Anne Arundel County Govt.

"Bea" Poulin
Asst. to County Executive, Community & Constituents Services
410.222.1260 expoulin@mail.aacounty.org
* You can contact Bea for help regarding county issues!
Bea is a resident of Avalon Shores!

Medicare Part D

Medicare Part D is the biggest change to Medicare in 40 years and it is quite confusing for older and disabled Medicare beneficiaries.

Anne Arundel County Department of Aging and Disabilities has established an Assistance Center to help Anne Arundel County Medicare beneficiaries through this "maze". The Medicare Part D Assistance Center is in the Heritage Complex on Riva Road. It is located in building 2666, Suite 110 (formerly the Credit Union suite).

Medicare beneficiaries can schedule an appointment and receive individual assistance and reliable answers to their questions.

Persons needing face-to-face assistance should call 410 222-4464 for an appointment. Transportation can also be provided to and from the Assistance Center.

Presentations can also be made to groups of Medicare beneficiaries.

For more information go to the county's Dept of Aging website; there is a also a flyer that you can post.

Park Maintenance Backlog

Many of you have expressed interest in the parks' maintenance backlog, and when the county would work on it. Here is the plan for existing parks by district. It is a long honey-do list with something targeted in nearly every corner of the county.

The County is currently considering the budget by hearing explanations from the county departments on a daily basis. The budget must be passed by the end of this month, and becomes effective July 1, 2005.

Bea Poulin
Asst. to the County Executive, Community & Constituents Services

County Executive's Proposed Budget Tackles Park Maintenance Backlog
$5.9 million Would Fund More Than 200 Projects

Annapolis (May 3, 2005) - To improve and enhance our Community Parks, County Executive Janet S. Owens' proposed FY 2006 budget includes $4.7 million in "one time" funding for 177 projects. The $4.7 million is over and above the usual funding of $1.2 million for park renovations and will address the backlog in park maintenance that has been deferred in the past due to more pressing capital needs.

"These funds will be used Countywide to make our parks even better places for our citizens to enjoy. These projects range from basketball court replacement at Freetown Park, to correcting chronic drainage problems at Cape St. Claire Park, to replacing outfield fences in Deale, and adding restrooms at Jug Bay's River Farm," Ms. Owens said. "We will also be able to upgrade all of our park's concession and restroom buildings, 46 in total, to stay current with Health Department standards."

Specific Community Park Renovations include:

NORTHERN DISTRICT
1. Replacement Goals, tables, grill, bleachers
2. North Glen - wood guardrail/fencing
3. Brooklyn Park I - baseball fencing
4. Andover - hose bib repairs
5. Andover - topsoil - 100 tons
6. Solley - tennis court fencing
7. Meade Village - basketball fencing
8. Severn Danza - BMX fencing
9. Linthicum - wood fence
10. Brooklyn Park I - create 90' diamond
11. Andover - asphalt
12. Andover - bathroom upgrade
13. Andover - new restroom for winter
14. Overlook - fencing/bollards
15. North Glen - removal of tennis courts
16. Pleasantville - removal of tennis courts
17. Solley - bollards
18. Brooklyn Park II - removal of mini golf
19. Arundel Hills - parking lot renovations
20. Arundel Village - demo pavilion
21. High Point - removal of tennis courts
22. Queenstown - tennis court fencing
23. Jessup - bollards
24. Brandon Woods - field fencing
25. Queenstown - bollards
26. Bay Meadows - parking lot renovations
27. Rock Creek - fencing field #3
28. Meade Village - demo basketball courts


EASTERN DISTRICT
1. Old Mill - wood guardrail - roadway
2. Loopers - wood guardrail (parking)
3. Loopers - entrance gate
4. Elvaton - safety fence & benches field 2
5. MD City - ADA path to playground
6. Bodkin - baseball backstops
7. Various - line striping
8. Elvaton - stabilize slopes
9. Replacement goals, tables, bleachers, grills
10. Central Maint - building heat & insulation
11. MD City - bollards
12. Poplar Ridge - bldg modification
13. Poplar Ridge - fence repairs14. Old Mill - remove handball court
15. Cape St Claire - drainage
16. Bodkin - parking lot renovation & expansion
17. Mago Vista - tennis fencing
18. Cypress Creek - backstop fencing (2)
19. Cape St Claire - wood fence
20. Broadneck - convert baseball field
21. Broadneck - wood bollards
22. Belvedere - field renovations
23. Bodkin - pave roadway
24. Lake Shore Athletic Complex - clear for T-ball
25. Lake Shore Athletic Complex - stone dust warning tracks
26. Loopers - barriers along roadway
27. Old Mill - baseball fencing
28. Rippling Woods - baseball fencing
29. Generals Hwy - bollards guardrail
30. Arnold - baseball fencing & netting field #1
31. Jacobsville - pathway paving
32. Poplar Ridge - baseball backstops
33. Waterbury - pathway overlay
34. Lake Shore Athletic Complex - pavilion
35. Poplar Ridge - new backstop

SOUTHERN DISTRICT
1. Shady Side - water hydrant for fields
2. Replacement goals, tables, bleachers, grills
3. Loch Haven - fencing
4. Crushed stone for various roads & parking lots
5. Arundel Archers - parking/pathway renovations
6. Galesville Pier - wood guardrail
7. Deale Pier - redecking
8. Tracey's - parking lot striping & seal
9. Crofton Park - outfield fencing
10. Crofton Park - hand dryers
11. Bell Branch - volley ball court12. Bell Branch - new basketball courts
13. Deale Elementary School - outfield fencing (field 1)
14. Generals Hwy Corridor - baseball net field 4
15. Peninsula - fencing football field
16. Davidsonville Elementary School - T-ball field
17. Cardinal Field - baseball fencing
18. Cardinal Field - roadway paving
19. Cardinal Field - well & septic
20. Riverwood - pathway paving
21. Shadyside - parking lot renovations
22. Crofton - streambed renovations
23. Galesville Park - storage bldg
24. South River Farm - maint yard fencing
25. Davidsonville Family Recreation Center - concrete tower removal
26. Deale Elementary School - outfield fence 200' (field 3)
27. Bell Branch - lacrosse field
28. Bell Branch - fence in player benches


MAJOR RENNOVATIONS
1. North Glen - bldg renovations
2. Freetown - renovations
3. North Glen - (2) new 60' diamonds
4. Gambrills Odenton Recreation Center - new restrooms
5. Gambrills Odenton Recreation Center - parking expansion
6. Edgewater - parking expansion
7. Loch Haven - parking expansion
8. Bachman - remote restrooms (2)
9. Jug Bay - Glendenning house
10. Jug Bay - Glendenning restroom
11. Lake Waterford - basketball relocation
12. Lake Waterford - nature center
13. Downs - pavilion/office space
14. Jug Bay - log replacement
15. Quiet Waters - formal gardens


FACILITY RENNOVATIONS
1. B&A Trail - Pavement overlay M & Oak Streets
2. Lake Waterford - gabions to prevent erosion
3. Downs - roofing
4. Bachman - hand dryers
5. Cannon Stadium - hand dryers
6. Cannon Stadium - striping - parking lot
7. Randazzo -striping - parking lot
8. Jug Bay - demolish deteriorating building
9. Quiet Waters - Comfort Station ventilation
10. Andover Equestrian - barn roof/paint
11. Beachwood - wood guardrail
12. S County Rec - paint gym
13. Swim Center - ladies' shower system
14. Swim Center - locker room benches
15. Swim Center - ladies' room counters/sinks
16. Swim Center - door frame office
17. Swim Center - ext. lighting
18. Swim Center - window frame replacement
19. Quiet Waters - hiker/biker trails20. Downs - water fountains (3)21. Bachman - stone dust fields 2 & 3
22. Bachman - parking expansion
23. Bachman - batting cages
24. Randazzo - fencing/repair gates
25. Jug Bay - Railroad Trail - stone
26. Jug Bay - pier renovation
27. Jug Bay - split rail replacement
28. Jug Bay - ext. wood stain info center
29. Jug Bay - Glendenning roadways
30. Jug Bay - Glendenning - oil spillage
31. Jug Bay - Glendenning - erosion
32. Jug Bay - Glendenning - clean up
33. Jug Bay - River Farm roadway/erosion
34. Wooton's Landing - roadway maint
35. Jug Bay - maint electric
36. Jug Bay - maintenance shop
37. Jug Bay - roadway maintenance
38. Quiet Waters - grease trap
39. Quiet Waters - superintendant's carpet
40. Quiet Waters - Blue Heron wallpaper/paint
41. Quiet Waters - steps & decking repair
42. Lake Waterford - pathway repairs
43. Lake Waterford - drainage playground area
44. Lake Waterford - tree trimming at playground
45. N County Rec - wood flooring
46. N County Rec - paint walls/move mirrors
47. S County Rec - swings
48. S County Rec - landscaping
49. Lake Waterford - restroom renovations
50. Quiet Waters - superinten. residence paint
51. Lake Waterford -superinten. residence windows
52. Swim Center - int. partitions
53. Quiet Waters - pond bridge redeck/paint
54. Quiet Waters - ext. painting Visitors Center & Blue Heron Room
55. Quiet Waters - sun & moon arbors
56. Downs - trail paving
57. Downs - Info Center siding
58. Kinder - superintendent's residence repairs
59. Kinder - loafing sheds misc repairs
60. Dog Parks - paving
61. Lake Shore Equestrian Trail - clean up
62. Thomas Point - caretaker's residence
63. Jaycees - bldg upgrades
64. Quiet Waters - boat rental pier decking
65. Jug Bay - barn renovation66. Jug Bay - restroom, River Farm
67. Jug Bay - boat gurney, River Farm
68. Mayo Beach - overhead electric
69. Wooton's Landing - canoe launch
70. Mayo Beach - window replacement
71. DFRC - replace vestibules
72. Downs - amphitheater siding/canopy
73. Downs - overlook renovation
74. Downs - pavilion fireplace
75. Downs - bridges
76. Downs - pond deck renovation


PLAYGROUND RENOVATIONS
1.  Hammonds
2.  Towser's Branch
3. Harmans
4. Broadneck Park5. Galesville Park


COURT RENOVATIONS
1.  Freetown


ENGINEERING & DESIGN
1. Shadyside - drainage
2. Bridge Inspections
3. Bodkin - parking expansion
4. Jay Cees - bldg renovations
5. Lake Waterford - nature center
6.  Later Waterford - parking expansion

South County C-50 Bus Schedule

The C-50 bus runs between Deale and Spa Rd. in Annapolis with a stop in Shady Side. Here is the route map and the times of arrival/departure for Deale and Shady Side. The stop in Deale is at the library parking lot on the end near Wheeler's hardware and the bus is there at 10 minutes BEFORE the EVEN hours from 7Am to 7Pm Mon-Fri.

Here is more information.

Hearings and Appeals

Your civic association receives volumes of mail from the county government listing hearings and appeals on property matters. Most of these items do not refer to the Shady Side area, but it is very time consuming to wade through them looking for items of interest to our community. All of this material is available on the county web site, but not easy to find. Therefore, we are providing a link here to the appropriate sites. They are regularly updated, so if you hear of an item of interest, simply use the "Find" feature of your browser to locate the item on the relevant page.

• Notice of Hearings: Zoning reclassifications, Special Exceptions and Variances
• Board of Appeals Hearing Schedule

Critical Area Legislation

Dear South County Residents:
I know many of you have been advocating many years for stiffer fines for building and land clearing violations. Please help your neighbors become better informed of these new laws by posting this news release and post the legislation to your web site or in your next newsletter. Have a safe and healthy summer.
http://www.aacounty.org/CountyCouncil/Resources/37-04.pdf

Bea Poulin
Community and Constituent Services Specialist
Office of the County Executive
Anne Arundel County
44 Calvert Street
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
410-222-1260/301-970-8250
Fax: 410-222-1244
www.aacounty.org
 

News Release: For Immediate Release

Media Contact:  Pam Jordan
Land Use and Environment Spokesperson
(410) 222-7502  Office
1-877-772-7449 Pager

County Executive Signs Civil Citation Bill

Fines for building and land clearing violations increase significantly

Annapolis (June 25, 2004) - County Executive Janet S. Owens today signed Council Bill 37-04 which passed at Monday night's meeting. Bill 37-04 changes the schedule of fines for violations of the building and grading laws in the County.

Some of the more significant increases in the fines target construction of a pier or bulkhead without a permit, working over a stop work order, and unpermitted disturbance in the critical area. Fines now begin as high at $5,000 for unpermitted work in the critical area, for example, up from $500.00. A schedule of the changes is attached.

The increased fines are intended to discourage people from working without a permit in the critical area, working over a stop work order and working without permits in general.

The laws are enforced by the Department of Inspections and Permits. The public may report land-clearing activities and critical area work that may be in violation of the law by calling that agency at (410) 222-7777, the Environmental Hotline.

The fines were last updated in 2000. This legislation becomes effective August 9, 2004. For further information, visit the Anne Arundel County website at www.aacounty.org.

• for review on the County's web site: www.co.anne-arundel.md.us:
• (updates take 2-3 days following Council meetings)
• for review at all Anne Arundel County Libraries; and
• by calling the County Council office - 410-222-1401 or 410-222-6890
• by tuning in to the following cable channel bulletin boards for a listing of legislation to be heard:
  • Comcast - Annapolis Channel 98 Council meetings also televised on this channel
  • Comcast - County Channel 98 Council meetings also televised on this channel
  • Millennium Channel 79 Council meetings also televised on this channel

You can also visit the Anne Arundel County Public Library website at www.aacpl.net to find various county web sites and services.
Use the section entitled Search the Web - Recommended Sites and then choose either Anne Arundel County or Government.