January 7, 2026 Community Meeting

Type of meeting: 
Community
Meeting date: 
Wednesday, January 7, 2026
Status: 
DRAFT

  1. Conflict of Interest Statement – Nicole Dungee
    Members of the Ridgely’s Delight Association must be free from inappropriate influences or from situations or relationships that have the potential to bias their actions.  Accordingly, members are asked to identify, for consideration, any circumstances in which they have a relationship that could impair (or be perceived to impair) their impartiality with a given topic, or when a person’s duty to one group conflicts with their duty or responsibility to another.  This could include having other interests or relationships, like decision-making authority with competing neighborhood organizations, financial interests, or any relationship that could be perceived to impair their judgment when acting on behalf of the Ridgely’s Delight Association. 

  2. Quorum: Quorum is (2/3)*20=13 , 18 are in attendance.

  3. 2025 Finance Report — Billy Hufnell
    RDA balance is $17,828.34 which includes $10k form allocated project which has not yet been spent and will be spent in 2026. Of about $3700 allocated by the RDA for various projects in 2025, only about $1740 was spent. We need to do better on spending money in 2026 and the attendees made a number of good suggestions. 

    To those who planned and executed the holiday party: Kudos and thanks! it was a GREAT party.

  4. Community Project Updates Community Award (allocated projects: Tree pits, neighborhood sign, My Father’s Plan, Community Garden)

    Tree Pit Project – contractor has been engaged
    Neighborhood Sign Project – in progress, sign is being fabricated
    My Fathers Plan –the funding was received after this year’s baseball season, group will use funding during the 2026 baseball season.
    Community Garden Project – having determined ownership of land Celine Brundridge is obtaining permissions
    NEW: Susan Clayton and Sandy Anderson are applying to SBGP for a grant to organize a mural on the wall nearest the community garden (corner of MLK and Washington).

  5. Public Announcements and Discussion
    • Paul R. suggests we consider how to revive the Concert in the Park and/or Movie in the park that ended during covid shutdown. Group discussed logistics of this and agreed it would be welcome
    • Nicole D. noted that residents may have received a letter from BG&E regarding plans to entrench a new transmission line from Greene St. to Port Covington substations. Information is unclear, but we can contact the BGE liaison Pam Correa-Brennan.
     • Nicole and board members are concerned about threats of legal actions from community members regarding the accessibility of RDA community meetings. All complaints made to RDA president which are made in good faith will be brought to the community for action/decision. All meetings are accessible via Zoom, and in-person attendance is optional. RDA members are asked to look for and investigate feasibility of a new meeting place for monthly meetings. Any potential new meeting place(s) will be brought to the membership.

​Attendees: 

Chris Conlon
Julia Dumont
Bill Reuter
Nicole Dungee
Kate Leitkowski
Clarissa Howison
Billy Hufnell
Sandy Anderson
Susan Clayton
Julia Lebherz
James Quigley
Sy Saulynas
Robin Poedel (zoom)
Paul Rubenson
Gerri Salley
Warren Dungee
Celine Brundridge
Lindsay Chudzin

Guests: 
Hannah George Sharp, SBGP representative (https://sbgpartnership.org/about/)