The Anne Arundel County Police department is continuing to see a steady pattern of theft from vehicles in the Crofton, Gambrills, and Odenton (Piney Orchard) areas.
Please note this message from the Western District:
We can not emphasize enough how important and simple it is to lock your vehicle’s doors and to remove expensive and portable electronic items from plain view in your vehicle.
Please use the social networking buttons associated with this message to help us spread the word to your friends and neighbors.
Here is the message again:
Over the past several weeks we have noticed several theft from auto sprees in several communities in the Western District.
A theft from auto spree is where several vehicles are broken into in a community over a short period of time (usually during the overnight hours). Generally, these thieves will roam a community, do their deeds, and then move on to the next community or move to another area all together.
While theives will roam a neighborhood with the intent to steal from vehicles, this is still a crime of opportunity as the thieves target vehicles that are left unlocked; and vehicles where valuable property (i.e. GPS, purses, lap tops, etc.) is left in plain view.
Please don’t be a victim of theft from your vehicle….
It CAN happen to YOU !!!!!!
LOCK YOUR DOORS
REMOVE VALUABLE PROPERTY
IF POSSIBLE PARK IN WELL LIT AREAS
REPORT SUSPICIOUS BEHAVIOR
For full details, view this message on the web.
News, Security
“Turn Around – Do Not Drown!”
From the National Weather Service (9/7/2011 3:15 p.m.):
…A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT FOR WESTERN BALTIMORE…NORTHERN PRINCE GEORGES…NORTHWESTERN ANNE ARUNDEL…EASTERN HOWARD AND EASTERN CARROLL COUNTIES…
AT 305 PM EDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED ONLY LIGHT RAIN REMAINED OVER THE AREA. HOWEVER…EARLIER WIDESPREAD RAIN OF THREE TO FIVE INCHES CONTINUES TO CAUSE STREAMS TO OVERFLOW WITH NUMEROUS ROADS FLOODED AND CLOSED. EVACUATIONS ARE ALSO UNDERWAY IN ELLICOTT CITY.
ON THE STREAMS…THE LITTLE PATUXENT RIVER AT GUILFORD AND SAVAGE IS AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL RECORDED SINCE 2006…AND STILL RISING. AT GUILFORD…THE HIGHEST LEVEL EVER RECORDED WAS 18.38 FEET IN JUNE 1972. THE CURRENT LEVEL IS 13.6 FEET AND RISING AT A FOOT AND A HALF PER HOUR. THE PATAPSCO RIVER…AND SMALL STREAMS THAT FEED INTO THESE LARGER RIVERS…ARE ALSO SIGNIFICANTLY ELEVATED DUE TO THE RAINFALL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE…TURN AROUND…DONT DROWN.
DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.
News
The Anne Arundel County Department of Health, along with Wildlife Services of the United States Department of Agriculture, will begin its annual Raccoon Oral Rabies Vaccine Project on September 7, 2011. Completion should occur by the end of September, weather permitting. The goal of the project is to immunize thousands of wild raccoons by placing baits containing rabies vaccine throughout Anne Arundel County. This year, approximately 70,000 baits will be spread throughout Anne Arundel County. Immunizing the raccoon population helps to reduce the number of rabid animals and the human and pet exposures to rabies.
In 2010, Anne Arundel County reported 14 cases of terrestrial (ground dwelling) animal rabies. This is considerably less than the 71 reported in 1998 and 96 in 1997. This decrease is partly due to the success of the Raccoon Oral Rabies Vaccination Project on the Annapolis Peninsula, which began in October 1998. The project added the Broadneck Peninsula in 2001, and it expanded to cover the entire County in 2003.
Read more…
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For single family home owners, here is guidance on sidewalk maintenance and repair:
http://www.aacounty.org/DPW/Highways/SidewalkRepair.cfm
For townhome owners, sidewalks are the responsibility of the HOA.
General, News
The HOA Board of Directors (BOD) has executed a service agreement with Davey Trees for specific services on the shade and flowering trees originally planted by Winchester Homes along the street and in the community common areas of Sections 1 – 6. Last year Davey Trees performed that same service on Sections 1 – 4 trees. Until this year, Winchester Homes was responsible for planting and maintaining the common area and street trees in Sections 5 and 6. At the request of the HOA BOD, Winchester did do some replanting in those two sections late last year prior to the responsibility turn-over.
The specific services Davey Tree will perform is a one time aeration and deep root fertilization, plus six service calls where they will inspect our trees for diseases and pests, and provide any required treatments during the course of the growing season. While these are necessary actions to protect our investment in trees and to keep our community looking attractive, they are not the only action required. Watering and proper mulching to maintain that moisture, especially during the summer months, are also required. The HOA BOD will ensure common area street trees are watered. However, homeowners are responsible for watering and mulching street trees on their properties. Please refer to the two attached documents for guidance on watering and proper mulching. During Davey Trees’ first inspection visit this year, they again noted that several of our street trees are improperly mulched. Mulching is one of those items where “too much”, especially when mulch volcanoes are created, is harmful.
Without care, the street trees will die. Replacements are on the order of $200 to $300 each, a cost that has to come out of the dues that all of us homeowners are assessed. Accordingly, this year’s annual inspection checklist will address mulching under yard maintenance.
Please see:
- Proper Mulching Techniques
- Tree Watering
Documents, News
Now Forming: Chapel Grove Play Group! Ages 12 – 36 months (older & younger siblings welcome, too). Free. Regular meetups will be at neighborhood homes and local parks, with occasional field trips. Weekday and weekend dates available, based on the preference of participants. We’re just starting up, so we can make this group whatever we want it to be — all suggestions are welcome. Adults must accompany children, which is a great opportunity for both the kids and the grown-ups to socialize in a casual setting. Come have fun with us! Contact Holly: CG.Play@yahoo.com.
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Spring inspections are just around the corner. All townhomes will be inspected again this year as well as sections 1 through 4 of the single family homes. Sections 5 and 6, being the newer homes towards the rear of the community, will not be inspected this year. For general reference, the crossing street of Winesapp where it intersects with Star Stella and Seneca will be the approximate cut line of those homes included in this year’s inspection. All homes scheduled for inspection this year will be receiving a specific mailing in the coming weeks.
Please reference this document which labels the various parts of your home.
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It is already that time of year for the pool pass application process to begin for the residents of Chapel Grove. Please reference the the pool rules and regulations and the pool pass application for the 2011 pool season. These rules and regulations are for the protection and benefit of all to ensure the safe and sanitary operation of the pool facility. Your cooperation in abiding by these conditions will afford pleasant relaxation and recreation for all concerned. Parents are requested to caution their children to observe all rules and regulations and obey instructions of the lifeguards. Any failure to comply with these rules and policies shall be considered sufficient cause for any action deemed necessary by the HOA Board of Directors, including the barring of violators from the use of the pool facility. The lifeguard/pool manager has been granted the authority to deny admission to any individual who does not abide by the rules or obey their instruction.
We are looking forward to a successful 2011 pool season. Chapel Grove HOA has retained Anchor Aquatics, Inc. for the operation of and management of the Chapel Grove swimming pool. The pool committee will be working very closely with the company to ensure a smooth operation for the coming season. This year we are requesting that all comments, questions or concerns should be sent directly to the Pool Committee so that there is written documentation of any issues and/or concerns when meetings are held with Anchor Aquatics and/or the Board of Directors.
The pool will open on May 28, 2011 and close on September 5, 2011. The hours are as follows:
Read more…
General, News
The Washington Post has an update on the fabled Odenton Town Center. It may actually become a reality:
Anne Arundel County officials have reached a tentative deal to spark millions of square feet in new office space at Odenton Town Center.
Under the proposal, the Halle Cos. has agreed to spend more than $12 million to build Odenton Town Center Boulevard, a spine road that will connect several planned developments making up the town center. Halle would, in turn, receive credits it could apply toward millions of dollars in impact fees it would otherwise need to pay the county for its project.
Halle, a Silver Spring developer, wants to develop a 128-acre business park at the town center to include more than 3.5 million square feet of office space.
Plans for the entire 1,600-acre project calls for a community of shops, offices and homes to be built near the Odenton MARC train station.
Read the whole article here.
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This summer, spraying for mosquitoes will take place on Sunday nights, sometime between 7:30 PM and 3:00 AM. Spraying will run from June 6th through September 26th.
Please note that spraying will not necessarily occur at the same time every week. And, while a technician will visit the community every week, spraying will only occur if the appropriate conditions are met.
Please see Standard Mosquito Control Operating Procedures for 2010 for additional information.
If you have any questions please email Katie Brewer at BrewerKA@mda.state.md.us. She can also be reached on 410-841-5870.
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