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Every person walking🚶‍♀️, biking🚴‍♂️, or driving🚗deserves to get home safely. @montgomerycountymd.bsky.social, #MCDOT, #MCPD, & @mdsha.bsky.social partner to manage speeds because the faster💨you go, the deadlier the outcome. ⭐Slow🐢down, save lives👨‍🦰🧔‍♀️⭐ @mcgexec.bsky.social @marylanddot.bsky.social #MDRoads

Grateful to neighbors who joined last night’s Public Safety Town Hall. We discussed many issues with @mcpd1d.bsky.social Commander Satinsky - from traffic safety to community policing - and how we can work together to keep Derwood safe. Thank you Westside HOA for your partnership!

Join us in Derwood at Westside Shady Grove with the Montgomery County Police tonight at 7:00PM for our Public Safety Town Hall!

🚨Reminder: Public Safety Town Hall this coming Monday! 📍 Derwood — Sept 29 @ Westside Shady Grove w/ @mcpnews 📍 Montgomery Village — Oct 14 w/ @mcpnews & @mcfrsPIO Your voice matters—join me & local leaders to share your questions & ideas for keeping our neighborhoods safe!

Better crosswalks, better sidewalks, and ADA accessibility all add up to a safer Montgomery Village Avenue. Appreciate the community's patience as this important work is implemented.

Thank you Bethesda Cares for strengthening housing connections to help more people find housing faster. Appreciated the chance to visit and learn more today about how we bring this work to all corners of the County.

Appreciate community members on the revived Airpark Community Advisory Committee for working together toward solutions to safety and noise at the Airpark, and @moderatelymoco.bsky.social for this helpful summary of last week's @mococouncilmd.bsky.social hearing:

🦺Update🦺 MCDOT Highway Services contractors are currently working on this project in the upper part of @montgomerycountymd.bsky.social. 📆The work is expected to take 4 to 6 weeks to complete. 🕰️Work hours 7:00am - 4:00pm (Mon.-Fri) ▶️ ow.ly/eX7L50X0cPm #MDRoads @dawnluedtke.bsky.social #DamascusMD

🚨Reminder: Public Safety Town Hall this coming Monday! 📍 Derwood — Sept 29 @ Westside Shady Grove w/ @mcpnews 📍 Montgomery Village — Oct 14 w/ @mcpnews & @mcfrsPIO Your voice matters—join me & local leaders to share your questions & ideas for keeping our neighborhoods safe!

‼️Just Dropped‼️ ✈️ Taking on Issues at the Airpark 🚔 Public Safety Town Halls! 🥾 Celebrate Fall at the Parks Ale Trail! 🔗https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MDMONTGOMERY/bulletins/3f2b6f4

"Council members have to roll up their sleeves, Luedtke said, 'because it's a time where our residents really need us.'" www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

🚨 Public Safety Town Halls! 🚨 📍 Derwood: Sept 29 @ Westside Shady Grove with @mcpnews 📍 Montgomery Village: Oct 14 with @mcpnews & @mcfrs Join me and local leaders to share your questions, concerns, and ideas for keeping our neighborhoods safe. Your voice matters!

The Greater Olney Civic Association and CCOC put together a great program last weekend to provide important training for community leaders. Happy to join my colleague @delpamqueen and these civic leaders who took time out of their weekend to make Olney even better!

Huge thanks to St. John's Episcopal Church in Olney for hosting @CMEvanGlass and I for an important discussion about anti-hate tools and how we build a more inclusive, safe MoCo. Grateful to these participants for your advocacy and desire to make our community the best it can be.

‼️ICYMI 🏠 Expanding Homeowenetship Opportunities 📚 Higher Ed Opportunities for Public Safety Officials 🎤 Derwood Public Safety Town Hall + HOA training! 🔗 content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MDM...

Join me this Sunday, 9/14 at 1 PM at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Olney for a community conversation on standing up to hate and building belonging. I’ll be joined by Councilmember Glass as we listen, share updates & talk about how we can keep our neighborhoods safe & welcoming for all.

Had a wonderful time yesterday hosting and speaking alongside fellow elected officials and community advocates for the Damascus area. Grateful for the chance to listen, share, and work together to build a stronger community. 🌟

A great home opener for @TerpsFootball today with a 39-7 victory over @FAUFootball - and a surprise appearance of @derikqueen1 - great to see the students back and enthusiastic!

Proud to celebrate 20 renovated, affordable homes in Montgomery Village to give families the opportunity and joy of homeownership. Huge thanks to Habitat for Humanity, HOC, and DHCA for finding a way. All hands, minds, and hearts are on deck in MoCo for taking on our affordable housing challenge!

Check out this opportunity to learn the latest on Bowie Mill Road Bikeway progress 👇

Happy first day of school, MCPS! Wishing students, teachers, staff, and families a safe and successful year ahead. Excited to see all the learning, growth, and achievements to come. 🍎📚💻

Team Luedtke joined Manna Food Center & @Montgomery_OFSR to tour Angkor Supermarket & Adarash Market in Silver Spring - two local grocers expanding culturally relevant food access through the Community Food Assistance Grant Program!

📢New Newsletter! 🚔 Save the Date: Derwood Town Hall! 🏗️ Olney Community Building Update 🌾 Ag Thrives in Moco 🗞️Read all about it: content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MDM...

Montgomery County families need you! Empowering the Ages is seeking 20 more volunteers age 50+ to support a unique & rewarding project with young children. Info sessions: Sept 9 & Sept 11. Matches start in Oct - help them fill every spot! Learn more: empoweringtheages.org/volunteer

Moo’ve on over to the MoCo Ag Fair this week! 🎟️ Through August 17 🐄 10am - midnight 📍 Fairgrounds in Gaithersburg 🔗https://mcagfair.com

Congrats to the winners of this year's Olney Chamber of Commerce Noah Leotta Act Responsibly Scholarship, awarded to local high school students committed to pursue careers in public service. Thank you, Rich Leotta, for upholding Noah's tremendous legacy. 🔗 olneymd.org/act-responsibly-scholarship/

📣 Mark your calendars! Join us for Afro-Latino Caribbean Day at the Sandy Spring Slave Museum 🎶🌺 🗓️ Saturday, August 16 | ⏰ 12–4 PM 🎤 Music, dance, food & celebrating Afro-Latino Caribbean heritage. 📍 Sandy Spring, MD

🚨ICYMI 🧁 “Sweet Release” Offering Hope and Opportunity 🏘️ Affordable Housing in District 7 🎉 Another Successful NNO! 🔗https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MDMONTGOMERY/bulletins/3ec9635

Had a great time celebrating #NationalNightOut across District 7! Big thanks to everyone who came out—and a special shoutout to @olneycommerce for 30 years of building community through this event. Grateful for your spirit, partnership, and commitment to safety.

Awesome to visit Rep. Raskin’s dedicated and hardworking district team yesterday to discuss how we can best serve our shared constituents. Thank you for hosting us!

Proud to join HOCMC and local partners for a tour of the transformative The Laureate in Shady Grove, delivered through bold leadership, public-private partnership, and a clear commitment to housing that works for working people.

🚸NEW🚸 MCDOT contractors are currently working on the #VisionZeroMC Pedestrian Safety improvement project along Watkins Mill Road which includes installation of approximately 1,350 linear feet of sidewalk. ▶️ shorturl.at/VqAvs @dawnluedtke.bsky.social @montoya4mcps.bsky.social #sidewalks #walking

Team Luedtke was glad to join MoCo Recreation for a behind-the-scenes tour of local rec centers and programs this week. From youth engagement to wellness services, it's clear these spaces are vital to our communities!

Spent yesterday morning at the Montgomery County Department of Corrections Pre-Release Center with students’ part of the "Sweet Release" Bakery Program. This program shows the power of rehabilitation - offering real skills, hope, and a fresh start. Proud to support second chances in MoCo.

‼️Reminder‼️ The Brink Road Bridge, which spans Seneca Creek, will be temporarily closed starting tomorrow (July 25) at 6:00am for a resurfacing project. The bridge will be closed for 4 days. ▶️ tinyurl.com/5akpzkke @montgomerycountymd.bsky.social @dawnluedtke.bsky.social @montvillagemd.bsky.social

‼️In case you missed it! 🕊️ Celebrating Peace Day 🏘️ Creating New Housing 🚨 Cracking Down on For-Profit House parties 🔗 Click to learn more! content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MDM...

Today, I proudly voted yes on the Workforce Housing ZTA. Our teachers, firefighters, police officers, and workers must be able to afford to live in the communities they serve. Today, a majority of us on the @mococouncilmd.bsky.social took an important step to make that more likely. 🧵👇

Had a wonderful time at Meet Your Muslim Neighbors at the Islamic Center of Maryland this past Saturday. Grateful for the chance to connect, listen, and learn with this faith community that does so much to connect District 7 residents to food and healthcare services.

State/county working together. Today I spoke in support of new MoCo rules on for-profit house parties with councilmembers @andrewfriedson.bsky.social and @dawnluedtke.bsky.social. I have been working on this issue in House of Delegates since huge Potomac pool party caused wide concern last summer.

I’ll be there! Can’t wait to celebrate.

The Upcounty Citizens Advisory Board provides the @mococouncilmd.bsky.social with important insight and advocacy focused on the Upcounty. It also has VACANCIES that you (or someone you know) could fill! Apply by August 6 at the link below 👇 🔗 cexbcc.montgomerycountymd.gov/board/4043

Proud to recognize Mattie Stepanek Peace Day, honoring Mattie's enduring legacy and lessons on understanding yesterday at the @mococouncilmd.bsky.social. Thank you to his mother, Jeni, @cmalbornoz.bsky.social, Councilmember Katz and many incredible local leaders for celebrating with us.

“It’s not that we didn’t have some tools available, they just weren’t functioning quite right in terms of both deterrence and enforcement,” Luedtke said. “The goal is deterrence. The goal is that the party not happen in the first place.”

Olney's own James Wood has arrived! From local ballfields to the Nationals lineup and now the All Star Game - District 7 is cheering him on every step of the way. MoCo pride is real. Keep swinging, James and can't wait for the Home Run Derby tonight! bethesdamagazine.com/2025/07/14/f...

Had a wonderful visit with the American Diversity Group this past Saturday at their East County Medical Clinic and Senior Coffee Club. Grateful for their work and all of the community health providers serving with care and compassion.

Honored to celebrate the MCFRS Recruit Class 56 Graduation Friday. These dedicated first responders are answering the call to serve and protect Montgomery County communities. Congratulations and thank you.

Last week was so much fun at the Celebrate Damascus Parade! I loved seeing so many familiar faces, meeting new neighbors, and celebrating the heart and spirit of this incredible community. Thank you, Damascus, for showing up with joy and pride.

Team Luedtke was proud to join Brown Cow Creamery, Secretary Kevin Atticks, and community members in Mt. Airy today for a sweet ribbon cutting celebration! Congrats to the Savage family on their new chapter—District 7 is lucky to have you!