Kensington Senior Living Project will be discussed at Fall DRCA Meeting on October 1
​DRCA is an active civic association that is administered by elected volunteers. DRCA is not affiliated with any political or religious organizations or, with the Donaldson Run Recreation Association (DRRA) the neighborhood pool.
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Promote information sharing about issues affecting the neighborhood
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Provide leadership and advocacy about neighborhood interests
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Preserve and enhance the assets of the neighborhood
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Promote a sense of community
​Membership: If you live in the neighborhood, you can become a member of DRCA by paying dues which are $20 annually. Additional information regarding membership can be found here.
Other sources of information and discussion about the neighborhood include the Donaldson Run Civic Association's Facebook group and the Donaldson Run NextDoor account.
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​President's Letter
​September 2025
Bill Richardson
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I hope all of you had a good summer and are looking forward to a new school year. A lot is happening in and affecting our neighborhood, as the following articles describe.
Our next meeting will be on Wednesday, October 1. As usual, it will be at Taylor School, at 7:30 p.m. and beginning with a social half-hour of light refreshments at 7:00.
For the first half of the program, we have arranged for Kensington Senior Living representatives to make a presentation and answer your questions about their proposal for a 7-story elder care facility next to Lebanese Taverna and across from the Lee Heights Shops. See the article on page 3 of the fall newsletter for more details. We are depending on your input to shape our participation in the upcoming site planning review committee later this fall.
After Kensington’s presentation, we would like to provide reports and get your feedback on some of the other pending issues facing DRCA, including those described in the current newsletter.
I would also like to discuss how we can maximize and diversify participation in DRCA’s advocacy and neighborhood social events. We continue to look for volunteers to help, particularly from younger and more diverse residents moving into the neighborhood. Our two-year board terms expire next summer, and one way to help would be to share your new insights as a board member. Are there particular issues that concern you? social events you would like to see us have? ways of introducing those new to Donaldson Run? You don’t need to be a board member to help.
Another way to do so is in updating our 2000 Neighborhood Conservation Plan to reflect the new facilities and issues addressed in the recent survey of members we have put together. That Plan helps set forth our priorities and, after acceptance by the County, forms a way of documenting those priorities as we work together with County Board members and staff.
Please join us on October 1.
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