July 2011 meeting minutes now available
September 28th, 2011
The minutes for the July 2011 meeting of the Board of Directors has been posted on the Meeting Minutes Archive page.
HOA Meeting – September 27, 2011
September 27th, 2011
Proposed Landfill Near Chapel Grove
September 12th, 2011
Chapel Grove Community,
In an effort to spread awareness to the Chapel Grove community regarding the proposed plans for the construction and operation of the 72-acre Tolson Landfill that will abut Piney Orchard and surrounding areas the following information is provided.
The site is located on the Capitol Raceway property, which is only 500 feet from Piney Orchard neighborhoods and even closer to GORC Park and the Four Seasons community. For more information, please visit http://stoptolsonlandfill.wordpress.com/.
Please join the local opposition in raising awareness and seeking support against the Maryland Department of Environment’s (MDE) tentative approval of the rubble landfill application. The local community was only recently made aware of this landfill proposal, and it is actively working to stop its approval. During the landfill application process, Tolson and Associates did not inform nearby property owners of their proposal, nor did they provide current site maps to MDE, thus neglecting to mention that the proposed site would be adjacent to a densely-populated area of 10,000+ residents and ~4,500 homes.
As a primary course of action, volunteers are urged to submit hardcopy letters expressing their opposition and concern before the public comment period ends on Friday, September 30 since MDE is required to provide a response to each letter received. Hardcopy letters should be addressed to the below; letters must be received on or before close of business on Friday, September 30, 2011:
Mr. Horacio Tablada, Director, Land Management Administration
1800 Washington Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21230-1719
Additional details and testimony from the community:
http://odenton.patch.com/articles/rubble-landfill-testimony-jeff-andrade, http://crofton.patch.com/articles/residents-speak-out-against-landfill-plan
Given the criticality of this topic and the damaging effects it would have on our community if the Tolson Landfill proposal were accepted, please join the cause and express your opposition against the Landfill proposal to MDE in writing before Friday, September 30, 2011.
Flash Flood Warning: Do Not Drive Through Standing Water
September 7th, 2011
“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.
Holiday Delayed Trash Collection Schedule
September 6th, 2011
When trash collection days fall on or immediately after holidays, collection may be delayed. In order to avoid putting out your trash on days when it won’t be collected, please reference the schedule published by Anne Arundle County:
Handy flyer: http://www.aacounty.org/DPW/
Advisory: Helicopter raccoon oral rabies vaccine drops will be occurring in September
August 31st, 2011
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.
May 2011 meeting minutes now available
July 29th, 2011
The minutes for the May 2011 meeting of the Board of Directors is now viewable from the Meeting Minutes Archive page.
Note that meeting are now bi-monthly.
Sidewalk Repair is the Homeowner’s Responsibility (SFHs only)
July 28th, 2011
Next meeting of the Board of Directors
July 19th, 2011
March 2011 meeting minutes now available
May 26th, 2011
The minutes for the March 2011 meeting of the Board of Directors is now viewable from the Meeting Minutes Archive page.
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