A resident of the Randolph/Cherrydale area raised concerns on June 14 about out-of-area parking and overgrown trees that she said threaten neighborhood safety and quality of life.

Dionysia Thompson, who said she has lived in the area for 30 years, said vehicles from Washington, D.C., and Maryland regularly park overnight in neighborhood streets and that the lack of time limits is an invitation to crime. She also raised concerns about large overgrown trees that she said could fall on houses or people.

County response and actions: The county manager and constituent services staff said they convened a recent cross-department meeting including environmental services, parking, traffic engineering, planning and other teams to respond to resident feedback. Staff described planned steps that include discussions with businesses about employee parking impacts and pointing residents to the residential parking program, which can be initiated if 80% of neighbors on a block sign a petition.

Staff urged residents to attend a September 18 Cherrydale Civic Association meeting and said staff are coordinating interdepartmental follow-ups. The manager's office also said neighborhood-level enforcement and business outreach are in progress.

Ending: Staff encouraged residents to pursue the residential parking program where appropriate and to continue engagement with constituent services and the Cherrydale Civic Association. Staff committed to more meetings and neighborhood-level outreach.