Resolution passed unanimously by the North Woodside-Montgomery Hills Citizen Association Board,

September 18, 2018, on the centennial of the Talbot Avenue Bridge:

WHEREAS, the North Woodside-Montgomery Hills Citizen Association Board met electronically at the
request of the President, on September 15, 2018; and

WHEREAS, the by-laws of the North Woodside-Montgomery Hills Citizen Association provide that it has
been established to “advance the civic interests of the community and its environs;” and

WHEREAS, the Board recognizes that there are current and former residents of the historically African-
American community of Lyttonsville who have experienced racial bigotry within the bounds of North
Woodside; and

WHEREAS, the Board recognizes that racially restrictive deed covenants were common in Silver Spring
neighborhoods in the early part of the last century, and that more specifically, developers and residents
of North Woodside used racially restrictive deed covenants to perpetuate North Woodside’s status as a
racially segregated neighborhood; and

WHEREAS, the Board recognizes that the Talbot Avenue Bridge served as important connection for
those who lived in Lyttonsville to other parts of Montgomery County, and remains one of the last
historically significant physical structures of the Lyttonsville Community that has not been displaced by
urban development; and

WHEREAS, it is the Board’s desire that the Talbot Avenue Bridge Centennial Celebration will help bring
more awareness to this past and also strengthen the bond among communities and neighbors
connected by the bridge into the future;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the North Woodside-Montgomery Hills Citizens Association
formally acknowledges and denounces racial bigotry in all its forms, past and present, and the racially-
restrictive deed covenants, and history of racial bigotry that once prevented African Americans and
others from owning property and living in our neighborhood. We especially recognize that the current
and former residents of the historically African-American community of Lyttonsville—our next door
neighbors — have personally experienced racial bigotry within the bounds of North Woodside.

BE IT ALSO RESOLVED THAT by recognizing this past and embracing our neighbors on both sides of the
bridge, it enables us to work towards building a stronger community for the future, including by joining
with Lyttonsville and Rosemary Hills in celebrating the Talbot Avenue Bridge’s 100th anniversary.