kentlands View Condominium	Lighting/Event	$3,706
Lakelands Community Association	Landscaping	$2,500
Lakelands Ridge HOA	Lighting/Landscaping	$5,000
Montgomery Meadows	Parking Enhancements	$4,879
Orchard Place HOA	Landscaping	$1,624
Potomac Oaks Condominium	Lighting	$5,000
Shady Grove Village CCC	Benches/Walkway/Tot Lot	$4,937
Woodland Hills HOA	Landscaping	$4,923

The remaining $7,545 in the matching grant fund will be made available when the program is re-advertised to neighborhood organizations in the fall of 2013.

For more information on the program, please contact Monica Sanchez in the City Manager’s Office at 301-258-6310 or visit the City’s website at www.gaithersburgmd.gov.