#TakomaPark council: online public commenter provides web link for free medical service.

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#TakomaPark council: online public commenter notes 10/17/2026 and 10/18/2026 free dental, vision, and medical services; no ID required; no insurance required; 8120 Carroll Avenue (Takoma Academy). Clinic doors open 6:00 a.m. on the 17th; service is first-come-first-serve.

#TakomaPark council: public commenter thrilled at prospect of redeveloping recreation center. Laments age of facility, small number of rooms. Encourages folks to visit the facility to see its status. Laments ward 6 folks waiting decades for improvements to the center.

#TakomaPark council: on to public comments. No comments on voting items. On to general public comments.

#TakomaPark council: mayor reads aloud a “Proclamation of October 12, 2026 as Indigenous Peoples’ Day.”

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#TakomaPark council: mayor moves on to future agenda items. Notes a Super Secret Session, 10/14/2026 at 6:30 for city manager evaluation. (Me: followers, adjust your muting filters accordingly).

#TakomaPark council: mayor covers agenda items for tonight.

#TakomaPark council: and away we go (complete with gavel).

#TakomaPark council: the city manager has arrived.

#TakomaPark council: all elected officials now in the house. Now a police presence in the form of one officer; now eight members of the public in the auditorium.

#TakomaPark council: as is the norm, the start is to be at least a bit late. While we wait, Tom Waits and the Tin Hat Trio, "Helium."

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#TakomaPark council: the ward 1 repp has arrived; now five members of the public in the auditorium.

#TakomaPark council: no police presence yet.

#TakomaPark council: three members of the public in the auditorium (your correspondent included).

#TakomaPark council: the city clerk/director of council affairs (hereinafter city clerk) is here, as is Deputy City Manager (hereinafter DCM) Habte.

#TakomaPark council: the mayor, ward 3 rep, ward 4 rep, and ward 5 rep are here in the auditorium; there's both a presider and a quorum.

#TakomaPark council: this being election season, I'll be trying to level the candidate name recognition field by referring to elected officials as mayor, ward 1 rep, and so on.

#TakomaPark council: I'm here at 7500 Maple Avenue to cover things tonight.

#TakomaPark council: tonight's session should be viewable using the Youtube link below for those of you who want to follow along at home (and for those of you who don't).

#TakomaPark council: staff advice notwithstanding, elected officials are likely to hold forth on various options available, including two $18 million options that would lead to annual bond payments of $1 million a year.