Casey/Cherry Run Feedback Needed!

Here are some ways you can provide feedback to the developer and Frederick County Planning Commission regarding the proposed cut-through road routing homeowner and construction traffic through WestWinds to Gas House Pike.

1. BEST OPTION: Attend the 12/13 meeting in person and ask to speak when the Elm Street/Cherry Run agenda item is raised. Individuals have 3 minutes each to provide comments. - Time: Meeting begins at 9:30 am, agenda published on December 6th - Place: First Floor Hearing Room, Winchester Hall 12 East Church Street Frederick, Maryland 21701 Directions from WW front entrance
   

2. Attend virtually and use the public portal to: - Speak live during the meeting - Leave a voice mail to be read into the record during the meeting. Dial-in instructions for both options are at the public portal link.
   

3. Submit written comments. IMPORTANT - comments must be received at least 48 hours before the meeting (by 9:00 am, Monday December 11th) to be read into the official record: - Email comments to: PlanningCommission@FrederickCountyMD.gov - Mail comments to: Division of Planning and Permitting 30 North Market Street Frederick, MD 21701
   

Additional info and resources:

Dec. 13th Meeting Agenda FCPC Staff Report

Casey/Cherry Run FAQs

Printable project timeline and sketch plan/map documents (click below to download):

CHERRY RUN SUMMARY INFO

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WWHOA Letter to Casey/Elm Street (click below to download):

100323 letter - Casey Cut-Through

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Download PDF • 2.80MB

WWHOA Survey Results with comments (click below to download):

Cherry Run Survey Results

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Download PDF • 1.13MB

11/28/23 Neighborhood News

Hopefully everyone had a happy Thanksgiving holiday! Here are a few neighborhood events and items of interest:

• The WestWinds Holiday Party is just a few days away! Please come meet your neighbors for drinks and hors d'oeuvres on Sunday, Dec. 3rd from 5 - 7:30 pm! More details at the link.
  

• New Market VFC Santa Run - Santa and his volunteer fire company crew will be in WestWinds Tuesday, December 5th sometime between 6:30 and 8:30 pm!
  

• Last yard waste/leaf pickup for 2023: Wednesday, Dec. 13th. Pickup will resume in April 2024 (no date yet).
  

• Casey/Cherry Run Cut-Through Road. Elm Street (the developer for the Casey/Cherry Run community going in south of Panorama Drive) will be presenting their preliminary sketch plan to the Frederick County Planning Commission at their regular meeting on Wednesday, December 13th. They want feedback from the community! We will be sending out emails with information about how you can attend and provide oral or written comments. This is very important, as they are planning a cut-through road that would route regular and likely some construction traffic through our community to and from Gas House Pike.
  

• Raj's West Wind Bar & Grill is still open for business Wednesday - Sunday from 5 - 10 PM!
  

• Winter Weather Plan - We haven't had much snow in recent years, but it's a good idea to check out the Winter Weather plan before the first snow. It includes things like snow emergency routes, reminders to move cars from the street so they don't impede or be damaged by snow plows, and designated parking areas for each village.
  

• The draft 2024 WWHOA budget is up on the HOA Documents page of our web site.
  

• Holiday lights and wreaths are up at the main entrance! Thanks to our Landscape Committee volunteers and Patty Hoofnagle!
  

• WestWinds Sidewalk Work. You may have seen flags, construction equipment, or workers out looking at our sidewalks during the past two weeks. There's been a bit of confusion about exactly what was going to happen (and where) because final decisions about this year's scope of work had not been made. The latest word from the County is that ADA repair work is starting on existing sidewalks along Sanandrew Drive this week. There is currently no plan to add new sidewalks on Sanandrew. Adjacent homeowners will get letters from the County as work moves along. They hope to finish by the end of December. The goal is not to make everything perfect, but to fix issues with existing sidewalks to bring them up to ADA standards.

A little background: work in WestWinds and the rest of LLA was originally scheduled to start in FY 2024 (this June). Because the County had extra money in this year's budget, they started early, hoping to complete work on Country Club Road and Sanandrew Drive in WestWinds. In addition to fixing existing concrete sidewalks, they wanted to replace the asphalt paths on Country Club and fill in gaps along one side of the road to provide a continuous sidewalk.

Unfortunately, a large number of trees may need to be removed to complete the repairs and asphalt replacement. The County is working with a tree expert and can prune roots less than 2" in diameter, so some trees could be saved. In the meantime, there are still a lot of unanswered questions! We are talking with the County to get answers as their planning progresses. In the past two weeks, we received two short updates, both of which were different from what we had originally been told, and we contacted the County twice for more information. The County is working to keep LLA and WW informed, but because the work is still in the planning stages any information we get is subject to change as the plan evolves. Bottom line: work on Country Club will likely be pushed back to FY 2024 (the original schedule), but they will get as much of Sanandrew Drive done as they can this year. We will keep talking to the County and LLA and will pass along anything we find out. Please be patient, as just this morning the latest word we had was: no sidewalk work until next year!

Questions? Comments? Send us an email!

WestWinds Holiday Party - Sunday 12/3!

The WestWinds HOA and social committee cordially invite you to ring in the holiday season by celebrating with your neighbors on Sunday, December 3rd from 5 to 7:30 pm at Raj's pavilion! A preview of coming attractions:

Poinsettia door prizes

Holiday music, including WestWinds' own Frankie Roma, singing Rat Pack and holiday favorites

Beer, wine, soft drinks, & water provided

Scrumptious catered hors d'oeuvres by Canapes:

• Stuffed mushroom caps

• Pork BBQ, Ham, and Beef cocktail sandwiches

• Chicken crescents with bourbon dipping sauce

• Mini crab cakes with remoulade

• Cookies and brownies

• Friandese (house-made sweets, garnished with mint and fresh berries)

Dress is Business Casual / Holiday Sweaters.

Please do plan to attend - Jerry Hildebrandt and his social committee are pulling out all the stops to provide a lovely party where you can take time from the holiday rush to meet your neighbors and celebrate all the blessings we enjoy here in WestWinds!

We look forward to seeing you there!