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Kensington approves minutes, supports sign variance, certifies election results and declares Gun Violence Awareness Day
Summary
At its June 4 meeting the Kensington Town Council approved May meeting minutes, supported a County sign‑variance for 10800 Connecticut Avenue, certified election winners Tracey Furman, Nate Engle and Ann Lichter, and unanimously adopted a resolution declaring the first Friday in June as National Gun Violence Awareness Day; it also entered a closed session to discuss property acquisitions.
The Kensington Mayor and Council on June 4 approved routine minutes, supported a county sign‑variance request, certified the results of the June 1 election, and unanimously adopted a resolution declaring the first Friday in June as National Gun Violence Awareness Day.
Council Member Crimmins moved to approve both the May 13 town meeting minutes and the confidential May 18 closed‑session minutes; both motions passed unanimously. The Council also moved to support the Montgomery County Sign Review Board variance for Constanto Group at 10800 Connecticut Avenue to replace a 197‑square‑foot south wall sign with a smaller 34.57‑square‑foot sign; the motion to support the variance passed unanimously.
The Board of Supervisors of Elections declared Tracey Furman elected Mayor and Nate Engle and Ann Lichter elected to Council in accordance with the Town Charter (Article VII, Section 710). The council recorded that certification during the meeting.
Council Member Engle moved to approve Resolution R‑10‑2026 declaring the first Friday in June to be National Gun Violence Awareness Day in the Town of Kensington to honor victims and survivors and to call for further efforts to reduce gun violence; the motion passed unanimously.
Mayor Furman moved to enter Closed Session at 8:42 p.m. to receive an update from the Town Attorney regarding the Kensington Crossing HOA property and the Pepco property; resident Joe Campbell asked why a closed session was necessary. The Council entered Closed Session and reconvened at 9:15 p.m., then adjourned the public meeting at 9:16 p.m.
Votes at a glance: the minutes approvals and the sign‑variance support passed unanimously; R‑09‑2026 (drainage contract) received a 3–1 vote in favor but failed to meet an extra‑majority and therefore was not adopted; R‑10‑2026 (Gun Violence Awareness Day) passed unanimously. The meeting included no final public disclosures about the substance of the closed session beyond the stated topics.
