Village Slashes Right-of-Way Mowing from Budget
Chevy Chase Village is expected to save about $14,000 by eliminating municipal mowing in village rights-of-way from the village budget.
Chevy Chase Village no longer will provide municipal mowing in village rights-of-way—the grassy strips between village sidewalks and curbs. Village board members voted 4-1 last month to eliminate municipal mowing in village rights-of-way, according to the village website. Slashing right-of-way mowing from the budget is expected to save the village about $14,000 a year, the website added. Village board members discussed the possibility of eliminating right-of-way mowing in the village at the board's October meeting at which Village Manager Shana Davis-Cook noted that newer residents often were surprised that the village provided the service. In December and January, the village ran articles in its monthly newsletter and on its homepage and…
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