It was a busy week here in Takoma Park so here's the news in case you missed it.
, the recent renovation of the Takoma Park Auditorium has received LEED Silver Certification. Established by the U.S. Green Building Council and verified by the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI), LEED is a national program for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings.
The auditorium was built with sustainability in mind from the top down, city spokesman Craig Terrill said. The facility feature a roof mounted 10.4KW solar array that provides energy to offset the demand of the advanced audio visual systems that are installed.
, the Takoma Junction Task Force is turning to another task force for guidance on how best to present their final report to the city council in such a way that they will increase the chances their recommendations will be acted on and not ignored.
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Members of Takoma Park’s Task Force on Environmental Action (TFEA) made a presentation at the Junction Task Force’s meeting on Mar. 8 and TFEA member Joe Edgell, a lawyer for the Environmental Protection Agency who worked on the TFEA’s 89 page report, urged the junction task force to do what it can to prevent the council from ignoring their recommendations. “Despite its (Takoma Park’s) progressive talk, it is not always the most progressive organization at getting things done,” he said, adding, “It takes a lot of continuous pushing to get them to adopt what you want them to do.”
Washington Adventist University’s annual Family Fun Festival will bring in an estimated 1200 to 1800 visitors from not only Takoma Park, but the surrounding counties on Apr. 10.
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“We’re trying to be good neighbors and bring people together and spring is a good time to do it,” said Bruce Peifer, vice president of alumni relations at Washington Adventist University, which is in its third year of officially hosting the event. “We have a community mission and this really helps us with that.”
Started in 1999, the festival began as a project of the city of Takoma, but was eventually transitioned to WAU.
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