Geraldine Otremba, Cascade Resident, on Behalf of the Committee to Protect Our Mountain Cascade Residents Demand a Hearing The Committee to Protect Our Mountain from Dollar General hosted a community meeting on Sunday, November 16, at the Fort Ritchie Secret Tap Room. The committee’s attorney, Michele Rosenfeld, summarized the three-year effort to protect Cascade’s Rural…

March Community MeetingGeraldine Otremba, Cascade Resident, on Behalf of the Committee to Protect Our Mountain The Fort Ritchie Community Center welcomed Cascade residents eager to learn of the latest developments in what is now a three-year legal challenge to a proposed Dollar General Market directly across the street from Historic Fort Ritchie on McAfee Road.…

Meet Attorney Michele Rosenfeld, Interviewed by Laura Apelbaum* On Behalf of the Committee to Protect Our Mountain Geraldine Otremba, Cascade Resident, on Behalf of the Committee to Protect Our Mountain Concerned residents of Cascade have been fighting the granting of a special exception that would allow the building of a Dollar General Market directly across…

Controversial Dollar General Approved for Site Near Fort Ritchie Challenged In Ongoing Court Appeals Geraldine Otremba, Cascade Resident, on Behalf of the Committee to Protect Our Mountain Background In August 2022, the Washington County Zoning Board voted 4-1 to approve a new Dollar General Market at 14413 McAfee Hill Road, granting to Outdoor Contractors Inc.…