What’s New?
at Friendship Heights Village
-> Village Council election on May 12, 2025
-> March 2025 Village Newsletter!
-> Metro will implement a new bus network and change all bus route names on June 29, 2025
-> FareShare Program Offers County Commuters up to $325 a Month for Using Public Transit
-> Friendship Heights Alliance Community Survey
-> Resources for Former Federal Employees and Other Workers
-> MD Resource Site for Federal Public Servants
-> CDC Updates: How to Protect Yourself in Respiratory Virus Season, Wild to Mild, Free COVID-19 Tests, and More!
-> Receive emergency alerts from Montgomery County
-> Drop off batteries and cell phones to be recycled
-> Report a light post outage
-> COVID-19 Resources/Information
Village Council election on May 12, 2025
Visit the “2025 Village Council Election” drop-down box below for Candidate Information/Forms and Mail-in Ballot Application
Metro will implement a new bus network and change all bus route names on June 29, 2025
FareShare Program Offers County Commuters up to $325 a Month for Using Public Transit
Friendship Heights Alliance Community Survey
Resources for Workers Impacted by Recent Federal Government Actions
MD Resource Site for Federal Public Servants
WorkSource Montgomery: Support for Federal Workers Resource Hub
CDC Updates: How to Protect Yourself in Respiratory Virus Season,
Wild to Mild, Free COVID-19 Tests, and More!:
“Preventing Respiratory Viruses”
About Influenza
Order Free At-home COVID-19 Tests
Respiratory Illnesses Data Channel
Click here to receive emergency alerts from the Montgomery County Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (OEMHS).
To learn more about how to better prepare for and respond to emergencies, click here to view OEMHS Resource Library.
Drop off batteries and cellphones to be recycled at the Village Center
Village Council and Program Updates
Council/Community Meetings
The Finance Committee will meet
at the Village Center on
Wednesday, March 26, 2025, at 6:30 p.m.
Click here to view the public notice.
The Ad Hoc Committee on Development will meet
at the Village Center on
Thursday, March 27, 2025, at 3:00 p.m.
Click here to view the public notice.
The next Village Council meeting
will be held at the Village Center on
Monday, April 14, 2025, at 7:00 p.m.
Agenda to be provided.
Office Hours with Council Members
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The next Community Advisory Committee
will be held at the Village Center on
Tuesday, April 1, 2025, at 6 p.m.
The next Ad Hoc Committee
on Climate Change and Environment
will be held at the Village Center on
Tuesday, April 1, 2025, at 7 p.m.
2025 Village Council Election
Village Council election on May 12, 2025
Please read the March Newsletter for additional election information.
Candidate Information and Forms
Printed copies can also be obtained at the Village Center front desk.
Mail-in Ballot Application
Printed copies can also be obtained at the Village Center front desk.
Community/Bid Notices
Community Notices
Metro will implement a new bus network and change all bus route names on June 29, 2025
FareShare Program Offers County Commuters up to $325 a Month for Using Public Transit
Friendship Heights Alliance Community Survey
Resources for Workers Impacted by Recent Federal Government Actions
MD Resource Site for Federal Public Servants
WorkSource Montgomery: Support for Federal Workers Resource Hub
Friendship Heights Sector Plan Approved Scope of Work
Friendship Heights Sector Plan Engagement Summary
CDC Updates: How to Protect Yourself in Respiratory Virus Season,
Wild to Mild, Free COVID-19 Tests, and More!:
“Preventing Respiratory Viruses”
About Influenza
Order Free At-home COVID-19 Tests
Respiratory Illnesses Data Channel
Councilmember Solt’s Comments
to Public Safety Committee Report
Public Safety Committee Report on MCPD Off-duty Officers
Friendship Heights Pollinator Commons plants two new gardens
Friendship Heights Sector Plan Update (October 2024)
Public Safety Meeting for Residents (9.30.24)
Recorded livestream
Apartment/Condo Crime Prevention Presentation
Public Safety Flyers
Photos
Donohoe Presentation: Latest on 5500 Wisconsin Avenue Project (9.10.24)
VFH Compensation Study Report (7.3.24)
Montgomery County Planning’s Master Plan Process
Public Safety Committee Report on MCPD Off-duty officers
Revised Montgomery County Master Sector Plan:
Process and Proposed Projects Schedule.
Off-Duty Police Officer Annual Report
Quality of Life Survey: GWU Presentation of Survey Results and Report of Survey Results
Friendship Heights Urban Design Study: Final FH Urban Design Study Report (3.18.24) and Presentation to Montgomery County Planning Board
Village Demographics (Montgomery County Planning Department)
Approved Council Comments to
County’s Pedestrian Master Plan and
Montgomery County’s Pedestrian Master Plan
Little Falls Watershed Alliance
Weekly Testing Data for Fecal Bacteria
Little Falls Parkway Lane Closures and Park Proposal: Fact Sheet and Petition from Little Falls Parkway Neighborhood Coalition
Friendship Heights Alliance Urban District:
FAQs and Map of the Alliance
Montgomery County Demographic Trends: Presentation Made to the County Council (1/24/23)
Montgomery County Police Department Information Number
Amendments to Sketch Plan for 5500 Wisconsin Avenue development project
Amendments to Site Plan for 5500 Wisconsin Avenue development project
Friendship Heights Urban Design Study Information
DC Office of Planning Wisconsin Avenue Development Framework
Wisconsin Avenue Existing Conditions Report DC Office of Planning
County Launches Volunteer Ride Service for Older Residents
Sketch Plan Application Filed for 5500 Wisconsin Avenue Project
Bid Notices
Requests for Proposals (RFPs)
The Village encourages all qualified professionals and businesses to respond to the current list of Requests for Proposals (RFPs) from the Village below. RFPs for the Village are also posted while they are open on the State of Maryland e-Procurement service.
The Village of Friendship Heights is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
RFP NOTICE(S):
Replacement of 4-Ton Split System HVAC Library Unit Friendship Heights Village Center
(Deadline: April 4, 2025)
Replacement of Sound System at Village Center Auditorium
(Deadline: April 4, 2025)
Page Park Project
Village Manager’s pre-construction meeting notes with DPS Inspector (9.4.24)
Page Park Building Permit Issued by DPS (8.20.24):
Public Notice of Building Permit Issued
Building Permit (#1047420) Issued
Chairman Pestronk’s
Page Park Update Statement (3.11.24)
Permit application filed with the County on October 18, 2023. Click here to view status of the permit (#1047420).
Contract Amendment with GreenSweep (9.12.23)
Original Contract with GreenSweep (6.9.22)
Page Park Closure Notice (6/26/23)
Village Council’s Parks and Grounds Committee Public Meeting (4/17/23)
Click here for the recording.
Click here for the report.
Page Park Walking Path to be Closed
for Another 3-4 Weeks (2/3/23)
Page Park Walking Path Closure (1/23/23)
Page Park Project Update (1/6/23)
Page Park Walking Path Closure (8/12/22)
Page Park Construction Notice (8/1/22)
GreenSweep Design Proposal: Page Park
GreenSweep Cost Estimate: Page Park
GreenSweep Proposal Narrative: Page Park
Concerts/Programs On Demand
R2Duo Classical Saxophone and Piano (selection)
One Night Samba sextet (aka “The Docs of Dixie”)
Jenny and Nathan Wilson Jazz Duo
Lecture on Native American Ballerinas
Hispanic Heritage Month with Isaac Eicher and Marcella Pinilla
John Hamill: History of Jazz Part 1
John Hamill’s “Story behind the song — Traveling”
Janet Rutland Country Classics
John Hamill’s “Story Behind the Song: Duke Ellington”
Janet Rutland and Randy Wimer present vintage pop music
John Hamill’s The Story Behind the Song—Glenn Miller
Concert Featuring R2Duo (piano and saxophone)
Janet Rutland sings Rodgers & Hammerstein
Janet Rutland sings Johnny Mercer YouTube concert